The Enugu State government has postponed the local government election fixed for February 24 to October 2024. The postponement came barely one month before the council polls. Announcing the postponement, in a statement on Wednesday night, the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission, Mike Ajogu, SAN, said it followed what he described as a…
The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, said the construction of the long-awaited Fourth Mainland Bridge would begin in the first quarter of this year, The governor said this during an event held in Ikeja. Sanwo-Olu noted that the bridge will be constructed in phases while promising that landlords and tenants of structures…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday remanded some loyalists of the River State governor for their alleged involvement in the explosion that rocked and razed the Rivers State Assembly complex. An explosion had rocked the complex of the state Assembly amid alleged moves by some lawmakers to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara on…
The Defence Headquarters says it would request to meet with the Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, Rev Timothy Daluk, over his recent comment against the military. Daluk had accused the Nigerian military of supervising the killings of Christians and destruction of property in the state. In a…
The Plateau State Police Command, on Thursday, paraded 16 suspects in connection with the recent attacks on the Mangu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. A spokesman for the Command, DSP Alfred Alabo, said nine of the suspects were arrested on Wednesday during an operation to restore normalcy in Mangu town while the other…
Members of socio cultural group, Ulonese Umudioka Awka, have commended Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra state for his giant strides in road construction across various communities in Awka in less than two years in office Spokesperson for the group Chief Emmanuel Obuora Nwabueze (Obuewlu) said this when they visited the Managing Director of Awka Capital…
The Ondo State House of Assembly has confirmed Olayide Adelami as the Deputy Governor of the State. The development came 24 hours after the governor; Lucky Aiyedatiwa picked Adelami as the deputy governor-nominee and sent his name to the Assembly for screening and approval. The Assembly confirmed the nominee after the consideration of a report…
Real Madrid have overtaken Manchester City to become the highest revenue generating football club According to Deloitte the Spanish club generated record revenue of 831m euros to top their Money League study from the 2022-23 season. City drop to second despite record revenue of 826m euros helped by their FA Cup, Premier League and Champions…
Six Ghanaians, including three soldiers, have been sentenced to death by hanging for their involvement in a coup plot three years ago. This was the first treason trial in Ghana since 1966 when post-independence leader Kwame Nkrumah was overthrown. The six were arrested in 2021 while testing weapons in the capital, Accra, to allegedly topple…
An Alabama death row inmate is expected to become the first person in the US to be executed with nitrogen gas, after losing last-minute appeals. The US Supreme Court and a lower appeals court declined to block what Kenneth Eugene Smith’s lawyers called a “cruel and unusual” punishment. Opponents say using nitrogen could cause unnecessary…
