A Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the arraignment of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello until October 30. The decision was made by Justice Emeka Nwite as Bello pursues an appeal in the Supreme Court against an arrest warrant issued by the trial court on April 17. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Kwara State Government on Monday organized a one-day seminar for heads of tertiary institutions and other relevant stakeholders in the state on the adoption of an anti-sexual harassment model to check cases of students being molested in schools. Themed: “Addressing Sexual and Gender-Based Harassment in Tertiary Institutions in Kwara State,” the programme was organised in…
•Seeks Understanding Of Road Users. The general public is hereby notified of the closure of the Post Office-Emir’s Road as we commence ongoing rehabilitation and upgrade works. This is in line with the urban renewal projects of His Excellency Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq which seeks to create good road networks and boost the economy. The closure…
The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) has officially presented Certificates of Return to the 27 chairmen-elect from the recently concluded local government elections. This ceremony, which took place on Tuesday, follows the announcement that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) claimed victory in all 27 local government chairmanship positions and 305 councillorship seats. During…
In its jostle for headline attention, Yiaga Africa, one of the many civil society organizations accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is overreaching its election observer mission to second-guess INEC on the result of last Saturday’s Edo state gubernatorial election. INEC is the sole statutory authority for the conduct and declaration of result…
…Charges Sports Administrators To Leverage On The Lessons Learnt To Write The Next Chapter For Sports Development. Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh on Tuesday the 24th convened the Paris 2024 Ministerial Olympics /Paralympics Post Games Review meeting to unearth the remote and immediate cause of Nigeria’s unimpressive performance at the games and…
…Says Opportunity Abounds To Train Newly Sworned In Council Chiefs, Councillors Inline With NILDS-Kwara APC Partnership. The Director General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS National Assembly has urged the newly sworned in Chairmen of the sixteen Local Government Areas of Kwara State to make service to the people their watchwords. Professor Sulaiman…
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has condemned the recent election in Edo State, describing it as a blatant example of state capture that must not be allowed to stand. In a statement shared on his X handle on Monday, the former Governor of Anambra State criticised the flawed leadership recruitment…
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has explained his decision to engage in dialogue with bandits, despite accusations of sponsoring them. In an interview on Tuesday, Matawalle revealed that he was encouraged by residents of his state to pursue this approach. Matawalle recounted how, upon assuming the role of governor, he evaluated the…
President Bola Tinubu has asked the United Nations to prioritise debt forgiveness from creditors and multilateral financial institutions for Nigeria and other developing countries. President Tinubu who is the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of States and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) made the call while addressing world leaders…
