The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu State, on Thursday, upheld the election of Governor Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Mbah’s election was challenged by Barr Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party, LP. Major grounds of Edeoga’s petition centred on Mbah’s alleged forgery ofContinue Reading
Veteran journalist Hamisu Danjibga, a reporter with Voice of Nigeria (VON) in Zamfara state who was declared missing has been gruesomely murdered at his residence in Gusau metropolis in the state. Danjibga was declared missing by family, friends and colleagues on Sunday and were struggling to know Wheabouts, untilContinue Reading
An Ibadan-based lawyer, Mutalubi Adebayo, SAN, has given Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, a 10-day ultimatum to pay arrears of allowances owed retired and serving judges in the state or face legal action. Adebayo, in a statement dated Thursday, September 21, signed by himself, and obtained by our correspondentContinue Reading
The Federal Government has expressed its desire to expand the scope of its National Fire Academy in Sheda, Abuja to allow for the training of private firefighters in order to stem cases of fire disasters in the country Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo disclosed this on Wednesday night whenContinue Reading
The Delta State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged motorists to refrain from dangerous driving to reduce road accidents this `Ember’ months. The sector Commander, Mr Bassey Eshiet, gave the advice on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the re-opening of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree for continuation of academic activities. In a statement issued on Wednesday, by the commissioner for education, Hon. Dipo Eluwole , said the step is taken by government to ensure that academic activities inContinue Reading
The Kano State government has on Wednesday declared a 24-hour curfew in the state to avoid a breakdown of law and order following the ruling of the three-man election tribunal led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay The Kano State government has on Wednesday declared a 24-hour curfew in the state toContinue Reading
The group in a letter of pre-action notice written to former President Obasanjo through the Palace of Olowu of Owu Kingdom in Ogun State, Oba Saka Matemilola, titled “Pre-action Notice Final Warning/Demand For Apology” and dated September 18, 2023, by Juriman Associates Chambers, urged Obasanjo to henceforth stop further paradingContinue Reading
Iran lawmakers have passed a new bill that will jail women and girls who refuse to wear the hijab for up to 10 years. Lawmakers in Iran, where the hijab is mandatory for women, approved on Wednesday the “Support for the Culture of Hijab and Chastity” legislation, which seeksContinue Reading
