By Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Government has declared Friday as public holiday for all public servants in the state to enable them collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs). The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had slated November 7 and 9 to distribute 4.8 million PVCs to registered residents of Lagos. Lagos Governor, Babatunde […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja For the second day running, Senators on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), shut down the Senate again through abrupt adjournment few minutes after commencement of plenary session. The aggrieved senators had earlier on Tuesday, shut down the Senate in like manner in protest against last Saturday’s PDP ward congresses […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Benin Barely two weeks after a 300 level student of the Department of Chemistry, University of Benin, Edo state, was murdered in a cold blood by unknown persons, another student of the institution has been sent to his untimely grave by suspected cultists. The victim simply identified as James, was until his sad […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos As the 2015 election gets closer, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to begin distribution of permanent voters’ cards and conduct of continuous voter registration exercise Friday, November, 7th, 2014, across Plateau State. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Plateau State, Hon Habu Zarma who gave the indication in Jos Tuesday, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has condemned in strong terms the military intrusion in the politics of Burkina Faso and called for the immediate restoration of democratic rule in the West African nation. Ekweremadu stated this while on a working […]
By Ayo Balogun Some Nigerian hip hop and Nollywood stars who have declared for partisan politics are forging ahead to actualize their aspiration, as some of them have purchased the nomination forms for the posts they are contesting from their political parties. While Abolore Akande popular called 9nice has purchased form for Ogbomosho North/Ogbomosho South/Orire […]
As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) begins distribution of Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) in Lagos on Friday, Lagos Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has asked the electoral body to explain to Lagosians and Nigeria how the names of 1.44 million voters disappeared from the voters list in the state. INEC had said recently that only […]
A leading new generation money market institution, Access Bank has announced registration of its customers for its expansive online and mobile banking services. In a press statement by the bank, Access online and mobile banking was powered to take care of late transactions and last minute transactions in any hour of the day, using a […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen Following the lingering deadly attacks by the suspected Boko Haram insurgents in Gombe since last Friday, the State Government has directed closure of all public and private schools operating in the state. The directive which was issued Wednesday, was barely 24 hours after the insurgents invaded and attacked two towns – Nafada […]
By Ayo Balogun and Oyewale Oyelola “Coming within the same week in which Mr. Abba openly supported the ruling party by withdrawing the security details of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal who defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the opposition’s All Progressives Party (APC), the confirmation of Mr. […]
By Funmilayo Omidiji The Council of State Meeting convened on Tuesday by President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja suffered a setback as the representatives – Governors of the leading opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), except the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomole were not in attendance. However, all the Governors under the platform of the ruling Peoples […]
By Ayo Balogun President Goodluck Jonathan has been called to quickly douse the tension and controversy trailing the withdrawal of the security details to the House Of Representatives Speaker, Rt. Hon Aminu Tambuwal owing to his defection from the ruling PDP to opposition APC. In doing this, the President has been urged to call the […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja This is not the best of time for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the its Senators has showed their anger over alleged denial of an automatic ticket by forcing the Senate to adjourn plenary session within 30 minutes of take off. The Senators who later went into an emergency caucus meeting […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The ongoing cold war between Enugu state Governor, Sullivan Chime, and the Deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, over who represents Enugu West senatorial district in 2015 has worsened, and continue to assume new twist almost on daily basis. Presently, virtually all members of the National Assembly (NASS) from the state, and […]
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has called on Lagosians to resist the Federal Task force which has driven officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, out of federal roads in the state. The SURE-P/FERMA Federal Taskforce invaded federal roads in Lagos on Monday and drove LASTMA officials out of the road. Speaking with […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The immediate past Chief of Staff (COS) to Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, Mrs Ifeoma Nwobodo has denied a report in a national daily claiming the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) arrested her. A statement signed by the coordinator of Nwobodo Campaign Organization, Hon. Eddie Nnaji, and made available to […]
After 13 years of fatal destruction of its original towers in the 9/11 terrorists’ attack saga, the New York’s World Trade Center has re-opened for business and renamed “One World Trade Center.” The workers in different firms of the 104-storey skyscraper have started moving into the building which re-construction gulped estimated $3.8bn and lasted for […]
About two weeks after slamming the South African Olympic and Paralympic athletic star, Oscar Pistorius, with five years jail term, for killing his ex – girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, the country’s prosecution body has filed appeal against the judgment. The The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) made this public Tuesday in a statement. It informed it has […]
Three Igbo groups, the Igbo Youth Movement, the Igbo Women Assembly and the South East Self Determination Coalition have honoured Abia State Governor and Chairman South-East Governors’ Forum, Chief Theodore Orji, for developing his state, Abia and galvanizing the South-East zone to the path of progress. The Igbo Youth Movement conferred on the Governor the […]
By Niyi Adeyi The death has occurred of a member of the Edo State House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Usman Aliu. Late Aliu, who is representing Etsako East Edo Constituency was of the State’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He was reported to have died Monday morning around 8.00 am at the University of Benin […]
