Bayelsa poll: Tribunal affirms Diri’s election victory
The Bayelsa Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, affirmed the election victory of Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa The three-member tribunal, led by Justice Adekunle Adeleye-led, dismissed the petition by All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva, as lacking in merit. The tribunal, in a unanimous decision, held […]
Iran: New parliament convenes days after president’s death in helicopter crash
A new parliament convened in Iran’s capital Tehran for the first time on Monday, days after a deadly helicopter crash which killed the country’s president and foreign minister. Local media reported that lawmakers in the Islamic Consultative Assembly opened the first session of the legislative period with a recitation from the Koran. A new parliamentary […]
FCT NAWOJ calls for protection of children’s rights
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), FCT chapter, has urged government to address the increasing numbers of street children and ensure the protection of the rights of every Nigerian child. The Chairperson of the association in Abuja, Mrs Bassey Ita-Ikpang, made the call in a statement on Monday to commemorate the 2024 International Children’s […]
Tribunal affirms Ododo’s election victory in Kogi
The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, affirmed the election victory of Gov. Usman Ododo of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Nov. 11, 2023 Kogi governorship poll. The three-member panel of justices, headed by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, held that the petition was bereft of substance and accordingly dismissed. The […]
Children’s Day: Tinubu celebrates Nigerian children, says no effort will be spared in securing their future
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated Nigeria’s children, the bearers of the nation’s torch into the future, on the special occasion of Children’s Day. The President in a message rejoices with parents, guardians, and families across the nation, and calls for a reinforcement of the family unit as a place where the sacred values of honesty, […]
Tinubu inaugurates Apapa-Oworonshoki-Ojota expressway in Lagos
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday inaugurated the newly reconstructed Apapa-Oworonshoki-Ojota-Oshodi Expressway, a 36.02km expressway connecting Nigeria’s premier ports – Apapa and Tin Can Island – to larger parts of Lagos State. The President, who performed the symbolic unveiling of the plaque of the concrete-paved road at the Gbagada stretch, also virtually inaugurated the recently rehabilitated […]
Tinubu mourns Lamorde
President Bola Tinubu has sent his condolences to the family of Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, who passed away at the age of 61. The retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police was the pioneer Director of Operations and third substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from 2012 to 2015. The President also commiserates with […]
First anniversary: Apena of Lagos, APC chieftain score Tinubu high
A Lagos chief, Chief Isiaka Ogundare, has applauded President Bola Tinubu’s efforts at repositioning the country and correcting the mistakes of the past. Ogundare, the Apena of Lagos, gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos while assessing Tinubu’s first year in office as President. Tinubu […]
Boat operators urge LASG to build jetties in Epe
The Association of Tourists Boat Operators and Water Transportation of Nigeria (ATBOWATON) has appealed to the Lagos State Government to build modern Jetties in Epe, to boost water transportation. The association’s chairman, Epe Chapter, Mr Ayodele Lawal, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Epe that its members faced numerous challenges on the waterways. […]
Obaseki begins payment of N70,000 minimum wage in Edo
The Edo Government began the payment of the N70,000 new minimum wage to workers in the state this month in fulfillment of the promise to increase the minimum wage from May, 2024. It would be recalled that Gov. Godwin Obaseki had, during the inauguration of the Labour House in Benin, announced the increment in workers’ […]
