Commotion, Gunshots at APC Lagos Rally, MC Oluomo stabbed
Sporadic gunshots rent the air as pandemonium broke out in Lagos on Tuesday when the All Progressives Congress, APC, flagged off its campaign for its governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and other party flag-bearers in the state. Popular ‘area father’, MC Oluomo, was said to have been stabbed in the skirmish that occurred at the campaign […]
FG, ASUU Reach Truce, Strike May End Soon
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) reached possible agreement on Monday toward resolving the ongoing lecturers’ strike. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this after a reconciliatory meeting with ASUU in Abuja. Ngige said the meeting was fruitful as an agreement had been reached between the Federal […]
Ogun: Six Commissioners Quit
Six commissioners in Ogun State has resigned their appointments from the cabinet of Governor Ibikunle Amosun. Those who resigned their appointments are: Mrs Ronke Sokefun (Urban and Physical Planning); Mrs Adepeju Adebajo (Agriculture); Leke Adewolu (Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs); Adedayo Adeneye (Information and Strategy); Kolawole Lawal (Forestry) and Modupe Mujota (Education, Science and Technology). […]
Dikko, Pinnick, 3 NFF Board Members Face Criminal Trial – Obono-Obla
Seque to the controversy over the travel ban on some members of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) in the last 24 hours, Barrister Okoi Obono-Obla, the Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigative Panel on Recovery of Public funds has disclosed that five NFF officials indicted in their concluded investigations will be charged to court on […]
World Bank President Abruptly Resigns
The President of Washington-DC based World Bank, Jim Yong Kim Monday abruptly announced his resignation. He said he would leave on February 1. “It has been a great honor to serve as President of this remarkable institution, full of passionate individuals dedicated to the mission of ending extreme poverty in our lifetime. “The work of […]
Take Charge of Campaign Council – Buhari Asks Tinubu
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday inaugurated the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council and asked Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the co-chairman of the council to fully take charge of the campaign. Speaking at the inauguration of the Council at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, the president, who is the Chairman of the Council, said the […]
EFCC Secures Babangida’s Conviction in Drug Importation Trial
A case being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Kano State High Court has ended today with a 6-month prison sentence for the defendant. Justice Ibrahim Karaye convicted and slammed the 6-month prison sentence on Mustapha Babangida who was facing trial over N2.5million fraud. According to EFCC spokesman, Mr Tony […]
Court Nulifies APC Direct, Indirect Primaries in Rivers
A Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, on Monday nullified the direct and indirect primary elections allegedly conducted by two factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers. Delivering judgment, Justice Kolawole Omotosho, said both factions of the APC acted in disrespect of a pending suit before a Port Harcourt High Court. It would be […]
Minimum Wage: Labour to Stage Nationwide Protest Tomorrow
The Nigeria Labour Congress has announced it would embark on a nationwide protest tomorrow to press home its demand for a higher minimum wage. The union’s general secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, however clarified today that the planned protest by Nigerian workers is not a strike action. The umbrella labour union has been agitating for an […]
The Amina Zakari Storm, By Simon Kolawole
In 2010, when Dr. Goodluck Jonathan assumed office following the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, he promised us electoral reform. He launched a campaign on “one man, one vote; one woman, one vote; one youth, one vote”. He started to speak about “credible elections”, staring our vocabulary away from “free and fair elections”. This […]
