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APC planning to cause civil unrest ahead governorship poll - Edo Govt

Health

Edo seals private hospital over training, induction of quack nurses

The Director of Medical Services sued for synergy by the people to enable it rid it of illegal medical facilities…
I-G Usman Baba orders withdrawal of Mohammmed Barde, the Commissioner of Police on election duty from Adamawa State

News

Adamawa: I-G Baba removes CP Barde over supplementary poll

I-G Baba gave the order as the Returning Officer resumed collation of results of Adamawa governorship election on Tuesday.
Senate clears Nyesom Wike for ministerial role

News

Court bars PDP from suspending, expelling Gov. Wike’s allies

Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order while delivering judgement in two separate suits filed by the PDP members in Rivers…
Shuiabu Abubakar-Audu urges President Buhari, President-Elect Bola Tinubu to intervene in controversies over Kogi APC governorship primary

Politics

‘Why Buhari, Tinubu must intervene in Kogi APC primary controversies’

The Kogi APC primary for the election scheduled for the governorship election scheduled November 2023 was won by Alhaji Ahmed…
Businessman Gyang Dung jailed 3 months for stealing policeman’s phone

Metro

Lagos man Onyebuchi docked for stealing N21m from Church

According to police prosecutor, Insp Ayodele Adeosun, Nwafor Onyebuchi who was slammed with a three-count charge of stealing, breach of…
Supreme Court dismisses bid by Aishatu Ahmed, aka Binani of APC to nullify victory of PDP's Ahmadu Fintiri in Adamawa 2023 governorship poll

Headlines, News

Adamawa: Binani’s suit challenging INEC’s overturn of her ‘victory’ suffers setback

In the suit, Binani, through her lawyer, is seeking an order of prohibition and certiorari preventing INEC and its agents…
Rep-Elect Victor Afam Ogene expresses gratitude to people of Ogbaru Fed. Const. whose votes ensured he triumphed at the recently held poll

Politics

Ogbaru Reps Seat: Victorious Ogene appreciates constituents, hails Obi

Ogene attributed his victory to the favour and grace of God and the magnanimity of the Ogbaru electorate, who he…
Olayinka Braimoh, the candidate of AA in kogi 2023 governorship election rejects tribunal’s judgment affirming victory of APC's Ahmed Ododo

Politics

Braimoh emerges AA candidate for Kogi governorship election

Braimoh was elected at the primary of the party held at Reverton Hotel, Lokoja on Monday.
NDLEA sets up special squads for dislodgement of notorious drug joints, arrest of drug dealers, seizure of drugs, others in FCT.

Headlines, News

NDLEA: How hoodlums attacked our operatives in Rivers, set drug dealer free

Rivers NDLEA boss, Commander Ahmed Mamuda has tasked operatives of the Command to deploy all necessary arsenals to ensure that…
Tinubu

Opinion, Politics

Tinubu’s traducers should be tired by now

I fear for Nigeria. Not because of its threshold to withstand blizzards and tempests, but because of the ominous threats…
Labour Party

News

Court refuses to vacate order suspending LP National Chairman Abure

Justice Muazu said this while rejecting prayer by Alex Ejesieme, SAN, the counsel to to vacate the interim order suspending…
PDP Ward Executives in Rivers suspend Austin Adiele Opara, a former Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, others

Politics

PDP suspends former Reps Deputy Speaker Austin Opara

By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Austin Adiele Opara, a former Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives has been kicked out of…
A 33- year- old Ogun woman Olaide Adekunle, says she sold her 18 months old baby for N600,000 to pay back a loan from a micro finance bank.

News

‘I sold my baby for N600k to repay bank loan’

Olaide was arrested following a report by her husband to the police by her husband, one Nureni Rasaq, that his…
Court declares Oluwafeyiropo Daniel, aka Bishop Feyi of I Reign Christian Ministry guilty of convicted of raping his assistant pastor.

Metro, Top Stories

Bishop Feyi sent to Kirikiri prison for ‘rape of 2 church members’

Court on Monday remanded a clergyman, Daniel Oluwafeyiropo popularly known as Bishop Feyi for allegedly raping two of his church…
Bauchi Command of FRSC attributed the crash which occurred at about 6.20a.m.to speed limit violation, fatigue and loss of control.

Metro

Truck driver crushes motorist in Anambra, 4 injured

The accident involved a 10-tyre Howo truck and a Honda SUV, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, the Anambra Sector Commander of the…
Sunday

Metro

Tojare, Seyi docked over fake transfer of N580k to trader

Seyi and Tojare allegedly defrauded one Ezike Samuel by doing fake money transfer to him after buying goods worth N508,…
Three East African presidents plan to travel to Sudan as mediators in a bid to resolve the outbreak of violence between rival military camps.

World News

East African leaders head to Sudan to mediate conflict

Since a coup in 2019, Sudan has been run by a military government under de facto president Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
Businessman Gyang Dung jailed 3 months for stealing policeman’s phone

Metro

Nura Abubakar jailed 7 months for stealing N4500 Nokia phone

The convict was however given an option of fine of N5,000, and also ordered to pay a compensation of N4,000…
Kebbi governor, Nasir Idri suspends the state Commissioner for Health, Yunusa Musa-Ismail, with immediate effect for negligence of duty

Education

Kebbi governor-elect assures teachers of reward on earth

Idris, who is the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC polled 409,225 votes to defeat his closest rival, Maj. Gen.…
Ayiri Emami insists he remains Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom, says beads, sword he submitted to Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse 111 were fake.

Features, News

Ayiri Emami: Why I can’t be deposed as Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom

Emami said he did not go to the meeting with the real beads given to him when he was installed…
FAAN asks passengers to make other plans for their trips as a result of strike by aviation unions in Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport

News

Strike: FAAN issues alert on disruption of flights

The aviation unions had earlier in a notice to their members across airports in the country and aviation agencies issued…
President Muhammadu Buhari says spread of true knowledge of the religion of Islam is the most important task now facing global Muslims.

Headlines, News

Buhari speaks on the most important task for Muslims globally

Buhari commended the Saudi government for deploying latest technological tools in presenting the core of Islam, its lofty purposes, and…
PDP NWC set up the caretaker committees for the five states on behalf of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party,

Politics

PDP wins PHALGHA 2, Khana/Gokhana federal constituencies of Rivers

INEC's Returning Officer for Khana/Gokhana Constituency, Mr Kingsely Owete, declared the result at Bori, Rivers
Trace confirms one dead, two injured when a vehicle lost control and rammed into a culvert in Sagamu-Ikorodu Highway of Ogun State

Metro

‘How TRACE officer Popoola Olasupo was abducted on Lagos-Ibadan expressway’

It was gathered that the police and local vigilantes in Ogun are on the trail of the kidnappers who abducted…
New aircrafts: Ohanaeze counters Obi, says Tinubu, Shettima's safety non-negotiable

Opinion

Chidi Amuta, Peter Obi and the ‘Obidients’ thriving tyranny

While implicitly admitting that Obi and Datti-Ahmed went overboard in some of their utterances with reference to Tinubu’s emergence as…
Sokoto governor Aminu Tambuwal and his predecessor, Wamakko

Politics

Sokoto: APC wins 2 Senate, 8 Reps seats

APC won eight out of the even House of Representatives seat while the APC won three seats into the Green…
Residents flee Rundele community of Rivers following cordon and search operation by soldiers to recover stolen military uniforms, rifles

News

Residents flee Rivers community as soldiers search for stolen rifles

Some reports indicated that troops stormed the community over the shooting of two soldiers and carting away of their riffles…
Kebbi governor, Nasir Idri suspends the state Commissioner for Health, Yunusa Musa-Ismail, with immediate effect for negligence of duty

Headlines, Politics

NUT President Nasiru Idris wins Kebbi governorship poll for APC

Nasiru Idris of APC satisfied the requirements of the law and scored the highest number of votes and was returned…
Oyo govt disowns N20,000 Ramadan Support Fund approved by Gov. Seyi Makinde for residents of the state as being peddled on social media.

News

N3.4bn debt: Ex- Oyo LG chiefs reject Makinde’s N250m per month offer

The N3.4 billion judgment debt was the balance of N4.9 billion the state government owed some former local government areas…
Ex -Minister Ikra Aliyu Bilbis of PDP defeats Sen. Kabiru Garba Marafa of the APC in the battle for Zamfara Central Senatorial seat.

Politics

Zamfara Central senatorial seat: Ex- minister Bilbis floors Marafa

Bilbis joined the PDP last year from APC.
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