The Ekiti State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Abayomi Salami today issued certificates of return to 25 elected members of the State House of Assembly. The REC gave the certificates to the elected members of the Ekiti State House of Assembly except for Ido-Osi Constituency 1 where the election … Read more
Prince Ade Omole, the Director of the Diaspora Directorate of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, returned N2.4 million into the campaign purse. The money was the balance of N10 million disbursed to the diaspora team towards the campaign of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 25 February presidential election. In a statement on Friday, Omole vividly … Read more
The trial of Senator Stella Adaeze Oduah, a former minister of aviation, in connection with alleged N7.9 billion fraud allegations brought against her by the Federal Government, has been put on hold by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice Inyang Edem Ekwo postponed Mrs. Oduah’s scheduled arraignment today, June 15, due to an alleged … Read more
Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, the Chief of Army Staff, has promised that the military will begin an intensive campaign against stubborn bandits in the North West in a few weeks. The guarantee was given by Lagbaja on Monday while he was visiting Dauda Lawal, the governor of Zamfara State. He stated banditry could no longer … Read more
The Securities and Exchange Commission, a federal government agency, has blacklisted six online trading entities in its recent crackdown on unregistered and illegal companies pretending to offer investment and finance services or products. The Commission in a statement on Monday stressed that the proscribed firms were unregistered and not unauthorised to carry out such investment … Read more
The federal government under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is on the correct route to restore Nigeria to glory, according to Vice President Kashim Shettima. He believed that Nigerians could soon look forward to a better future if they worked together, respected one another, and spoke freely. But he urged cooperation and a common dedication … Read more
The president of Club 66, Idanre, Dr. Anthony Omolola, has commended oil mogul, Chief Pius Akinyelure, for his philanthropic gestures in Idanre kingdom. Omolola, who expressed appreciation for the interventions of the former Executive Director of Mobil aimed at ensuring that development is brought to the community, particularly thanked him for his interventions in the … Read more
According to the Federal Road Safety Corps, a tipper rammed a father of 30 children’s motorcycle in Lokoja, Kogi State, killing him. On Monday, August 1, Corps Commander Stephen Dawulung, Kogi FRSC Sector Commander, informed NAN in Lokoja of this. The tipper truck killed Abdulsalam Ibrahim, a 60-year-old commercial motorcycle rider, and his passenger at … Read more
The spiritual leader of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu has ordered a peaceful processions across all the state capitals of Nigeria and other national capitals of the world where the fold has members. The Brotherhood of the Cross and Star is said to have no fewer than four … Read more
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party, LP, in the recently-conducted general elections in the country, has scolded Alex Otti, the governor of Abia State, on the welfare of the poor in the state. Obi is running for president on the ticket of the Labour Party, LP. An interdenominational thanksgiving Church service was … Read more