Osun 2022: Court Establishes Adeleke As PDP Candidate For The Governorship Poll
A federal high court sitting in Osogbo, Osun state, has rejected a suit seeking to declare Dotun Babayemi as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the July 16 governorship election in the state. The court declared Ademola Adeleke as the validly elected PDP candidate for the poll. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, Nathaniel […]
Sokoto APC Coalition Accepts Direct Primaries
Before the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries, a coalition of the party in Sokoto State has called for the adoption of a direct method of primaries to ensure that the most popular candidate with the widest network within and outside the party is returned as a candidate. The group claimed that there are private moves […]
Lagos Govt. Ban Okada Operations In 6 LGAs
Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, announced a total ban on the operations of Okada in six Local Government Areas. A statement released on his official Twitter page reads “ After a critical review of our restriction on Okada activities in the first six Local Government Areas where we restricted them on February […]
IPOB: FG Has No Plan On Banning Facebook – Lai Mohammed
President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, according to Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed, has no plans to ban Facebook in the country. Mohammed made the remarks while speaking to reporters at the State House following a meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. In a meeting with a Facebook […]
Buhari Administration Suspends AGF Ahmed Idris Over N80bn Fraud Involvement
Ahmed Idris, the beleaguered Accountant-General of the Federation, has been suspended by the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government. Dr. Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, has also suspended Ahmed Idris from his position as a result of his suspected involvement in a fraud investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). […]
EFCC Arrest Former NDDC Boss Nsima Ekere Over N47bn Corruption Charges
Nsima Ekere, the former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EFCC officials apprehended him on Wednesday amid corruption charges worth N47 billion. During the 2019 general election, Ekere was the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom State. Wilson […]
Court Denies Nnamdi Kanu Bail
Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, has been denied bail by Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja (IPOB). When Nnamdi Kanu was initially granted bail, he refused to appear in court for a trial, the judge ruled he had to account for his whereabouts for years. The […]
Finland, Sweden Apply To Join NATO As Russia Pummels Ukraine
Finland and Sweden formally applied to join NATO on Wednesday, prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and triggering one of the most significant changes in Europe’s security architecture in decades. The applications came after more than 250 Ukrainian fighters surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol after weeks of resistance, bringing an […]
China Eastern Plane Crash Likely Intentional, US Reports Say
Flight data indicates a China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed in March was intentionally put into a nose-dive, according to US media reports. Investigators have so far not found any mechanical or technical faults with the jet, the reports say, citing a preliminary assessment by US officials. The Boeing 737-800 was flying between the southern […]
Madison Cawthorn: Trump-backed Gen Z Congressman Ousted Amid Scandal
To his fans, he was a fresh-faced outsider elected to Congress to give voice to Americans young and old fed up with ‘wokeism’. To his critics – and there were many – he was a shameless opportunist more interested in personal branding than public service. Neither friend nor foe could dispute that he attracted plenty […]
