Ahead of the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday, unveiled its campaign council. It comes a day after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared electioneering campaigns opened as from Wednesday. In a statement on Thursday, the Edo State Organising Secretary, Tony Anenih (Jnr.), said the PDP Campaign…
Toops of the Nigerian Army have dismantled their tents and withdrawn from communities in Niger State following the recent deadly ambush by terrorists, leading to the killing of six military personnel. Two officers and four soldiers lost their lives last Friday in the Allawa community in the Shiroro Local Government Area of the state during…
A Nigerian social media entrepreneur, Clara Kronborg, has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest interviewing. Kronborg, who grew up in Onitsha, a metropolitan city in Anambra State, shattered the record with an average time of 55 hours and 24 seconds, beating the previous record holder, Rob Oliver from the United States, who did…
The Commissioner for the Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Tolani Alli-Balogun, has said the state government will be paying N1.5bn to register 58,000 students for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for this year. The commissioner said this on Thursday while reporting the activities of the ministry in commemoration of…
The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Thursday held a valedictory court session in honour of Late Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua, a presiding judge at the Benin Court of Appeal, until her death. The session which was attended by legal luminaries across Nigeria, extolled the late justice for her exemplary life and dedication to her work….
The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria has mourned the passing of Uyai Ekpu, the wife of a former Chief Executive Officer of Newswatch Magazine, Ray Ekpu. The renowned journalist and columnist, Ekpu, had earlier announced the death of his wife in a statement on Wednesday. Uyai, aged 73, died on April 21, 2024, following a…
FAMILY heads in Ibadan, also known as Ibadan Mogajis, on Thursday, visited the Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, and pledged their allegiance to him. The exercise was in fulfilment of the Ibadan tradition upon the nomination of Olakulehin as the Olubadan-designate. The Mogajis were led by the Aare Egbe Mogaji, Asimiyu Ariori, to the private residence…
The Federal Government has announced that the demolition of buildings situated within the right of way of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road will commence this coming Saturday. According to Channels Television’ on Thursday, the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Korede Keisha, disclosed this during a press briefing held in Lagos on Thursday. Keisha urged…
Hamma Bello, the eighth posecution witness in the trial of a former Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, narrated before Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Thursday, how the defendant and her subordinates diverted public funds into their private companies. Oyo-Ita, the first defendant, is facing criminal prosecution…
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has inaugurated the newly constituted Chairman and members of the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission under the provisions of Section 4(1) of the ENSIEC Law. Mbah, however, charged them on free, fair, and credible polls. The new ENSIEC leadership, which had earlier been confirmed by the Enugu State House…
The American International School of Abuja has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to provide “authentic banking details” for the refund of fees paid for the children of Yahaya Bello, immediate-past governor of Kogi state. Bello allegedly paid $720,000 in advance as fees for five of his children from the coffers of the Kogi…
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said that when it comes to aviation matters, everyone, including puff-puff sellers at the airport, has a say. Keyamo disclosed this when he appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today to speak on Nigerian Civil Aviation Authorities’ action over the health status of Dana Airline on Thursday….