The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has retained the governorship seat in Bayelsa State, after failing to upstage APC in Imo and Kogi States. Incumbent governor, Douye Diri, was formally declared winner of the keenly contested election having won majority of the votes cast. Results from the eight local government areas of the state announced by…
Gunmen Attack Nasarawa Community, Shoot Student, Kidnap One
According to reports, gunmen posing as kidnappers broke into the Gandu village area of the Federal University of Lafia in the Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, where they shot and abducted a 300-level sociology department student and abducted a businessman. Around 8.30pm, the gunmen, armed with sophisticated weapons, invaded the village and began…
EFCC Arraigns OAU Students for Online Fraud
Eleven students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Sound State are currently standing trial over charges of cyber fraud. The students were arraigned by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Osogbo. They include Gbolahan Khalid Adesina, Aghwaritoma Wisdom Obaro, Daniel…
Lawyer Sues LASTMA for ₦100 million
Osa Director, a lawyer, has sued the Lagos State Transport Management Agency, LASTMA for damages, claiming a sum of ₦100 million. He is also demanding that his properties, which include a sum of $1,700 (One Thousand And Seven Hundred Dollars) and a telephone, being an A52 Samsung Galaxy Handset, allegedly taken away with his car,…
Court of Appeal Re-Affirms LP’s Attah as Duly Elected Rep for Eti-Osa Federal Constituency, Obanikoro congratulates winner
Attempts by candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and that of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ibrahim Obanikoro, and Bankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, respectively, to unseat Labour Party’s Thaddeus Attah as member of the House of Representatives for Eti-Osa Federal Constituency in Lagos State, has failed as the Court of Appeal,…
FG Commences Third Mainland Bridge Rehabilitation, Partially Closes Certain Segments
There are now sections of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State closed by the Federal Government. This implies that for the next two weeks, drivers won’t be able to use the ramps that go to Adekunle and Ebute Meta. On Monday, around 9am in the morning, the sections were closed by the contractor, China…
Book Haram Undertakes Another Tragic Attack on Borno State’s Rice Plantation
Another attack by Boko Haram in one of the towns in Borno state has left families and the authorities mourning. The attack, which was carried out last Sunday November 5, left no less than 11 farmers dead. In fact, there are claims, though unconfirmed, that more deaths may have been recorded. Reports also indicates that…
Time for Atiku Abubakar to Finally Go Away and End His Ambition to be President
Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate in last election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, unraveled on Monday at a press conference in Abuja where he finally found his voice after more than 96 hours to respond to his trouncing at the Supreme Court in a landmark judgment on his grossly incompetent election petition appeal.…
Political Crisis erupts in Rivers
…state of emergency looming The seeming peace in the political family of former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has been shattered and is erupting into a crisis that could lead to a state of emergency. Within a few hours, two factions of the House of Assembly had emerged. One under the speakership of Martin Amaewhule,…
World Press Conference on the Presidential Election Petition Judgement by Atiku Abubakar
Being text of a World Press Conference on the Presidential Election Petition Judgement by Atiku Abubakar, GCON, Waziri Adamawa, former Vice President of Nigeria (1999-2007) and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 Election, at the PDP Headquarters in Abuja on Monday, 30th October, 2023. Protocol. Gentlemen of the Press. Someone asked…
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