JUST IN: Gov Sanwo-Olu sacks LASTMA boss, appoints new General Manager
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, has approved with immediate effect the appointment of Mr. Bakare-Oki Olalekan as the Acting General Manager of the…
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BREAKING :Tinubu wades into Akeredolu, Aiyedatiwa’s feud
President Bola Tinubu has waded into the feud between Ondo Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and Deputy Lucky Aiyedatiwa. A source said President Tinubu has invited members of the Ondo Assembly…
Politics
Tension in Ogun as Appeal Court rules on Adebutu’s petition against Abiodun
There is palpable tension among members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and those of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the Appeal Court delivers…
TRC Law crisis: A’Ibom govt, traditional rulers opt for out of court settlement
Akwa Ibom State government and the Traditional Rulers Council (TRC) in the state have agreed to settle their differences over the amended Traditional Rulers Law, Cap…
Politics
LP factions clash in court over suit against Imo guber candidate
Two factions of the Labour Party (LP), on Thursday, exchanged words at the premises of the federal high court in Abuja. The altercation between the two…
Abuja/FCT
FCTA officials issued me three fake C of Os after collecting N57m – Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has recounted how officials of the Federal Capital Territory Authority, FCTA, issued him fake Certificate of Occupancy,…
Politics
BREAKING: Minister set to dump Tinubu’s cabinet, reveals next move
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, has picked up his certificate of return as Senator of Plateau South in the upper chamber of the…
Politics
BREAKING: Governor Bello freezes Kogi accounts
Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, has directed the immediate freezing of all the state and local governments’ accounts with immediate effect. A statement by the commissioner…
Politics
BREAKING: Appeal Court reverses sack of Nasarawa Gov Sule
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reversed the October 2 judgment of the Nasarawa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sacking Governor Abdullahi Sule of the…
Politics
BREAKING: Senate vows to sack, jail NNPC boss Mele Kyari, others over N12 trillion ‘fraud’
The Senate has vowed to sack and jail the group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari and other top executive…