The Kaduna State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, suspended three local government chairmen in the state; Kaura, Kagarko, and Chikun, over alleged financial misappropriation. The three local government chairmen were suspended after they were accused of awarding contracts without following…
The leadership of the Labour Party, LP, has reacted to the judgment by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, which sacked Ngozi Okolie representing Aniocha/Oshimili Constituency in the House of Representatives. The party said it’s…
Osun State Government has directed health officers in the State to begin immediate activation of the State Emergency Response Center to curb any further spread of diphtheria disease. This directive is coming following the renewed outbreak of diphtheria infection in…
A Court in the United Kingdom, UK, has ordered an ex-lawyer of James Ibori, the former Governor of Delta State, to pay £28 million for helping to hide funds gained illegally. The lawyer, Bhadresh Gohil, who also is Indian, was…
Kaduna State House of Assembly screened 12 commissioner nominees during the plenary on Tuesday. The remaining two nominees- Patience Fakai and Auwal Musa Shugaba were unable to avail themselves for the screening process. News recalls that Governor Uba Sani, a…
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has commenced a new roadmap to strengthen quality service regulations in the industry. This is geared towards meeting up with the global changes in technology development. A 3-day public inquiry on six regulatory instruments and…
About 316 Bimodal Voters’ Accreditation System (BVAS) machines were presented and admitted as exhibits at the ongoing sitting of the governorship election petition tribunal on Tuesday in Kaduna. The BVAS machines were admitted as exhibits based on the subpoena served…
The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, Prof Umar Danbatta has hailed the achievements of one of the top staff of the Commission. The EVC acknowledged and commended the achievements of the Head, Media Relations at the…
In October 2020, Nigeria witnessed one of the largest youth-led protests in its history, known as the #EndSARS movement. Sparked by years of frustration and anger over police brutality, particularly perpetrated by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), young Nigerians took…
The US-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) has retained its 3.2 per cent forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth in 2023. IMF disclosed this in its recent World Economic Outlook update titled “Near-Term Resilience, Persistent Challenges.” The development bank also raised the…
