Appeal Court affirms Sanwo-Olu’s election

The Court of Appeal sitting has upheld Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s election. A five-man panel, in two judgments, validated Sanwo-Olu’s victory in the March 9 poll. It dismissed the appeals by governorship candidates of Labour Party (LP) and Alliance for Democracy (AD).

BREAKING: Minister extends deadline on reduction of Data price

Blessing Olaifa, Abuja   The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Pantami has extended the deadline given to the Nigerian Communications Commission NCC, on the reduction of data prices in the country. The Minister had issued a five-day ultimatum to

JUST IN: Akpabio bounces back, as Court orders rerun of senatorial race

The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar, Cross River state, has ordered a rerun election in Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial district which Minister of Niger Delta Godswill Akpabio contested with Senator Chris Ekpeyong. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Ekpeyong, a

Kajola Rail Wagon Assembly plant to create 5,000 jobs – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the Rail Wagon Assembly Plant construction in Nigeria will generate about 5,000 direct and indirect jobs when completed and boost socio-economic activities. Osinbajo made this disclosure while performing the Official Ground Breaking Ceremony for the construction of the

Presidency confirms sacking Osinbajo’s aides

      It is no longer a speculation that President Mohammadu Buhari has ordered the redeployment and revocation of the some aides of the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Recall that the media had been awash with reports over the move to

Graphic: Woman slaughters neighbor’s four-year-old son in Imo

According to reports, she had been threatening the man that she would kill his child. She allegedly once voiced her dissatisfaction with the fact that she is single and childless while the neighbour has three children. However, Instablog9ja reports that no one took

IGP posts, redeploys senior police officers

By Nicholas Kalu, Abuja Following the recent promotion of Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Friday ordered the posting and redeployment of Senior Police Officers to Zones and

Bayelsa poll: Run for your life, NYSC DG tells corps members

By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, Brig Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has advised serving corps members who will take part in the November 16 Governorship election in Bayelsa state to think of their safety first in terms of crisis. The

No! Oshiomhole lied about Bayelsa airport, says Dickson

Mike Odiegwu, Yenagoa   The Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has debunked the claims by the National Chairman òf the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, that the Bayelsa International Airport was flooded and was built at a cost of over N100 billion.

Usani to pay INEC, Gov. Ayade, PDP N200, 000 each, Appellate Court orders

The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar over the 2019 election tribunal judgements, on Thursday awarded a punitive cost, totalling N600, 000 against the former Minister for Niger Delta, Usani Usani. He is to be paid N200, 000 each to the three respondents