COURT OF APPEAL SACKS AKWA IBOM REP, ORDERS RERUN
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Wednesday, nullified the election of Emmanuel Ukpong-Udo as the member representing Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency of Akwa Ibom State...
LASCOPA WARNS RESIDENTS AGAINST ‘POISONOUS’ PLANTAIN CHIPS
By Ajape Sefiu A. The Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency (LASCOPA) has cautioned residents against the purchase of fried plantains, popularly known as “Plantain Chips,”...
IBADAN EXPLOSION: FOREIGN ILLEGAL MINERS FLED THE SCENE BEFORE EXPLOSION – SURVIVOR
According to a survivor of yesterday's explosion that shook the capital of Oyo State, Ibadan, foreigners involved in illicit mining operations were the source of...
SUPREME COURT ADJOURNS TARABA GOVERNORSHIP APPEAL FOR JUDGMENT
The Supreme Court has adjourned the appeal by the New Nigeria People’s Party against the Taraba State Governor, Kefas Agbu. The NNPP and its governorship...
ABDUCTION EPIDEMIC: IG LAUNCHES SPECIAL SQUAD FOR FCT
The Inspector-General of Police Olukayode Egbetokun, has launched the Special Intervention Squad in the Federal Capital Territory to curb activities of kidnappers and bandits, especially...
‘YOU WENT TOO FAR’ OBI OF ONITSHA KNOCKS ANAMBRA GOVT FOR SUSPENDING MONARCH
The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, has faulted the Anambra State Government’s approach to sanctioning traditional rulers in the state for granting chieftaincy titles...
RIVERS ASSEMBLY CLEARS 9 COMMISSIONERS WHO RESIGNED FROM FUBARA’S CABINET
The Rivers State House of Assembly has rescreened and cleared all nine former commissioners who resigned from Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s cabinet in the wake of...
FG APPROVES N5.1BN FOR TETFUND RESEARCH GRANTS
The sum of N5,128,180,623 was on Wednesday approved by the Federal Government for the funding of 185 successful research proposals under the Tertiary Education Trust...
IBADAN EXPLOSION: SANWO-OLU SYMPATHISES WITH OYO GOVT, VICTIMS
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sympathized with the government and victims of the late Tuesday explosion in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, describing...
IBADAN EXPLOSION: OVER 20 HOUSES AFFECTED – NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency has revealed that over 20 houses were affected in the Tuesday night explosion that rocked the Bodija area of Ibadan,...