INEC declares Okpebholo (APC) winner of Edo governorship election The All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate in Edo State Governorship election Senator Monday Okpebholo has emerged the winner of the Saturday Edo State governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) made the declaration at the collation center in Benin City Sunday evening. Okpebholo secured 291,667…
INEC RELEASES REVIEWED REGULATIONS AND GUIDELINES FOR THE RECALL OF A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, OTHERS The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has announced the Regulations and Guidelines for the Recall of members of the National and State Assemblies and Councillors in the Area Councils of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The commission made…
DSS Arrests Sowore on Arrival in Lagos Mr.Omoyele Sowore the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general elections has been arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS). Sowore was arrested at the arrival hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja Lagos However the DSS has yet to…
Mother of late president Yar’adua, Hajia Dada is dead Hajiya Dada, the mother of Nigeria’s late President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, has passed away. She died Monday evening at the Federal medical center Katsina after a brief illness, Hajiya Dada was a figure of historical significance in Nigeria, known as the only woman in the nations…
EndBadGovernance: Organisers of suspends protest in Osun Organisers of the #EndBadGovernance protest in Osun State, have announced the suspension of the demonstrations. The suspension might not be unconnected with the 2024 edition of the Osogbo Festival which normally attracts tourists coming from different part of Nigeria and around the world . Earlier the organisers had…
Diri Directs Distribution Of FG Palliative, Excludes Civil Servants,Politicians. Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri,On Monday confirmed the receipt of 20 trucks of rice from the Federal Government in Yenagoa. The governor also directed the immediate distribution to the people in communities across the state irrespective of political party except political appointees and civil…
Princess Olajumoke Ajanaku passes away at 84. The death of Princess Olajumoke Eunice Ajanaku (née Adegbite) has been announced. According to a statement released by the deceased’s family, she passed away at the age of 84. She was a princess of the Adegbite Royal House of Ado Ekiti, Amudipe Dynasty of Akure, and a retired…
Supreme Court grants full financial autonomy to local government The Supreme Court of Nigeria has ruled that the 774 local government areas (LGAs) be given a full financial autonomy across the federation. A seven-man panel of Supreme Court Justices led by Justice Garba Lawal delivered the ruling on Thursday, July 11, 2024. The apex Court…
FG Declare June 12 Public Holiday To Mark Democracy Day The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12 as public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in a statement on Tuesday by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Aishetu Ndayako, congratulated Nigerians on the celebration. The statement…
Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi returns to the palace The reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II officially entered the palace alongside Governor Abba Yusuf, his deputy Aminu Abdussalam, and other government officials in the early hours of Saturday 25th May His reoccupation of the palace marks a significant development after he received letter of official…
