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There are strong indications that the executive governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko may dump the Labour Party (LP) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as moves are in top gear to woo him back to the party. President of the Nigerian Senate, S...
The House of Representatives say it will not restrict the posting of corps members to any part of the federation through legislation. The Chairman, House Committee on Youth Development, Hon. Kamil Akinlabi (ACN-Oyo), said this in an interview with news...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 5,000 personnel for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention and 10, 000 others for the JAMB examination both slated for Saturday in Abuja. A statement signed by the Corps Public Re...
An Ikeja High Court in Lagos on Friday dismissed a suit asking it to compel the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to prosecute the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, for alleged certificate fo...
Sen. Ibrahim Mantu, Chairman, Bamanga Tukur Campaign Organisation, said on Friday that the election of national chairman of the PDP rested on delegates to Saturday’s convention of the party. He stated this at a dinner Abuja whil...
Justice Lawal Gummi, Chief Judge of the FCT High Court, has appointed Justice Folasade Ojo as the vacation judge during the Easter break. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the FCT High Court will proceed on Easter break from Friday, April 6...
More than 4,500 delegates are expected to participate at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Convention slated for Saturday, March 24 in Abuja. The delegates are to decide the fate of the more than 78 aspirants vying for the membership of...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Friday confiscated some telecommunications equipment, belonging to a branch of Ecobank along Akpapkava Road in Benin, for alleged breach of NCC's frequency regulation. Mr Reuben Muoka, Hea...
A group of writers, including Prof. Pat Utomi, on Thursday reiterated the need for the creation of Anioma State. The call was contained in a multi-authored book ``Anioma in Contemporary Nigeria`` edited by Kunirum Osia which was presented to the public...
The House of Representatives Committee on Education on Thursday in Abuja called for closer ties with the United Kingdom to nurture democratic institutions in Nigeria. Rep. Farouk Lawan, (PDP-Kano), the Chairman of the Committee, made the request when M...
One person was confirmed dead and another injured when a storey building under construction at NITEL Training School Cappa, Oshodi, Lagos, collapsed on Thursday. The spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Mr Joseph Jaiyeoba, confirmed the inciden...
The House of Representatives on Thursday said the alleged N44 million bribery scandal would not deter it from continuing the probe of the Nigerian Capital Market. Rep. Zakari Mohammed (PDP-Kwara), the Chairman of the Committee on Media and Public Affai...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday said that his administration would continue to recognise accomplished Nigerian leaders. The president gave the pledge in Lagos at the launch of a book entitled “Osoba: The Newspaper Years”, co-w...
President Goodluck Jonathan has called for a free and fair election in the forthcoming gubernatorial re-run in Kebbi on March 31, to demonstrate the growth of democracy in the country. Jonathan made the call on Thursday in Birnin Kebbi when he in...
The police have arraigned two accused persons, Abubakar Rabiu, 20, and Awalu Saidu 20, of no fixed address, before an Abuja Senior Magistrates' Court charged with joint act and theft. Police prosecutor Jerry Tangshak said the matter was reported by...