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The Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin, Edo State, yesterday, upheld the election of the only female member of the Edo State House of Assembly, Elizabeth Ativie (ACN-Uhunmwonde), dismissing in the process the petition of Mr Johnbu...
Bauchi State governor, Isa Yuguda has charged people of the state to use their cultural heritage to promote unity and peace necessary for social, economic and political development. Yuguda gave the charge through his Deputy, Alhaji Sagir&n...
Indications emerged yesterday that two lecturers of Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, might be sacked over alleged certificate racketeering. The lecturers, whose names could not be immediately revealed are of the general studies as well a...
As the race for the Lugard House in Lokoja, Kogi State, heats up among contenders from various political parties in the state, the Nigerian Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has declared its supports for the former first lady of Kogi State, Mrs Aisha A...
Chief David Ogaba Attah, journalist, administrator and former member of House of Representatives representing present day Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency (Benue State), was Chief Press Secretary to late General Sani Abacha. In this chat with ...
In this interview with OLAOLU OLADIPO, Hon. Akeem Abiodun Muniru, member representing Oshodi-Isolo Federal Constituency (Lagos) in the Federal House of Representatives shares his experience as a new member and advocates for special funding for Lagos St...
The Kogi State Chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Alhaji Mohammed Mabo, has expressed the party’s preparedness for the December 3 governorship poll in the state. He made the assertion in an interview with LEADERSH...
Indications emerged last night that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) might not be comfortable with the alleged political romance between Governor Tanko Al-Makura and the PDP dominated state House of Assembly. Out of the 24 members of the...
Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has urged Nigerians to shun divisive tendencies to promote corporate existence of the country. He also urged the people to maintain harmonious co-existence irrespective of tribe or religion and to highlight areas of com...
First Bank Nigeria PLC has provided a recipe that would shape the future of the banking industry with the presentation of a research report by its research chair entitled: ‘ Fifty years of banking sector reforms in Nigeria, past lessons and futur...
The governor of Benue State, Dr Gabriel Torwua Suswam has described the purported petition against him to the United Nations for Human Rights by a group of Nigerians residing in the United States of America (USA) as a piece of propaganda and smear camp...
Gombe State Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo has urged religious and community leaders irrespective of ethnic and religious differences to imbibe the ideals of promoting peace, harmony and equity for the development of Gombe St...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has foiled the importation of cocaine from Brazil into the country on Sallah day by a drug cartel. It said that this followed the prompt interception of substances suspected to be cocaine a...
Nasarawa State Government said it has purchased construction equipment worth N400m for the construction of rural roads and bridges across the state. The construction is expected to commence in December. Similarly, the government has announced the...
Kaduna State Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa, has said that the attackers of Southern Kaduna Villages were sponsored to create confusion and cause disaffection among the peoples of the state. The governor said this yesterday while receiving the ...