Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has returned to the state two days after the Supreme Court affirmed his victory at the March 18, 2023 governorship polls. Earlier, the Court of Appeal and the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sacked the governor, but on Friday, the apex court reversed the decision ofContinue Reading
Political calculations are already ongoing ahead of the 2027 general elections three years away. There are reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP), the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) are planning to form a formidable party that will sack the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). InContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Aba, has admonished Abia residents to accept the Supreme Court judgment that affirmed Dr Alex Otti, of the Labour Party (LP), as the duly elected governor of the State. The apex court on Friday ruled in an election petition appeal brought beforeContinue Reading
•Vows Truth and Reconciliation Committee will expose malicious falsehood against Igbo•‘Why I think Lagos demolitions were politically motivated’…demands compensation for victims•Laments Eze in Lagos detained indefinitely for mentioning IPoB•‘No way Nigeria can survive without restructuring’•Speaks on what he discussed with Obasanjo during Owerri visit BY ADOLPHUS DURU Chief Emmanuel IwuanyanwuContinue Reading
BY CHIGOZIE EZEH The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says his camp has fulfilled every condition parties involved in the political crisis in Rivers State agreed with President Bola Tinubu for the return of peace in the state. The Minister made this comment during a visitContinue Reading
…Says MWUN couldn’t ignore the weight and sincerity of Bello-Koko and other interventionists BY GODWIN OBI The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) Monday night, called off its proposed 9th January 2024 strike action, saying it was due to the timely intervention of distinguished stakeholders. The Strike which would haveContinue Reading
Comptroller Babajide Jaiyeoba, BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Command, said it collected N1.172 trillion as revenue in 2023, even as it sets its eyes on collecting N1.8 trillion in 2024. The Customs Area Controller of the command, Babajide Jaiyeoba, disclosed this while decorating newly promotedContinue Reading
Governors of Plateau, Bauchi, Kano and Zamfara states have arrived the Supreme Court in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city, as the apex court delivers verdicts in the governorship election disputes involving at least seven sitting governors elected last March and sworn in on May 29, 2023. Governors Abba Yusuf (Kano), CalebContinue Reading
The Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Mr Bola Oyebamiji has surged the performance bond earlier signed with the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola to staff of the agency. At the ceremony which held on Monday, Oyebamiji urged NIWA Staff to change the ugly and IContinue Reading
Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR BY GODWIN OBI The Nigeria Customs Service is set to open its electronic Auction Portal (e-auction) for the general public participation on Monday 15th January 2024. In a circulated information cited by Frontline Reporters the Customs has however restricted its officersContinue Reading