BY GODDY OBINWA Despite its challenges, the future of Nigeria will be far more glorious and peaceful than its past, and the nation’s lights will shine bright, with opportunities, equity, justice, and righteousness, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Professor Osinbajo stated this on Sunday at the 62nd Independence DayContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has awarded N750,000 damages against the state government for violating a legal practitioner, Lawal Aliyu’s fundamental rights, following the towing of his vehicle and imposed fines by Lagos State Traffic Management Authority without a valid court order. In a judgmentContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU Four persons were brought out dead from the collapsed building at Oyesonuga Street on Isolo Road in Mushin area of Lagos. The four persons it was ;learnt were among the five people reportedly trapped in the building while one was rescued. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)Continue Reading
BY GODDY OBINWA The governor of River state, Nyesom Wike, has revealed that some ex-military generals and other People’s Democratic Party members met on the night of the party’s presidential primary and special convention to prevent his emergence as the party’s presidential candidate.Wike revealed that the meeting to prevent himContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, is set to be honoured by His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari with the conferment of the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR). This was disclosed in a conveyance letterContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA Chairman, Southern Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has chastised the Federal Government on its alleged approval of arms for a state-owned security outfit in Katsina. Akeredolu accused the Federal Government for being sectional in its activities, saying for the Federal Government toContinue Reading
BY EFE MODESTUS No fewer than 14 people are feared dead with about 15 others severely injured in renewed coordinated attacks on three communities of Logo Local Government Area of Benue State. Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Paul Hemba who disclosed this in Makurdi the State CapitalContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike says contrary to some expectations, he and his loyalists in Rivers State will not leave the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) but remain to continue the fight for internal democracy. Governor Wike stated this during a meeting with stakeholders of the party acrossContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has invited the Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige and several others to appear before the lawmakers on Thursday next week. Gbajabiamila, who said this on Thursday at the resumed fact-finding meeting on the strike embarked uponContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU Former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has continued to express his disapproval of the adoption of same faith presidential and vice presidential ticket by the All Progressives Congress (APC) saying it was antithetical to the quest for nation building. Speaking at the maiden MeetContinue Reading