Three of the candidates female Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ON Friday released the names of 32 governorship candidates of different political parties for the 2019 governorship election in Kwara state.Three of the candidates female. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is Abdulrahman Abdulrasak, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Razak Atunwa and Labour Party, Comrade Issa Aremu. Three Kwara ... Read More »

…Agency acknowledges receipt of case file A court in Abuja has referred the case of criminal complaint, made against Senator Hope Uzodinma (Orlu District, Imo State), to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for investigation and appropriate action. Judge Abdulwahab Muhammed of the Grade 1 Area Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Arab Road, Kubwa, Abuja made the ... Read More »

Nnamdi Kanu: Court okays suit seeking trial of Fani-Kayode, Abaribe A Federal High Court in Abuja has given permission for the commencement of a suit seeking to compel the State Security Service (SSS) and the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to investigate and prosecute former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe and others over their alleged involvement in how Nnamdi ... Read More »

  Edo State Police is currently on the trail of some bankers who engaged in the sale of Nigeria currency. It said some suspects arrested have made statements on how they got the naira notes. Edo Police Commissioner, Babatunde Kokumo, stated this when he paraded eight persons including two females arrested in different parts of Benin City for engaging in illicit ... Read More »

Rising Act Jeffery Tyovenda a.k.a JayDrillz has thrilled fans and audience with his electrifying performance at the grand finale of the just-concluded Miss Campus South-West 2018  JayDrillz was spotted at the event in the company of Leading Pencil Artist, Alesh Akeem and other label mates at leading Public Relations, Media and Talent Management company- The RedAce Company. Read More »

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it is set to increase its 14 per cent market share in the nation’s downstream petroleum retail market. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Dr Maikanti Baru, said this during NNPC Special Day at the ongoing Lagos International Trade Fair on Thursday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria, reports that the fair ... Read More »

  MTN Nigeria Communication Ltd has filed a fresh suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos to challenge the legality of N242 billion and $1.3 billion import duties and withholding tax demanded from it by the Federal Government. It is demanding N3billion general and exemplary damages and legal costs from the defendant. Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on Thursday adjourned the ... Read More »

The Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has ordered the closure of the new ultramodern market in Ado Ekiti over alleged structural defects. The governor, according to a press release by his Chief Press Secretary, Olayinka Oyebode, took the decision following the inspection of the Oja Oba market. The new market was built by the immediate past governor, Ayodele Fayose, ... Read More »

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday turned down the request by the Federal Government to issue an arrest warrant against the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property had, on behalf of the Federal Government, urged the court to order the arrest of Ekweremadu following the absence of the ... Read More »

President Muhammadu Buhari and the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, are meeting again inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Amosun is one of the governors elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress aggrieved by the outcome of the party’s primary elections. The party’s National Working Committee refused to recognise his preferred candidate for the governorship race. The meeting ... Read More »