THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has deleted the names of Timipre Sylva and his running mate, Joshua Maciver, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the list of candidates for the forthcoming Bayelsa State gubernatorial election. INEC on Tuesday released the amended lists of candidates for the Bayelsa and …

FAMOUS Nollywood actress turned politician, Tonto Dikeh has finally opened up on why she defected from the African Democratic Congress, ADC, to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. Newsextra24 reports that Tonto Dikeh was officially unveiled as an APC member by the National Women Leader, Dr Mary Alile at the …

PASTOR Isaac Oyedepo, one of the sons of Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church, aka Winners Chapel, has resigned. Isaac, who was recently appointed as the Global Youth Pastor of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, resigned to start up his own ministry. He said, “My God-given mandate is …

AN elder statesman and former Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Malam Adamu Fika is dead. The death of the nonagenarian was announced by the Secretary Fika Emirate Council Potiskum, Yobe State, Ali Gimba Fika in a statement. According to the statement, “Mallam Adamu Fika, the Waziri of Fika …

Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has described the passing of elder statesman, Alh. Adamu Fika, the Wazirin Fika, as a national loss which has created a vacuum in his family, the Fika Emirate and the State. He said this through a statement by his media aide, Mamman Mohammed on …

FOUR female students of the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun, Ogun State, have been raped by hoodlums, the State Government confirmed. The hoodlums reportedly invaded the hostels of the students in the early hours of Tuesday and forcefully had unlawful carnal knowledge of the female students. The hostel, …

THE Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Yola has fixed Saturday, October 28 to hear a case challenging the handling of the last governorship election in Adamawa State. A leading governorship candidate, Senator Aishatu Ahmed Binani of All Progressives Congress, APC, had instituted the case questioning the decision of the Independent …

BARRING any further red tape and last minute events, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, His Excellency Comrade Philip Shaibu will officially flag-off his campaign for nomination as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the state. Multiple trusted sources told Midwest Herald …

THE Lagos State division of the Tax Appeal Tribunal has ordered MTN Nigeria Communications to pay $72,551,059 in tax default to the Federal Inland Revenue Services from 2007 to 2017. However, the Tribunal absolved the telecommunication firm from paying the sum of $21,039,807 as penalties and interest on the principal …

GOVERNOR Bassey Otu of Cross River State has disclosed that his government will recall many retired doctors who are still strong to work. Otu has also directed that the services of retiring nurses be extended by three years. This is as a result of the acute shortage of doctors and …