The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Tuesday granted bail to the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele in his alleged gun possession trial. Justice Nicholas Oweibo released Emefiele on a N20million bail bond with one surety in the like sum. He adjourned till November 14 …
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Bandits Abduct 3 Villagers, Injure Security Men, Burn Vehicles In Niger State
Bandits have again attacked Garin Gabas near Yakila in Rafi local government area of Niger State and abducted three villagers. They injured two security men and set ablaze two security operational vehicles. It was learnt that the bandits targeted herds of cattle in the village for rustling but were …
Read More »Cross River Ex-Governor Ben Ayade Begins Fight For North Senatorial Seat
Immediate past governor of Cross River State Ben Ayade has initiated moves to recover the Cross River North Senatorial elections which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declared current lawmaker representing the zone, Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe as the winner. Ayade had in the last senatorial election secured a ticket …
Read More »Tinubu Replaces 4 Names On Ministerial List
About four days to the expiration of the 60-day provision for the President to submit names of ministerial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation, President Bola Tinubu is yet to fulfil this constitutional provision. Multiple sources in the Senate told Vanguard Weekend that the upper legislative chamber is …
Read More »Elemelu Returns As Tribunal Nullifies Labour Party Okolie’s Election
The election of Mr. Ngozi Okolie of Labour Party (LP)as member representing Aniocha/Oshimili Constituency of Delta State in the House of Representatives was nullified, yesterday, by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba. In about 107-page judgement that lasted over five hours, the three-member tribunal headed by Justice …
Read More »Ex-Minister Urge Government To Create Opportunities For Private Sector Investment In Job Creation
Former Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udoma Udo Udoma, has called on governments to create opportunities for private sector investment in job creation. Udoma said the private sector provides most of the investment required to grow the economy and create jobs. As such, governments must provide the enabling environment …
Read More »Delta Tribunal Sacks Labour Party Rep, Declares PDP Winner
The Delta State National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Asaba, on Monday, sacked the lawmaker representing Aniocha/Oshimili Constituency in the House of Representatives, Ngozi Okolie. The tribunal nullified the election of Okolie, who contested on the platform of the Labour Party, and instead declared the candidate of the Peoples …
Read More »President Tinubu Might Announce Ministerial List On Tuesday – Bashir Ahmad
Bashir Ahmad, a Digital Communications Aide to former President Muhammadu Buhari has claimed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would unveil his much-awaited ministerial list on Tuesday. Ahmad disclosed this on Monday night on his official Twitter handle. Reports emerged that the President has barely five days to the 60-day window to …
Read More »Governor Adeleke Suspends Osun Polytechnic Rector, Appoints Replacement
The Osun State Government has suspended the Rector of the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Dr Tajudeen Odetayo. Odetayo’s suspension is coming four months after he was appointed by the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke. Also, the state government has announced the appointment of Alabi Adeyemi as a replacement for the …
Read More »BBNaija ALL STARS : Adekunle Emerged As First Head Of House
Big Brother Naija Season 8 housemate, Adekunle, has emerged the first Head of House (HoH) in the reality TV show. This was announced after the housemates had their first Head of House games on Monday evening. Following his performance, Big Brother announced Adekunle as the first Head of House for …
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