Folajimi Mohammed, son of Minister of Information and Culture, has lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for Lagos State House of Assembly. Folajimi, who represent Ikeja State Constituency 1, failed to secure his re-election ticket in the APC primary held on Friday. The Minister’s son is representing the constituency …

Emerging report has revealed that suspended Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia was in an early lead in the governorship primary ongoing in the All Progressive Congress in Benue State. Sources learnt that the exercise is peaceful and devoid of rancour. At the Waliomayo, Ankpa, Fidi and Bar council wards, …

Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, who dumped the Peoples Democratic Party Friday morning, has finally joined the All Progressives Grand Alliance. Abaribe confirmed to reporters that he has joined the party in Umuahia, on Friday. The lawmaker also said he has jettisoned running for Abia State governorship seat to seek …

A court in the United States has ruled that the $3m mansion in the state of Maryland, near Washington DC, said to belong to former Gambian president, Yahya Jammeh, should be seized from a trust set up by him, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported on Friday. Funds raised by …

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe’s resignation from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is a setback, according to Shehu Sani, a popular socio-political activist and former federal lawmaker. Abaribe, who quit the PDP on Friday, was also said to have resigned as the Minority Leader in the National Assembly’s upper chamber. He …

An Islamic militia and propagatory body, Taawun has expressed its grievances at Governor Oyetola over process of the House of Assembly primary in Iwo. This was contained in a statement signed by the political wing media of the religious group. The group stated that the leaders of the All Progressives’ Congress …

Sen. Rochas Okorocha, who is currently in the custody of the EFCC, was denied bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday. Justice Inyang Ekwo, instead, ordered Okorocha, through his lawyer, Ola Olanipekun, SAN, to put the anti-graft agency on notice. Olanipekun had asked the court to grant …

Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister has accused Western countries of waging a “total war” on Russia and its people and culture as Moscow pushes on with its military operation in Ukraine. Lavrov on Thursday while speaking at a ministry meeting said “The West has declared war on us, on the whole …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has conducted its governorship primary elections across many states in Nigeria ahead of the 2023 general elections. The APC governorship candidates would contest against candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, the Social Democratic Party and the governorship candidates from other political parties in 2023. …

Four suspects have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for extorting motorists in the State while posing as officials of the disbanded Lagos State Committee on the Removal of Abandoned Vehicles. Sources learnt that the suspects were arrested by Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad, according to a statement …