A Federal High Court in Abuja has sacked Yakubu Dogara from the House of Representatives and declared his seat vacant. Mr Dogara, who represents Bogoro/Dass Federal constituency of Bauchi State, was the Speaker of the House of Representatives between 2015 and 2019. The judge, D.U. Okorowo, on Friday, ruled that …

Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike has revealed why he did not meet Edo Governor Godwin Obaseki when he visited the State last week. Wike, who was in the Edo State capital as part of consultation for his presidential aspiration, neither met with Obaseki nor his deputy, Philip Shaibu. He also avoided …

The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday, visited the Olubadàn of Ibadanland, Oba Olalekan Balogun, at his Alarere residence, in Ibadan, to seek the traditional ruler’s blessings on his presidential ambition. Reports have it that the visit was in continuation of the vice president’s visitation to states ahead of the …

WE’RE TACKLING CHALLENGES THAT UNDERMINE BUSINESSES, INVESTMENTS, PRESIDENT BUHARI TELLS DANGOTE GROUP President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja urged entrepreneurs and investors to channel ideas and resources into areas of the economy that stimulate growth, with long-term effect on job creation and poverty reduction, assuring that fixing infrastructure remains government’s …

COVID-19: WHO Recommends Pfizer’s Paxlovid The World Health Organisation said earlier today that it “strongly recommended” Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for patients with milder forms of the disease who were still at a high risk of hospitalisation. However the UN agency warned it was “extremely concerned” that the inequality …

In a recent chat with Ebuka Obi-Uchendu on the BlackBox interview series, the singer turned politician revealed that he was disappointed with the former EME signee for not showing up at his wedding. “Was I disappointed that he wasn’t at the wedding? I was but I know he tried because …

The UK-based tennis tournament announced the ban in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Tennis star Novak Djokovic has called a ban on Russian and Belarusian players competing at Wimbledon “crazy”. His critique on Thursday came a day after the oldest tennis tournament in the world announced the measure, …

Cooking Gas Price Jumps By 83.62% In One Year – NBS Price of Cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), otherwise known as cooking gas, jumped by a whooping 83.62 percent in one year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed in a report released on Friday. The report said the …

2023: Governor Sanwo-Olu Directs All Appointees With Political Ambition To Resign Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos State, has instructed all members of the state executive council and political appointees who are delegates to the state House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, governorship and presidential primaries and those seeking elective …

Lagos Neighbourhood Safety Agency GM, Caught In Alleged Financial Misappropriation Ifalade Ajasa, the general manager of the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Agency (LNSA), is currently enmeshed in allegations of abuse of office and financial misappropriation. Stories have been told how LNSA, an agency established in 2016 by Akinwunmi Ambode and adequately …