The phrase ‘nobody is above the law’ rubbed off wrongly to Folajimi Lai-Mohammed, a member of Lagos State House of Assembly, recently at the presentation of staff of office to Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, Abisogun II, the 15th Oniru of Iruland, in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State. But …

Professor Haruna Wakili, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor(Administration) of Bayero University, Kano state is dead. POLITICS NIGERIA learned that Wakili was also former Director, Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training (Mambayya House) and Commissioner for Education in Jigawa. Speaking on the death, Former Jigawa state governor, Sule Lamido expressed sadness …

Multinational culinary product manufacturer GBfoods has commissioned the recently completed tomato processing factory in northwestern Nigeria, the company said Monday. The ₦20 billion plant, located in Kebbi State, was built in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kebbi State Government, and the Emirate of Yauri. “The commissioning of this …

EXCLUSIVE: How Dangote Cement Fired More Than 3000 Staff Without Notice, Due Process A top source in the company said the company continued to work in overtime mode during COVID-19 restrictions placed on all Nigerian businesses due to Dangote’s association with President Muhammadu Buhari. A top source in the company …

A 20-year old man, Chikwado Anijiofor has been arrested for allegedly raping his neighbour’s daughter in Ogbudike Okpoko in Anambra state. The Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed disclosed this in a statement, saying the suspect had confessed to the crime. He said the Commissioner of Police, John Abang has directed the …

667 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-281 Abia-48 Oyo-45 FCT-38 Ogun-37 Enugu-31 Ondo-23 Plateau-21 Edo-19 Delta-18 Rivers-18 Bayelsa-17 Akwa Ibom-17 Kaduna-14 Kano-12 Bauchi-9 Gombe-4 Osun-3 Benue-3 Nasarawa-3 Kwara-3 Ekiti-2 Borno-1 https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1274101026853998594?s=19 Highlights On the 19th of June 2020, 667 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria No new …

Towards the end of the first half of Sevilla and Barcelona’s Friday night meeting, Lionel Messi had a clash with Diego Carlos. The Argentine and the Brazilian had an argument, which ended with Messi shoving his opponent. Diego Carlos flung himself to the ground and this created a commotion, which …

At least seven universities used their institutions portal to violate the admission process in the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said. The board said the seven institutions “were warehousing candidates into institutions’ portals”. Warehousing means when the candidate’s name is not …

Victor Giadom, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has written a letter to the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), introducing himself as the acting national chairman of the ruling party. The party has been embroiled in a leadership crisis following the appeal court ruling that …

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George, and two other members of the Omo Eko Pataki Forum, has alleged that the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu; his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, and many top political office holders in the state are not natives …