Sets dates for ward, LG, state congresses • What party must do to survive, by Buhari • Senator Nwaoboshi defects to ruling party The National Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday got the nod for an indefinite extension of its tenure. The tenure …
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The Federal High Court in Lagos State has fixed July 13 to hear the case filed by a Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Inibehe Effiong, to challenge the imposition of N5 million fine on Nigeria Info 99.3FM and the threat by the National Broadcasting Commission to punish other …
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The Lagos judicial panel has awarded the sum of N10 million to the family of late Kolade Johnson. Johnson was shot during a raid by police officers at Onipetesi area in Lagos, while watching an English premiership match between Tottenham and Manchester United on March 31, 2019. The incident …
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Nigeria’s train transport in the first quarter of 2021 surges to N926.72 million compared to N698.4 million recorded in Q1 2020. The 33% surge was contained in a recent railway transport report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Revenue generated in the review period also represents a 92% increase …
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A helicopter carrying Colombia’s President Ivan Duque and others was struck by multiple bullets in an attack on Friday, he said in a video message. The incident took place while the president’s helicopter was flying through Colombia’s Catatumbo region toward the city of Cucuta, capital of the country’s Norte de …
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According to the below list, 212 automatic delegates are expected to vote in the PDP primary election scheduled to hold on Saturday, 26th June 2021 in Anambra State. The primary election is expected to produce the flag bearer that will represent the party in the forthcoming Anambra State governorship election …
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Ebonyi state is ranked highest in substance abuse among Nigerian states, Eze Ude, Coordinator International Society for Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals (ISSUP), said. Ude disclosed this to newsmen on Friday during conclusion of a three-day workshop. The workshop was organised by officials of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency …
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The DSS has summoned Kaduna-based Islamic cleric Sheikh Dr Ahmad Gumi to his office following a rift between the cleric and the Nigerian military. The allegations came after an interview with Dr Gumi’s private television station Arise, in which the military said the teacher had accused her officers of collaborating with …
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The Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) has restored roads and streets in the capital city that were previously hijacked by traders and artisans who converted them to illegal shops and mechanic workshops. The Agency in a development control activity at Reno layout, Emene Enugu, Enugu, on Thursday, demolished over …
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President Muhammadu Buhari has postponed his medical trip to London indefinitely. Femi Adesina, Presidential spokesman, announced this in a statement on Friday. “The medical follow-up visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to United Kingdom earlier scheduled for today, Friday, June 25, 2021, has been postponed.” “A new date will be announced …
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