Government

THE embattled deputy governor of Ondo state, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, may soon be impeached by the state House of Assembly over alleged gross misconduct. A reliable source said that some lawmakers have signed the impeachment notice against the deputy governor. Indication to this emerged following an emergency plenary session summoned …

THE Kano State government has on Wednesday declared a 24-hour curfew in the state to avoid a breakdown of law and order following the ruling of the three-man election tribunal led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay. The Kano State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel who confirmed the curfew order …

The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has maintained that the Trade Union Congress, TUC, cannot stop its proposed nationwide strike. This is as it appears that the division between labour unions is widening as they seem not to be on the same page on the proposed strike. The NLC President, Joe …

THE World Bank says the coup d’état in Niger may put additional pressure on Nigeria and other West African nations’ food markets. According to the global bank, “The Nigerien coup d’état puts an additional seven million people at risk of falling into severe food insecurity in the region against a …

THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last election, Peter Obi, has filed an appeal on 51 grounds at the Supreme Court. The former Anambra State governor cited dissatisfaction with the ruling Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, which dismissed its case. Recall that Obi had approached the Tribunal, …

THE Coalition for Parliamentary Democracy, CPD, has told the Senate President to step down. According to the group, the Senate President has reportedly fallen out of favour with his colleagues. CPD said this in reaction to claims from Akpabio’s office that “one South-South Governor” was behind the plot to impeach …

THE Ondo state House of Assembly has dismissed reports that it planned to impeach the state deputy governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Speculation was rife within and outside the state that the assembly would soon commence the impeachment process. Recall that the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, a few days after returning …

*Says stable Naira to economic growth, foreign investment THE United States yesterday called for the digitization of government services in Nigeria stressing this is critical to curbing corruption in the country U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo, made this call at a press briefing in Lagos to round …

THE presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku has approached the Supreme Court seeking a nullification of the Presidential Election Petition Court’s judgement, which on September 6, upheld the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as winner of the 2023 presidential election. Atiku in the Notice of …

LAGOS State Police Command on Monday, September 18, paraded three male suspects in the robbery and murder of Adeniyi Sanni, an aide to Senator Solomon Adeola also known as Yayi. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa, confirmed the arrest while briefing reporters at the command’s Headquarters Ikeja, Lagos. Sanni was killed on August 5 when he was stopped …