The Edo State House of Assembly on Thursday cleared 15 Commissioner-nominees presented by the state governor, Godwin Obaseki. According to a letter to the state House of Assembly by the state government,  Osarodion Ogie, the nominees were the first batch with more names expected to be presented in the coming days. In a letter addressed […]

A pro-democracy group under the aegis of The Natives on Thursday pleaded with former governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, to step down for the joint ticket of the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio and popular Kano legislator, Senator Jibrin Barau, in the interest of the country. The appeal is coming […]

A faction of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly has approved the request of Governor Abdullahi Sule for the appointment of 20 Special Advisers and has proceeded for a recess of one month. Our correspondent reports that two Speakers for the 7th Assembly emerged on Tuesday, namely; Ibrahim Abdullahi and Daniel Ogazi, when the 24 […]

Senator Ali Ndume has said that President Bola Tinubu told him that Senator Godswill Akpabio is his preferred candidate for the President of the 10th Senate. Ndume said this on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday. In May, the All Progressives Congress had zoned four principal positions for the 10th National Assembly and named elected lawmakers […]

A prominent televangelist who founded the Christian Broadcasting Network, Pat Robertson, is reportedly dead. Robertson who died at age 93 made the Christian right a powerful political force and unsuccessfully ran for president in 1988, died on Thursday, CNN reported. According to a release by the network, “Pat Robertson, longtime TV host, religious broadcaster, educator, humanitarian, […]

Governors from the North Central region of the country on Thursday paid the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, a courtesy call at his office. The governors are Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State; Benue State Governor, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia; Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman […]

A Kano State Sharia court in Dambare, Ungogo Local Government Area has remanded a Disc Jockey, Ali Dan-Asabe, for disrupting studies and other activities in an Islamic school. Dan-Asabe was dragged before the court by the police following a complaint from the school’s management that his activities were disrupting pupils with loud music while they […]

Delta State High Court 2 sitting at Effurun in Uvwie Local Government Area has convicted and sentenced two persons, Mr Theophilus Nwachukwu and Mr Christopher Emeka Okoli, to death by hanging on five court charges of conspiracy, kidnapping, armed robbery and illegal possession. The presiding judge, Hon. Justice R. Harriman, said the prosecution had proved […]

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced his first appointments since inauguration for a second term in office. The governor re-appointed his former Chief of Staff, Mr. Tayo Ayinde, and Deputy Chief of Staff, Gboyega Soyannwo, to their former roles. Sanwo-Olu also appointed Bimbo Salu-Hundeyin as the Secretary to the State Government. Details later… […]

Britain’s financial regulator on Thursday tightened rules over the promotion and selling of cryptocurrency as it seeks to protect consumers. The Financial Conduct Authority unveiled a package of measures for the industry, which has long faced criticism over the lack of oversight — and promises of high returns in a volatile marketplace. Under the new […]