ONDO PDP PRIMARY: I HAVE FACED MANY CHALLENGES IN PDP, SAYS DEPUTY GOV, AJAYI

Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, has congratulated the winner of the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Eyitayo Jegede, on his Wednesday victory. Ajayi, who scored 657 in…

MAN, 35, GETS A THREE-YEAR JAIL TERM OVER PLAN TO BOMB NNPC, NASS

A Magistrate Court sitting in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, has sentenced one Godwin Adeoye, 35, to three years imprisonment on two counts of criminal intimidation and plan to bomb…

WESTERN LOTTO LAWSUIT SUSPENDED BY JUDGE

Justice C. J. Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos has suspended hearing in the suit filed by Western Lotto Limited, belonging to Senator Buruji Kashamu, to challenge alleged…

OHANAEZE NDIGBO SUPPORTS NASS IN THE SACKING OF SERVICE CHIEFS

Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Thursday, supported the call by the National Assembly for the removal of the present service chiefs. It said their continued retention was becoming…

ONDO2020: AKEREDOLU’S REIGN HAS COME TO AN END, SAYS JEGEDE

The winner of the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, has said his emergence as the party’s candidate would end the reign of Governor…

POLICE PROBE OFFICER FOR EXTORTION OF N100,000 FROM YOUTHS

The Police Complaint Response Unit says it is investigating an allegation levelled against its men attached to the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, Adeniji Adele, Lagos. The armed policemen were accused…

DEPUTY SPEAKER OF NIGER STATE ASSEMBLY, RESIGNS

The Deputy Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Bako Alfa, has resigned. Alfa, a member representing Bida 1 at the House made his resignation known through a letter…

NINE PERSONS REMANDED BY COURT FOR TERRORISM, KIDNAPPING

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Thursday remanded three expatriates and six Nigerians for aiding and abetting terrorism, kidnapping, and illegal possession of…

BELLO, ADAMANT ON NOT WEARING FACE MASK TO AROTILE’S BURIAL

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Thursday, attended the funeral of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, in Abuja and failed to wear a mask in breach of the COVID-19 guidelines. Arotile,…

NDDC CONTRACTS: AKPABIO REFUTES SAYING THAT LAWMAKERS WERE BENEFICIARIES

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has replied to the National Assembly denying he said that the lawmakers got 60 per cent of the contracts awarded by…