The Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to confirm that it has received the Court Order for the release of Omoyele SOWORE. It is important that the public notes that since the receipt of the Order, no person has turned up at the DSS to take delivery of him. This becomes imperative for reasons of […]
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Breaking: Police redeploys senior officers, Kogi, others affected
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the deployment and posting of senior officers of the Nigeria Police Force to different zones and formations. The deployment, which was announced by the force PRO, Frank Mba, affects 13 Assistant Inspector Generals (AIGs) of the police. According to Mba, the redeployment followed the recent promotion of […]
Kogi Governorship: Natasha defeats INEC as Court recognises SDP candidate
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the electoral umpire to reinstate the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Natasha Akpoti, for the November 16 governorship election in Kogi State. Delivering judgement on Thursday, Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa held that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) was wrong to have excluded Ms Akpoti from the forthcoming governorship […]
House of Rep member challenges Fashola to 90-day road travel tour
The statement that roads in the country are not as bad as they are portrayed, attributed to Babatunde Fashola, Minister for Works and Housing, has earned him a response from a member of the House of Representatives, Bamidele Salam. Mr Salam (PDP–Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo federal constituency) challenged Mr. Fashola and other relevant stakeholders to boycott […]
Appeal Court sacks APC senator, declares PDP’s Olujimi winner
The Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the election of spokesman of the Senate, Senator Dayo Adeyeye. The Appellate Court subsequently upheld the tribunal judgment which declared Senator Biodun Olujimi and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party as winner of the Ekiti South Senatorial election held on February 23. It would […]
Kogi Election: PDP accuses Bello of planning Dino’s arrest, detention
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Alhaji Yahaya Bello, Kogi State Governor, and his campaign’s Director-General, Smart Adeyemi, for allegedly plotting the arrest and detention of Senator Dino Melaye before the November 16 elections. A statement by Melaye’s media aide, Gideon Ayodele, on Tuesday said the governor and Adeyemi with some other All Progressives […]
Governor Makinde Inaugurates Wife as Chairman Oyo State Agency for the Control of AIDS
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday inaugurated his wife, Tamunominini Makinde as the chairman of the Oyo State Agency for the Control of Aids alongside others who constituted the board. This was contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa. Adisa also added that one Dr […]
Senator Rochas Okorocha Denies Bribery Allegations
Former Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has denied an allegation by Ahmed Gulak accusing him of offering him a $2m bribe when he visited the state in 2018 to organise the controversial All Progressives Congress governorship primary. The former Governor Okorocha in a statement by his media aide, Sam Onwuemeodo, on Monday, said […]
Kogi: INEC Deploys Three National Commissioners, Seven Electoral Commissioners
The deployment of three of the commission’s national commissioners and seven Resident Electoral Commissioners in Kogi State, on Monday, was approved by the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmood Yakubu. Alhaji Ahmed Biambo, the Head, Voter Education and Publicity Department in the Lokoja office of INEC, disclosed this to the News […]
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan Attacks Sani-Omolori
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on Monday confronted Mohammed Sani-Omolori the Clerk of the National Assembly, over an alleged secret recruitment in the Assembly during a meeting. According to the Punch Newspaper, a source told their correspondent that both parties had also disagreed on non-payment of severance allowances. The source said, “The meeting was at […]