Despite conceding the 2015 presidential election, former president Goodluck Jonathan was not comfortable with how it was handled by Attahiru Jega, former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In ‘Against the Run of Play’, a book written by Read more
For the year 2016, the Lagos State Government generated N312.820billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Speaking during an interactive session with Journalists on Monday, Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade,explained that the new IGR, represented 75 per cent of government’s projection Read more
Nigeria’s Presidency has recalled the Correspondent of Punch Newspapers, Olalekan Adetayo, attached to the State House, Abuja, barely 10 hours after his expulsion from the beat. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, Read more
Justice Abdulaziz Anka of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Monday, April 24, 2017, struck out a N100m fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by a former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, against the Economic and Read more
Kano Emirate Council has debunked rumours going round that Emir Muhammad Sanusi II inherited N4billion from his predecessor, Alhaji Ado Bayero. The Emirate Council said this on Monday while reacting to the plan by the Kano State Public Complaints and Read more
Seven persons, including four suicide bombers, were on Monday morning, killed in two separate attacks in Maiduguri, the Borno Police Command has disclosed. A statement by the Deputy Public Relations Officer of the command, Mr. Murtala Ibrahim, said the death Read more
The recently launched Operation HARBIN KUNAMA II by the Nigerian Army in Southern part of Kaduna State which will cover some forests in Bauchi, Kano and Plateau States has started to yield the desired result as troops of 1 Division Read more
In a bid to make state flood free in 2017, the state government of Osun says it has completed the dredging of a combined 123km of waterways and canals in the state. Speaking over the weekend, an aide to the Read more
The Government of Osun on Sunday said it is still in shock over the sudden death of the first Civilian Governor of the state, Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke. The Government described as a nightmare, the news of the death of one Read more
A socio-political group, Osun Positive Force (OPF) has commiserated with the Adeleke family, Government and people of the State of Osun, the Senate and the entire people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria over the death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke. Read more