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Breaking: Watch El-Rufai’s replacement as ministerial nominee slump during screening [VIDEO]

October 4, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Ministerial nominee, Abbas Balarabe, has collapsed at his ongoing screening at the senate chamber. Shortly after his collapse, the Senate went into immediate closed session. Abbas was nominated by President Bola Tinubu as a replacement for former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Abbas collapsed while he was at the podium introducing himself to lawmakers during plenary. Prior to Abbas appearance, Read More

Happening now: New ministerial nominees in Senate for screening

October 4, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Ahead of their screening, the three ministerial nominees appointed by President Bola Tinubu have arrived at the senate chamber. They arrived Senate Chambers for screening and confirmation as ministers. The three ministerial nominees are Jamila Bio Ibrahim, Ayodele Olawande, and Abass Lawal Balarabe. In an effort to begin their screening, the Senate leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, moved a motion on Wednesday Read More

CJN to Justices, Judges: Don’t allow technicalities stand in the way of justice

October 4, 2023 Kehinde Osasona 0

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has cautioned judges against allowing technicalities to impede the course of justice delivery. He also said as an arbiter between parties, the judiciary has continued to live up to expectations in the discharge of its onerous responsibilities. The CJN spoke Tuesday at the 5th Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)/National Judicial Institute (NJI) Capacity Building Workshop Read More

Breaking: Like Sam Larry, Naira Marley returns to Lagos, land in Police custody over Mohbad’s death

October 3, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Controversial Nigerian singer, Afeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has arrived Lagos. He arrived on Tuesday in order to ‘assist’ in the ongoing probe of the death of his former signee, Ilerioluwa Aloba aka MohBad. In a tweet via his official X handle, he said, “I’d like to share that I’ve just arrived back in Lagos, Nigeria to assist Read More

Breaking: At last, Tinubu replaces El-Rufai as ministerial nominee

October 3, 2023 Taiye Odewale, Abuja 0

President Bola Tinubu has finally replaced ministerial nomination of Mallam Nasir El- Rufai from Kaduna state with Balarabe Abbas Lawal. The nomination of Balarabe Lawal as nominee from the state by President Tinubu, was announced in a communication forwarded to that effect and read in plenary by President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio. President Tinubu in the communication, also formally Read More

Breaking: WAEC set to give verdict on 2023 withheld results

October 3, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) will on Tuesday October 3, 2023, decide on the withheld results of its candidates. Recall that cases of malpractice and irregularities arose during the conduct of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). In a tweet on Tuesday, the council said the 76th meeting of the Nigeria Examinations Committee will be holding to deliberate on cases of Read More

NLC, TUC suspend nationwide strike for 30 days

October 3, 2023 Abdullahi M. Gulloma 0

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have jointly suspended the indefinite strike scheduled for tomorrow, October 3, 2023. The organised labour suspended the strike for 30 days, Minister of Labour and Employment Mr Simon Bako Lalong, who read the memorandum of understanding signed with the federal government at the end of a meeting held at Read More

After Nasarawa tribunal’s verdict: Sule calls for calm, says I remain governor until…

October 3, 2023 Mohammed Yangida 0

Nasarawa state Governor Abdullahi Sule remained upbeat after the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Monday nullified his election and declared the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, David Ombugadu, as winner of the March 18 election. Sule, who hinted on appealing the judgement, said he remains the state chief executive pending the final declaration by the appellate court(s). The Independent National Electoral Read More

Like Kano governor, Nasarawa tribunal sacks Sule

October 3, 2023 Mohammed Yangida 0

Nasarawa state Governor Abdullahi Sule remained upbeat after the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Monday nullified his election and declared the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, David Ombugadu, as winner of the March 18 election. Sule, who hinted on appealing the judgement, said he remains the state chief executive pending the final declaration by the appellate court(s). The Independent National Electoral Read More

EFCC begins Diezani’s extradition process, obtains arrest warrant

October 3, 2023 Chizoba Ogbeche 0

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has obtained an arrest warrant as it begins the extradition process of former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from the United Kingdom back to Nigeria. She is to face a 13-count charge bordering on money laundering levelled against her by the anti-graft agency. The Commission further revealed that the money laundering charges Read More

Breaking: Organised Labour suspends nationwide strike as Maritime union directs members to work

October 2, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has directed members to carry on with work after the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) reportedly suspended the indefinite strike billed for October 3, 2023. This followed the outcome of emergency meeting summoned on Monday October 2, 2023, between the federal government and labour leaders. Though no official Read More

Breaking: PDP’s Ombugadu won Nasarawa 2023 governorship election, Tribunal rules

October 2, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa state capital has sacked Governor Abdullahi Sule, and declared David Ombugadu, the candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as duly elected. In a ruling delivered on Monday, two of the justices agreed that the election was won by the PDP while one judge dissented. Governor Sule of the All Read More

No regret supporting Ahmed Lawan against Tinubu, Abdullahi Adamu boasts

October 2, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, has said he has no regret supporting the former Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, against President Bola Tinubu ahead of party’s primaries. Adamu in an interview with Daily Trust also said he is proud to have supported a northerner to succeed former President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2023 election. “From Read More

Fuel subsidy: What I would have done differently – Peter Obi

October 2, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has backed president Bola Tinubu over the removal of fuel subsidy. The former Anambra governor, Monday, described fuel subsidy as an organised crime. While appearing on Arise TV ‘The Morning Show’, he also said he would have take taken another method in order to resolve the looming Read More

Tinubu @63rd Independence anniversary: Our triumphs shall define us as a nation

October 1, 2023 Abdullahi M. Gulloma,Bode Olagoke and Adeola Akinbobola,Abuja 0

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu said Sunday that the triumphs of Nigeria in the last 63 years have defined it as a nation. The president said this in his maiden nationwide broadcast to commemorate the nation’s 63rd independence anniversary in Abuja. “On this solemn yet hopeful day, let us commend our founding fathers and mothers.  Without them, there would be no Read More

Enugu governorship election: Edeoga takes stand on tribunal judgement, drags Mbah to appeal 

October 1, 2023 Tope Sunday 0

   The judgement as rendered by the Enugu state Governorship Election Petition Tribunal can at best be described as a miscarriage of justice and a fundamental jurisprudential flaw that we are very hopeful will be corrected at the Court of Appeal, Labour Party governorship candidate in Enugu state, Barrister Chijioke Edeoga, has declared. At the end of the March poll, the Read More

Organised labour may suspend planned strike – FG

October 1, 2023 Benjamin Samson 0

There are strong indications that the organised labour may suspend its planned strike earlier scheduled to commence on 3rd of October following dispute arising from the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). This is following a meeting between a federal government delegation led by the Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila and that of the organised Read More

Breaking: Ilebaye wins #BBNaija All Stars show

October 1, 2023 Solomon Arowolo 0

Ilebaye has emerged as the winner of the Big Brother Naija season 8 ‘All Stars’ reality show, with the grand prize of N120 million. At the grand finale on Sunday, housemates evicted were Pere, Cross, CeeC and Adekunle, with Ilebaye and Mercy Eke as the top two housemates battling for the grand prize. The Kogi-born Ilebaye, polled the highest votes Read More