The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has warned governors who owe workers in their states to forget about traveling out of the country. This is even as the IPOB leader said that his group would continue to hold Nigerian politicians accountable for theContinue Reading
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has expressed gratitude to the people of Delta Central Senatorial district and all Nigerians whose unwavering support has ensured undisputable electoral and judicial support. Omo-Agege’s victory was reaffirmed by the Electoral Tribunal sitting in Asaba in its verdict on Saturday. In aContinue Reading
The Delta State National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Asaba has nullified the election of James Manager, the lawmaker representing Delta South Senatorial district. Chairman of the three-man panel, Justice E.I. Ngene, gave the ruling on Saturday. Manager was elected on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).HisContinue Reading
The Nigerian Government has debunked the report of a bomb explosion at the South African High Commission in Abuja on Saturday. It said the fake news was orchestrated by “desperate opposition” to cause panic and chaos among the populace. In a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, the Minister ofContinue Reading
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the last presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has written to President of the Court of Appeal on the need not to allow his petition at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to be caught by constitutional timeline. THISDAY gathered Thursday that response to theContinue Reading
The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has declared that Civil Servants in the state are not owed salaries. He said his administration was up to date in the payment of salaries. Bello insisted that his administration had cleared all salary arrears owed workers in the state, despite inheriting them. SpeakingContinue Reading
Robert Mugabe, the Zimbabwean independence icon turned authoritarian leader, has died aged 95. Mr Mugabe had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Singapore since April. He was ousted in a military coup in 2017 after 37 years in power. The former president was praised for broadening access to healthContinue Reading
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar, on Wednesday, nullified the election of Mr Alex Egbonna of the All Progressive Congress (APC) representing Abi/Yakurr Federal Constituency of Cross River. The Tribunal upheld the petition filed by Mr John- Gaul Lebo, who contested for the seat under the platformContinue Reading
Jo Johnson, the younger brother of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is resigning as an MP and minister, saying he is “torn between family loyalty and the national interest”. The business minister and Tory MP for Orpington, south-east London, cited an “unresolvable tension” in his role. Mr Johnson voted Remain inContinue Reading
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has alerted Nigerians to the spread of fake videos of purported attacks on citizens in South Africa. He said some people are using fake news to foment mayhem in the country. The minister said this on Thursday at a press conference in AbujaContinue Reading
