Lagos State House of Assembly has suspended the chairman of Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government, Oloruntoba Oke for administrative incompetence and financial recklessness. The House also ordered the redeployment of the council-manager, treasurer and engineer. The Assembly, therefore, directed the Vice Chairman, Mr Usman Hamzat of the Council to take over immediately. This followed the resolution…
Reprieve has come the way of All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, after he got vote of confidence during the APC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting and survived the impeachment threat hanging over his head. Although, unconfirmed report claimed that President Buhari walked out of the meeting when it became rowdy, the meeting,…
Omoyele Sowore has sued the Department of State Services (DSS) over his arrest and continued detention since August 3, 2019. According to SaharaReporters, Sowore is asking the court to order the DSS to pay him N500m as general and aggravated damages for his ”detention and illegal violation of fundamental rights.” The activist made…
yPastor Aimola John who joined former People’s Democratic Party Governorship candidate Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu in defecting to the ruling All Progressives Congress, has been confirmed dead shortly after he slumped. The former chairmanship candidate for Owan East Local Governemnt Area reportedly slumped at Ize-Iyamu’s residence and was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital he was rushed to….
Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.28% (year-on-year), in real terms, in the third quarter of 2019. Compared to the third quarter of 2018 which recorded a growth of 1.81%, the real GDP growth rate observed in the third quarter of 2019 indicates an increase of 0.47% points. Relative to the second quarter of…
Presentation of Certificate of Return to the Winner of #KogiDecides2019 by the Hon. National Commissioner, Mallam Mohammed K. Haruna at the INEC State Head Office, Lokoja, Kogi State.
Social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, has filed a suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alleging unlawful detention and a violation of his rights. Mompha was arrested on October 19 at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on allegations of cybercrime and money laundering. The Instagram celebrity has now filed…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented a cheque of N1.9 million to the family of Kemisola Adeniran, a corps member who died in Oyo State during the electoral process. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the cheque was presented to the deceased’s next of kin and sister, Folasade Adeyemi, at INEC…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo who spoke at a two-day interactive session of the Presidential Youth Mentorship Retreat held at the Youth Development Centre in Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta stated that he would continue to raise the alarm when things are not done properly in the country. The elder statesmen said the fear of death won’t…
OPay, the Africa-focused fintech firm owned by Opera has revealed that it is launching its car-hailing service tagged OCar in Nigeria. With the launch, it brings OCar in direct competition with already established car-hailing services like Uber and Bolt. This announcement which was made in a Tweet comes a day after OPay secured $120 million…
