The election petition tribunal in Kogi State this morning upheld the election of Senator Dino Melaye, in a much anticipated verdict given this morning in Lokoja. Melaye’s election was challenged by the former holder of the seat, Smart Adeyemi, who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. The petition had been dismissed before on […]
Continue ReadingThe National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Sunday has confirmed 145 Nigerians were killed in the Sept. 24 stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia. More than 769 pilgrims from across the world died and 1,000 injured during the stampede on one of the roads leading to the Jamarat complex (stone throwing site) in Mina. Giving […]
Continue ReadingSenator Bukola Saraki has released a statement in reaction to the story published by The SUN newspaper, where Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu accused Saraki of gross disloyalty to party discipline, giving the manner he captured his current seat as Senate President. Senator Saraki dismissed the report as baseless, he said; “there has been no meeting or communication […]
Continue ReadingI’ve been seeking for cool jeans for a while but I didn’t find something I really wanted to buy. I mean I have enough clothes, so when I’m looking for a new item to place in my wardrobe I try to find something special and nice. I was talking with some of my friends about […]
Continue ReadingThe All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, at the weekend made a strong case for the immediate past governor of the State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, to be among the few who should be given special consideration by the Senate during the screening of ministerial nominees. In a statement issued on Sunday in […]
Continue Reading“Dutse”, is a Hausa word which is literally interpreted as “rock” is used to refer to the capital city of Jigawa state, one of the major states in northwestern Nigeria. Historically one of the oldest urban centres within the old Kano State, it became a state capital in August 1991. With an estimated population of 153,000, Dutse is not […]
Continue ReadingGuaranty Trust Bank plc has partnered with Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to launch the N3 Billion Ariz Portfolio Guarantee Scheme, an initiative designed to boost financing for business start-ups and development projects in Nigeria. The partnership with GTBank, which is the first in Anglophone Africa, will support the growth of SMEs by providing a […]
Continue ReadingBen Muray-Bruce, a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, senator from Bayelsa State, revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari had the right to appoint those he could work with as his ministers, but such appointees met the expectations of the Senate and Nigerians. He revealed that the legislatures had no issues with the persons of the nominees. He, […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has again come out to point fingers at the federal government and the All Progressive Congress for the death of former Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha. In a statement by his Special Assistant on New Media, he described the death of Alamieyeseigha as painful and unfortunate. Fayose said, the […]
Continue ReadingFormer governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori has said that the news of the death of Chief DSP Alamieyesiegha hit him like a sledge hammer. He noted that though the man had been ailing for a long time, hunted here and there by forces motivated by crass politics and personal vendetta, the man […]
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