The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved a further extension of closing date for the sale of nomination forms for the Ekiti state governorship election from the earlier announced Thursday, October 14, 2021 to a new date of Friday October 22, 2021. A statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, also revealed that last…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, present two more witnesses against former Niger state Governor, Muazu Babangida Aliyu and two others: Tanko Beji and Umar Nasko, in their ongoing money laundering trial before Justice Mikail Aliyu of the Niger State High Court, Minna. The former governor and the others…
The Lagos State Government has extended the period of traffic diversion on the Apapa/Oshodi Expressway from the scheduled completion date of 3rd October 2021, to the 30th of October 2021, as the Federal Ministry of Works continues repair works on the Airport Flyover Bridge. A release signed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde,…
The newly promoted Officers serving in Portharcourt II Onne Command of Nigeria Customs Service have been charged to embrace Customs related technology and acquire more knowledge to perform better in the face of modernisation. This was stated by Customs Area Controller Area ll Command Onne Port, Comptroller Auwal Mohammed on Wednesday at the decoration ceremony…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, has called on Ofada Rice farmers in the State to focus on rebranding the produce for market visibility and global acceptance. Olusanya gave the charge at an Ofada Day Rice Symposium put together by the Ministry and Ofadaboy as part of activities marking the celebration of…
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has raised the alarm that some Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government are out to sabotage the efforts of President Muhammadu Buhari to provide critical infrastructure across the country. According to Lawan, despite several invitations extended by the Local and Foreign Debt Committee of the Senate, the MDAs have…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibadan Zonal Command on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, arraigned one Toluwalade John Olateru Olagbegi before Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court one sitting in Ibadan on one count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence to the tune of Thirty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand…
The Senate has urged the Federal Ministry of Finance to, as a matter of urgency, release adequate funds to the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) for the purpose of carrying out emergency repairs on all federal roads in the country. The chamber also called on the Federal Government to immediately declare a state of emergency…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned the former Chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Mr. Okoi Ofem Obono-Obla, over allegations of certificate forgery. The Commission, in a two-count charge filed at the Jos Judicial Division of the High Court of Plateau State,…
The Senate has empowered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to determine the procedure for the transmission of results during the general elections. This was just as it also allowed political parties to determine the modality for holding primaries for aspirants to all elective positions. The amendments were made on Tuesday by the Senate to…