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The Lagos State Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs, and Rural Development has issued a letter of appointment to the newly appointed Chairman of Alimosho Local Government, Hon. Akinpelu Johnson. Hon. Johnson received official approval from the ministry to take over as the new council chairman through a letter signed by the Permanent Secretary of […]

For the second day running, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo, has refused to grant the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, access to the Bimodal Voter Authentication System (BVAS) machines and other materials used for the September 21 governorship election. The legal team for the PDP governorship candidate […]

Nigeria’s Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company Limited, also known as IVM, is sounding the alarm over Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State’s failure to pay up on a significant debt. The issue revolves around 150 vehicles IVM supplied to the state government, valued at over $7 million at the time of delivery. However, due to fluctuations […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, declared Julius Abure as the substantive national Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Justice Emeka Nwite had, in a judgement affirmed the Abure-led leadership and the March 2024 Nnewi convention of the party that produced the national leadership of the party. The court further ordered the […]

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has advised Nigerians to prioritise loving the country above migrating abroad to seek greener pastures. Mr Akpabio gave the advice during the plenary on Tuesday while commenting on a motion to address the ‘japa’ syndrome. He said members of the National Assembly chose to stay in the country because they […]

A group of 40 fishermen has successfully hunted down a mother hippopotamus responsible for the death of Usman Maigadi, a guard at Orchard Farm owned by the Emir of Yauri, Dr. Muhammad Zayyanu-Abdullahi. The incident occurred on September 22, prompting the community to take action against the dangerous animal. According to reports from the News […]

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe, delivered a keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2024 legal year of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja on Tuesday. In his speech, Osigwe highlighted the critical role the NICN plays in upholding labor justice and protecting the public […]

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has urged his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, to let go of any grip he desires to have over Rivers State and allow peace reign in the oil-rich state. Fubara, who stated this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday, said he does not regret conducting the local government election in the state […]

A sex worker, Joy Kelvin, has allegedly stabbed a 48-year-old man identified simply as Okafor to death at Jakande Housing Estate in the Lekki area of Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred on Monday morning at about 5:30 am. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed this in a […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has described Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s outburst regarding the action of men of the Nigeria Police Force in the just concluded local government election in the state as unwarranted and based on “no material facts.” Fubara had on Friday, at a press conference in Port Harcourt, cautioned the IG to […]

Following the recent local government elections in Rivers State, several local government areas have witnessed violent clashes and attacks on newly elected council officials. According to Ann-Kio Briggs, a prominent Niger Delta activist, the unrest stems from the refusal of some outgoing local government leaders to accept the expiration of their tenures three months ago. […]

The Rivers State Assembly under the leadership of Victor Oko-Jumbo has called for the immediate arrest of those responsible for the destruction of secretariat complexes and attacks on local government officials in the state. Violent clashes erupted in at least four local government areas—with parts of the buildings in Eleme, Ikwerre, and Emohua council premses […]