POLITICS

The Speaker of the Plateau House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Gabriel Dewan (YPP), has denied the 16 sacked members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) entry into the House of Assembly complex in Jos, on Tuesday. The only eight Legislators recognised by the…

Governor Caleb Mutfwang has imposed 24-hour curfew on the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State, North Central Nigeria with immediate effect following the deteriorating security situation within the area. In a press statement, a spokesperson for the governor, Gyang Bere, said the…

Senator Ali Ndume has faulted the planned relocation of some departments of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from Abuja to Lagos but is confident President Bola Tinubu’s government will reverse the move. Some of the CBN departments targeted for relocation are the…

The Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, was on Tuesday impeached by 18 out of 26 members of the legislative arm during the house sitting presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Mrs Bolanle Ajayi (APC-Yewa South). Oluomo, representing Ifo State…

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Monday, said he had presented the report of last Tuesday’s explosion at Dejo Oyelese Close, Adeyi Avenue, Bodija, Ibadan to President  Bola Tinubu. Makinde, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olanrenwaju, in Ibadan,…

A former governor of Ondo State Rotimi Akeredolu will be buried on February 23, 2024. This is according to a funeral timetable released by the late Akeredolu’s family on Monday evening. “Friday, February 23, 2024: Funeral Service at St Andrew’s Anglican Church Cathedral, Imola…

A fresh political crisis is brewing in Plateau State as 16 members of the state House of Assembly sacked by the Court of Appeal have vowed to return to the House despite the court judgments that nullified their elections. The 16 members were…

The Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde says 90 per cent of victims of last Tuesday’s explosion in Ibadan have been discharged from various hospitals. Governor Makinde said this on Sunday when he gave an update about the incident. “I commend our security agencies in…

Labour Party (LP) aspirants looking ahead to its Feb. 22 Edo Governorship Primary, on Sunday rejected the N30 million charged as fees for Expression of Interest and nomination forms. One of the aspirants, UK-based financial analyst, Dr Egbe Omorodion, told newsmen in Benin,…

Lagos State Government on Sunday announced a ban on the usage and distribution of Styrofoam and other single use plastics in the state with immediate effect. This was announced by the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab in a statement…