Politics

The Federal Government says a plan is in motion to provide alternative fuel, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), that would cost between N95 to N97 per litre. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, disclosed this while addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, January 16, 2020. He noted that …

The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has said the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) will by 12:00am of Wednesday, open its portal for the recruitment of 3,200 officers and men to fill existing vacancies which will last for the next three weeks. Col. Ali, who was represented …

Emeji K. Noble Senator Hope Uzodinma was on Wednesday sworn-in as the governor of Imo state. His inauguration followed his victory at the Supreme Court yesterday following the sack of the former governor, Emeka Ihedioha, by the apex court. Grassroots Publishers online  reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) …

Emeji K. Noble Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has expressed shock that the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Muhammad Tanko and the hierarchy of the Supreme Court have not reacted to the contemptuous prophecy by Enugu State  based Catholic Priest, Fr. Ejike Mbaka. The …

The Supreme Court has given reasons why it nullified the governorship election of Imo State and allowed the appeal filed by Hope Uzodinma of All Progressives Congress. The seven-man panel led by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad,  agreed that results in 388 polling units were unlawfully excluded during the …

Senegalese forward Sadio Mane has won the 2019 CAF African Player of the Year award. He beats Liverpool’s teammate Mohammed Salah and Manchester City’s Riyad Mahrez to win the award at the annual awards ceremony staged in Hurghada on Tuesday. Mane has been a finalist in the previous three editions …

Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has pledged that the state government would commit N100 million to fight the spread of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the state. The governor made this known at the launch of HIV SURGE in Asaba on Thursday, January 9. He urged that all hands …

Imo state governor, Emeka Ihedioha and the 2019 governorship candidate of the Imo state All Progressives Congress, Senator Hope Uzodinma, have disagreed on the interpretation being given to the last judgement of the Supreme Court, where it disqualified Uche Nwosu on the issue of double candidature. It was gathered yesterday …

The Kwara state bureau of lands says the Saraki family did not make payment for a piece of land it occupied in Ilorin the state capital. The state government in December took over the land, saying it was originally designated for the construction of a secretariat and the parking lot …

When Governor  Willie Obiano vowed to dislodge illegal revenue collectors from Anambra State, he was not in doubt that the revenue mafia who have fed fat on the state over the years will strike back to maintain the status quo. Having made good his promise leading to infrastructural development at …