David Lyon, governor-elect of Bayelsa state, says he was awarded Nigeria’s best governor in 2019 without taking the oath of office. Lyon won the governorship election in Bayelsa in November 2019 and he is yet to assume office. The governor-elect said this in an undated video shared by a parody account of President Muhammadu Buhari…
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has said it would act on the judgment of the Supreme Court directing it to withdraw the Certificate of Return it issued the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress APC in Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon. INEC, however, said it was yet to be served with a copy…
Toke Makinwa, Nigerian media personality, says religion and African traditions have failed couples in that they see divorce as a disease while preaching “till death do you part” gospels. In January, a federal capital territory (FCT) high court had sentenced Maryam Sanda, a Nigerian woman convicted of killing her husband, to death by hanging. Sanda…
It is a day of joy for veteran actress Fausat Balogun popularly known as Madam Saje as she celebrates a new age this Thursday, February 13, 2020. Madam Saje shared the good news on her official Instagram page with a beautiful photo. The beautiful woman expressed joy and gratitude for the life she has lived…
A man, Jude Madu, escaped death by a whisker on Wednesday after his wife, identified simply as Mrs Madu, allegedly stabbed him while he was asleep at their house in Owerri, Imo State. A resident, Saviour Godwin, told PUNCH Metro that the enraged woman suspected that her husband was cheating on her. Godwin said the suspect waited…
In a new video released, Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, could be seen threatening to attack President Muhammadu Buhari if he visits Maiduguri, Borno State, again. Buhari had visited the troubled city on Wednesday to sympathize with the state over the killing of at least 30 persons on Sunday by terrorists in the town of…
The Supreme Court on Thursday nullified the election of Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon and his running mate, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, who were already preparing to be inaugurated into office. A five-man panel of the apex court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to…
Abubakar Shekau, leader of the Boko Haram sect, has given a condition under which the remaining Chibok schoolgirls in captivity would be released. More than 100 of the 276 girls abducted from Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno state, in 2014, have remained in Boko Haram custody. In a video, the Boko Haram leader released 24…
The Supreme Court has sacked the governor-elect of Bayelsa State, David Lyon, and his Deputy, Biobarakuma Degi-Eremieoyo. GIO TV correspondent can authoritatively reports. Details later..
Garba Shehu, the presidential spokesman, says some politicians paid miscreants to boo President Muhammadu Buhari in Borno state. On Wednesday, some residents of the state booed the president as his convoy made its way into Maiduguri. Buhari was on a condolence visit to the state over the killing of 30 citizens at Auno on Sunday….