The ninth Plateau State House of Assembly has elected Hon. Abok Ayuba, a 33-year-old 500-level student of Law at the University of Jos, as its speaker. Ayuba was elected on Monday at the Assembly’s inaugural sitting. The newly-elected Speaker, who represents Jos East constituency, was unanimously elected by members without subjecting it through electoral process….
A 61-year-old man, Jeremiah Obifor, on Friday, chopped off the wrist of an 11-year-old boy, Goodluck Amaechi, as the machete narrowly missed the victim’s neck and landed on his right wrist. Our correspondent learnt that the victim and three of his friends went fishing in a canal at the back of Isha Ibrahim Street in the…
Engineer Biola Oladapo, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last house of Assembly Election for Ondo West Constituency 2 has described the news of his purported suspension from the party as a joke taken too far. He stated this in a press statement personally signed by him and made available to newsmen…
The two contenders for the position of the Senate presidency on Sunday intensified efforts to woo senators-elect ahead of Tuesday’s election for the leadership of the 9th National Assembly. While the immediate past Senate Leader, Ahmed Lawan, met the former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu and some other Peoples Democratic Party senators, there…
Anti-corruption group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project; BudgIT and Enough is Enough Nigeria have urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to stop the National Assembly Service Commission from paying the incoming members of the 9th National Assembly N4.68bn as take-off alloawnce. The suit was filed before the court in Lagos on Friday. Joined as…
Former Big Brother Nigeria contestant, Vanessa Williams, aka Vandora, has said that it is only proper for her boyfriend to seek her approval before they have sex, regardless of the fact that they are in a relationship or have been intimate before. Recall that while in BBN, Vandora had stated that her ex-boyfriend raped her repeatedly by…
Unlike some artistes, who claim that they have never benefitted from the largesse of Internet scammers (popularly called yahoo boys), Jaywon says he cannot beat his chest to say he has never collected money from them. He said, “No yahoo boyhas ever sponsored me. I only hear that yahoo boys sponsor certain artistes and own night clubs and record labels….
Lawan’s only opponent, Ali Ndume, seemed unperturbed on Saturday by the endorsements for the APC official candidate. He said he was confident of winning on Tuesday. His words: “Well, I’ve said before that I am not looking for endorsement but looking for votes on election day. “You know clearly that there is the difference between…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has said that governing the state is not an easy task, as he has lost weight in just one week since assuming office. Sanwo-Olu spoke with State House correspondents after a private meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, shortly after the expanded security council meeting on Friday, at the…
An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has nullified the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to refuse to present former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha, with a certificate of return as senator-elect. The Court ruled that the decision to deprive Mr Okorocha of the certificate falls outside the provisions of the…