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…
The Ondo State Police Command, on Thursday, said it had commenced investigation into the alleged assault on worshipers and the pastors of the Redeemed Christian Church of God by a judge of the Court of Appeal, Justice Folayemi Omoleye. The incident happened in Akure on Wednesday. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Femi Joseph,…
A major contender for the senate presidency, Danjuma Goje, has withdrawn from the race. He has endorsed Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan for the number one seat in the National Assembly. Kaduna State Governor Nasir el-Rufai disclosed this after meeting behind closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential villa Abuja. He was surrounded by…
Pope Francis will receive Russian President Vladimir Putin for an audience next month, the Vatican said on Thursday. “The Holy Father will receive the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin… this upcoming July 4,” interim spokesman Alessandro Gisotti said in a statement. Details soon
Peoples Democratic Party members elected to the 9th National Assembly have yet to endorse any of the All Progressives Congress members seeking to be elected the next Speaker of the House of Representatives. The Minority Leader of the outgoing 8th House of Representatives, Leo Ogor, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday. Ogor said, “Propagandists are…
US authorities detained or blocked more than 144,000 migrants at the border with Mexico in May, up 32 percent since April as Central Americans flock to the United States seeking asylum, official figures showed Wednesday. Customs and Border Protection officials said most of the migrants were families from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, and the…
The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last election, Jimi Agbaje, has asked a former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Bode George, to shut up and act as an elder. The Director of Media and Publicity, Jimi Agbaje Campaign Organisation, Felix Oboagwina, in a statement on Wednesday, said…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board says it has not published the national and general minimum cut-off marks for placement of candidates into the nation’s tertiary institutions as being speculated in some quarters. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, on Wednesday in…
The eighth session of the House of Representatives will round off legislative activities on Thursday with a valedictory session. Acting Clerk of the House of Representatives, Patrick Giwa, stated this in a press release issued in Abuja. The statement read, “This is to inform all Honourable Members that a Special Valedictory Session to end the Eighth…