Women’s World Cup group tables after Tuesday’s Group C matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Group A France 3 3 0 0 7 1 9 – qualified Norway 3 2 0 1 6 3 6 – qualified Nigeria 3 1 0 2 2 4 3 South Korea 3 0 0 3 […]
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A Ghanaian, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has called on his fellow countrymen to stop putting the label of criminals on Nigerians living in the West African country. Otchere-Darko, who is the founder of a policy and research institute, Danquah Institute, made the call on his Facebook page. He shared the front pages of two Ghanaian newspapers, where […]
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Egypt’s first democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi was buried in Cairo on Tuesday, his lawyer said, a day after he collapsed in court and died. Rights groups called for an independent probe into the detention conditions and death of the Islamist, who was ousted in 2013 after a year of divisive rule. State TV said […]
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Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the House would hit the ground running in terms of electoral reforms. He made the promise while receiving the European Union Election Observer team on Nigeria and ECOWAS in Abuja on Tuesday, a statement by the Speaker’s aide, Mr Smart Lanrewaju, said. “Nigeria […]
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A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Tuesday restrained Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, the State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission with the Attorney General from acting on the Preliminary Report of Investigation In Respect of Petition of Financial Misappropriation against Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II The Presiding Judge, Justice Obiora Atuegwu Egwuatu gave the order on […]
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The 2019 farming season was formally flagged off on Tuesday by the Ondo State Government which declared that its policies would always be targeted at increased food production. Besides, it promised to engage farmers, youths and women in efforts towards uplifting agriculture in the state. While flagging off of the 2019 Agricultural Season at Mariwo […]
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By Banji Ayoola A former Deputy Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon Fatai Olotu; an ex Commissioner in the immediate past Olusegun Mimiko administration, Mrs Yetunde Adeyanju; a former Permanent Secretary in the State Civil Service, Mrs Titilayo Adeyemi; and a former Chairman of Akure South Local Government, Mr Temitayo Oluwatuyi Tukana […]
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The Lagos State Election Petitions Tribunal on Monday dismissed the petitions filed by the governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy, Owolabi Salis, and his Labour Party counterpart, Ifagbemi Awamaridi, challenging the victory of the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, at the last election. In a ruling, the Chairman of the tribunal, Justice T. T. […]
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“Principal actors” have been blamed for the violence which rocked Oba Akoko on March 9, 2019, during the last House of Assembly election in Ondo state This was contained in the report of the Committee of Inquiry which was set up by the State government to probe the disturbance. According to the report, there was […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Hon Agboola Ajayi, has refuted a newspaper’s report that he is lobbying for the topmost job of the Niger Delta Development Commisssion, NDDC. According to the report, published on June 16, and entitled “APC leaders battle for NDDC MD slot: Tinubu, Oshiomhole, Amaechi push for candidates […]
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