PDP constitutes campaign council for Ondo bye-election

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the nomination of the following party members as members of the National Campaign Council/Election Management Team for the Akure North/Akure South Federal Constituency Bye-election scheduled for Saturday, February 26, 2022 in Ondo State. A statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Hon. […]

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House of Representatives grills oil importers over bad fuel

Lawmakers okay five executive directors for NPRA House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum (Downstream), yesterday, grilled officials of a consortium of oil firms, led by Emadeb Energy Services Limited, accused of importing bad fuel into the country. Members of the Abdullahi Mahmud-led committee demanded explanations on whether the fuel supplied was in line with laid […]

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Concerns mount over missing Yabatech lecturer

Police promise action The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), Yabatech chapter, has raised concerns over the missing of a lecturer in the institution, Adeyinka Ahmed Olamilekan. Before his disappearance on February 5, 2022, Olamilekan, a lecturer of Agricultural Technology at Epe Campus, was a resident of Odo-Iragunshi in Epe. Chairman, ASUP, Yabatech chapter, Comrade […]

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Lagos moves against flood, commissions 19 drainage equipment, vehicles

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, gave verve to the quest to ensure that Lagos remains flood free as he commissioned the second batch of 19 high capacity drainage clearing and maintenance equipment. Speaking during the event at the Emergency Flood Abatement Gang (EFAG) Yard in Oregun, Sanwo-Olu represented by the Commissioner for the Environment […]

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At last, APC zones political offices, silent on Buni committee’s status

• Resolves division over convention date • Adopts consensus methodology for national chair • APC ineligible to contest 2023 elections, PDP alleges After months of vacillation and doublespeak, the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially allotted political offices, including the national chairmanship and Presidential slots to various geopolitical zones. The issue of where the […]

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March 26 convention: APC factions fault party, Buhari, governors opt for consensus, zoning

Buhari, Progressive Governors’ Forum meeting The All Progressives Congress state factions have warned the party against going ahead with the March 12 zonal congresses and March 26 national convention without resolving crises in its state chapters. This is just as the APC governors in Abuja on Tuesday endorsed the new date for the national convention […]

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‘Private vehicle does not require roadworthiness certificate’

•President, Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem IN THE COURT OF APPEAL IN ASABA JUDICIAL DIVISION ON FRIDAY 12TH MARCH 2021 BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS MOHAMMED A. DANJUMA, JCA JOSEPH EYO EKANEM, JCA ABIMBOLA O. OBASEKI-ADEJUMO, JCA BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE OF NIGERIA & 2 Ors And OLUKUNLE OGHENEOVO EDUN, ESQ (Lead Judgment delivered […]

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