Chicago State University releases Tinubu’s academic records

Chicago State University (CSU) has released the school documents of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. The subpoena was issued after a federal judge in the United States ordered the university to turn over records pertaining to Tinubu’s time there in the late 1970s. Tinubu […]

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Tinubu asks Senate to confirm 3 more ministerial nominees

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has written to the Senate, seeking confirmation of three additional ministerial nominees. According to a statement, the three ominees whose names have been submitted to the Senate are Dr. Jamila Bio, Balarebe Abbas and Olawale Olawande. “Following the appointment of three additional ministerial nominees, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has requested the […]

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Ondo holds LG, LCDA election Feb 17, 2024

Photo credit: Ngozi Aduloju Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) today Tuesday announced that election into the state’s 18 Local Government Councils and the newly created 33 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs will hold on February 24 next year. The commission’s chairman, Dr. Joseph Igbekele Aremo, announced the date at a stakeholders’ meeting at the […]

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FG, Labour unions reach agreements, suspend proposed indefinite striker

The proposed nationwide strike scheduled by the organised labour to begin on Tuesday, October 3, has been suspended. This followed a series of agreements reached by government and labour at their long-drawn meeting on Monday, October 2, in the State House, Abuja. Consequently, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have […]

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Overview of Egbetokun’s first 100 days in office

Egbetokun By Adewole Kehinde On Monday, 19th June 2023, President Bola Tinubu appointed Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, as the Acting Inspector-General of Police. Egbetokun replaces Usman Baba, who was appointed Inspector General of Police by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021. It has been over a hundred days since he was appointed, and […]

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Bribery: UK court grants Alison-Madueke £70,000 bail

Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been granted bail by the Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, the United Kingdom. 63-year-old Alison-Madueke, who was charged to court in the UK with bribery offences, was granted bail after appearing before the court on Monday, October 2, 2023. The British police had, on August 22, stated […]

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Tribunal sacks Gov Sule of Nasarawa, declares PDP winner

Abdullahi Sule The Governorship Election Petitions The walkingribunal sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa State, has sacked Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State and declared David Ombugadu, the candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as duly elected. In a ruling delivered on Monday, two of the justices agreed that the election was won by the […]

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Olojo Festival: Ooni promotes Yoruba culture, as South African monarch sues for unity among Africans

A foreign tourist, His Majesty, Raba Gaye Konjwa of the Ndebele Nation, South Africa, while fielding questions from journalists on the sidelines of the famous Olojo festival celebration, in Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, has called on Africans to unite to solve the problems in the continent. He charged Africans across the world to come […]

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Yoruba Youth Council condemns refusal by Kogi SDP governorship candidate to honour police invitation over murder

The Yoruba Youth Council, YYC, on Monday slammed the Kogi State governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Mr. Murtala Ajaka, for allegedly refusing to honour the invitation by the police in the ongoing investigation of a recent killing of a prominent politician and member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state. […]

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