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Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has said the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami does not have the power to declare “Operation Amotekun” legal or illegal. According to him, the public should disregard any statement from him because he or the other governors involved have said nothing ...

The Youth Wing of Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, has begged Imolites, especially youths, to stay calm over the Supreme Court’s judgment on the governorship election in the state. The National Youth Leader of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Arthur Obiora, revealed this as he spoke to newsmen in Enugu ...

Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland land, Iba Gani Adams, who recently installed new chiefs, has said there is no reason to compare the Aare Onakakanfo’s chieftains and that of the Alaafin of Oyo. This was his reaction to news circulating that the freshly installed Mayegun of Yorubaland, Wasiu Ayinde, came about ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has praised the Supreme Court for its courage and perseverance to name Sen. Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the March 9, 2019 governorship election in Imo. According to PMB, the road to justice might be lengthy, it remains the best way ...

Ex PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has come out to say that Nigeria will fulfill her potential as the nation of Unity and Faith, Peace and Progress. This was his reaction to the Supreme Court ruling which sacked Emeke Ihedioha as Imo State governor. According to Atiku, Nigerians must accept ...

Ex governor of Imo state, Emeka Ihedioha has come out to speak after the recent Supreme Court ruling that kicked him out as the state governor. According to Ihedioha, the Supreme court simply contravened the will of Imolites because the people clearly elected him. He, however, said he would always ...

An APC chieftain, who was the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the Edo State 2016 governorship election, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu has come out to say that Governor Godwin Obaseki is responsible for the issues the state House of Assembly is currently battling. According to him, 10 ...

Senator Hope Uzodinma has shut down reports circulating that he shouldn’t have been declared the winner of March 9, 2019, Imo gubernatorial election. He had this say after receiving the Certificate of Return from the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, the new executive governor of Imo state. According to him, the ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it would not issue a Certificate of Return to Senator Hope Uzodinma because it had not been served the enrolled order of the Supreme Court judgement which sacked Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State. According to News, INEC made the statement on Wednesday ...

Six suspected rice smugglers have been arrested by the Nigerian Navy who also intercepted 1,439 bags of rice. Five patrol operations carried by the Nigerian Navy personnel, led to the arrest of the suspects at Unyenge, Effiat and Mendoro creeks in Akwa Ibom State. Commanding Officer of Nigerian Navy’s Forward ...

In Nigeria, Armed Forces Day, also known as Remembrance Day, is celebrated on 15 January. It was formerly marked on 11 November of every year to coincide with the Remembrance Day (Poppy Day) for the World War II veterans in the British Commonwealth of Nations, but it was changed to ...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has congratulated Senator Hope Uzodinma on his Supreme Court victory which declared him the winner of the March 19, 2019, Imo State governorship election. He also hailed the All Progressives Party (APC) in the state for getting things done via the constitutionally stipulated judicial process. According ...

The Consul General, US Consulate in Lagos, Ms. Claire Pierangelo has talked about the importance of Nigeria’s businessowners to the persistent growth of economies in the West African sub-region and for Africa’s prosperity. Ms. Claire, who revealed this at a 1-day capacity-building seminar for the first cohort of US-sponsored Tony ...

Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has congratulated Senator Hope Uzodinma after the Supreme Court declared him the Governor-elect of Imo State. In a recent statement, Gov. Dapo praised the highest court in the land for its credible pronouncements concerning the election of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in ...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has shut down rumors of President Muhammadu Buhari directing the stoppage of salaries of university lecturers that are yet to enroll into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). ASUU President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, revealed recently the reports are false. He added ...

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi has come out to say that governors in the South West would soon review Federal Government’s decision to declare Operation Amotekun, an illegal outfit. He revealed this at a recent press dinner with the media in the state. According to him, he cannot say anything ...

Nigerian Instagram users have reacted angrily to pictures showing actress Eve Esin licking the face of actor Stanley Igboanugo who got married weeks ago.Eve Esin shared the pictures with the caption: “Set benefits sha to think this my bro man just got married a week plus ago @stanleyigboanugo7 enjoy while ...

The Federal Government has revealed reasons why Amotekun, launched by the governors of the South-West to decrease challenges in the region, is illegal. The government had their say via the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. According to Malami, the South-West governors did not consult ...

Professor Pat Utomi has called for the decentralisation of Nigeria’s government, saying such move will move the government closer to Nigerians. Pat revealed this during his keynote address at the 50th anniversary of the country’s Civil War organized by the Nzuko Umunna and Ndigbo in Lagos. According to him, it ...

The Supreme Court has sacked governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State. The top court, in a unanimous judgment by a seven-man panel of justices that was led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, ruled that Emeka who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, ...