Category Archives: Politics

Boko Haram Releases Corps Member Kidnapped Since January

June 21 Politics no comments

A corps member, Halima Uwani Umar, kidnapped in January 2019 by Boko Haram in the North-east, has been freed, says the Borno State government. “The insurgents released Ms. Umar as a sign of goodwill to commit to a ...

Lagos’ll Partner FG, Judiciary To Decongest Prisons –Sanwo-Olu...

June 13 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the Executive will work with the State judiciary and the Federal Government to find a lasting solution to prison congestion, saying that the issue has become be a...

Sanwo-Olu Signs N873.5bn 2019 Budget In Lagos

June 3 Politics no comments

Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Monday signed into law the 2019 Appropriation Bill. The bill with a total budget of N873,532,460,725 is a 55% capital expenditure and 45% recurrent expenditure. Out of the a...

Lagos Gov. Sanwo-Olu Orders Traffic, Sanitation Officials To Brace Up

May 30 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu today signed his first Executive Order to address the issue of traffic control and management, fixing of potholes on the roads, sanitation as well as cleaning of drainages in ...

We Can’t Afford To Fail Lagosians

May 30 Politics no comments

.Sanwo-Olu Tells Workers – Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday urged workers in the State to brace up and contribute their quota to the development of the State, saying that they cannot afford ...

Anambra Bans Use Of Tinted Windscreen On Commercial Buses, Tricycles

May 19 Politics no comments

Anambra State Government has banned the use of tinted windscreens, glasses and stickers on commercial buses, shuttles and tricycles with immediate effect. Commissioner for Transport, Mr Uchenna Okafor gave this directive...

Ambode Commissions Roads In Agric Access & Egan

May 15 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode yet again on Wednesday commissioned the Agric Access Road, Egan in Igando Ikotun Local Council Development Area (LCDA) and the Lagos Theatre in Igando as he gets set to exit off...

Ambode Advises Muslims At Ramadan

May 7 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday evening congratulated Muslim Community in the State on the successful commencement of this year’s Ramadan, urging them to avail themselves of the training and ser...

George Weah Suspends Minister Over Ethnic Slur

May 7 Politics no comments

Liberia’s President and former football star George Weah has suspended his deputy information minister, Eugene Fahngon, for fueling ethnic divisions by referring to descendants of freed slaves as “Congo Liber...

Ambode Joins Workers To Mark Labour Day

May 1 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday joined thousands of workers to commemorate the 2019 edition of the May Day celebration, commending labour unions for their understanding and cooperation in the last...

Lagos Pardons 14 Inmates After 20 Years In Prison

April 27 Politics no comments

. Converts Death Row For 20 Others To Life Imprisonment – The Lagos State Government, through the Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, on Friday pardoned 14 inmates of the Maximum Security Prison in Kirikiri w...

Buhari Frowns At Clashes In Taraba, Adamawa

April 22 Politics no comments

President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the latest violent clashes between Jukuns and Tivs in Taraba State; and Fulani, Genjon and Bachama in Adamawa state. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Pu...

LASTMA Insists Members Can Arrest Erring Motorists

April 18 Politics no comments

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Thursday reiterated its powers under the relevant provisions of the Lagos State Traffic Laws of 2012 (as amended) to impound any vehicle and apprehend recalcitrant...

Peru’s Ex-President García Shoots Himself Before Arrest

April 17 Politics no comments

Peru’s former President Alan García has shot himself as police came to arrest him. Casimiro Ulloa hospital in the capital, Lima, said he was in surgery where he was being treated for “a bullet wound to his he...

Massive Fire Engulfs Cathedral Of Notre-Dame In Paris

April 16 Politics no comments

A major fire has engulfed the medieval cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, one of France’s most famous landmarks. The 850-year-old Gothic building’s spire and roof have collapsed but the main structure, includi...

Police IG Visits Ambode Over Killing Of Innocent Nigerians

April 16 Politics no comments

The Inspector General of Police, Mr Adamu Mohammed on Monday paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode over recent cases of extra-judicial killings recorded in the State, vowing that all t...

Governorship Elections Hold In Kogi, Bayelsa Nov. 2 –INEC

April 10 Politics no comments

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed that governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states will hold on November 2, 2019. “The official notice for both elections will be issued on 1st Augus...

Onnoghen Resigns As Chief Justice Of Nigeria

April 5 Politics no comments

Report says Walter Onnoghen has resigned as Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) with immediate effect. Onnoghen chose the option of resignation as a measure of damage control, his associates were quoted as saying. His retirem...

INEC Worked Against APC In Elections–oshiomhole

April 2 Politics no comments

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) worked against his party APC in the 2019 general elections. APC won the pre...

UK Parliament Defeats PM May’s EU Withdrawal Deal

March 29 Politics no comments

United Kingdom’s Parliament on Friday defeated the Prime Minister Theresa May’s European Union withdrawal deal. It was the third time that her Brexit deal sufffed defeat by a vote of 286-344. Details later.

Government Poised to Stop Inter-Communal Clashes In Anambra

March 29 Politics no comments

Anambra State Government through an administrative panel on conflict resolution has embarked on measures to guarantee peaceful co-existence among communities in the state. Deputy Governor, Dr Nkem Okeke said this during ...

INEC Won’t Present Certificates of Return In Zamfara

March 27 Politics no comments

The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended the presentation of Certificates of Return for the Zamfara Governorship and State House of Assembly scheduled for Wednesday. “The presentation of Certificates o...

US Election: Trump Cleared Of Conspiring With Russia

March 25 Politics no comments

US President Donald Trump’s campaign did not conspire with Russia during the 2016 election, a summary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report says. The allegation clouded the first two years of Mr Trump...