Category Archives: Politics

6 Die, 15 Injured As Suicide Bombers Hit IDP Camp In Borno

July 25 Politics no comments

Four Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were, on Sunday night, killed when two male suicide bombers detonated explosives strapped to their bodies at Dalori 2 IDP camp in Maiduguri. The explosion also claimed the lives o...

Blocked Drainage: Lagos Gives Quit Notice To Building Owners

July 24 Politics no comments

In a bid to mitigate the incidence of flooding, the Lagos State Government on Sunday ordered owners of properties erected on drainage channels and impeding the free-flow of water to immediately vacate or risk being remov...

Fire Guts Kuje Prison In Abuja

July 22 Politics no comments

Reports say a major fire has engulfed several buildings inside Kuje prison, Abuja. The fire reportedly started around 10:45 am. A group calling itself the Prisoners Against Injustice in Nigeria (PAIN) has claimed respons...

LG Elections: Lagos Extends Restriction Of Movement

July 19 Politics no comments

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday extended the restriction of movement across the State noting that it had been slightly expanded and will now be enforced between 7 am and 3pm on Saturday July 22, to allow for a sm...

LG Elections: Lagos To Restrict Movement On Saturday

July 17 Politics no comments

The Lagos State Government has announced restriction of vehicular movement in the State on Saturday July 22, 2017 in view of the elections that will hold across the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Ar...

Ambode Suspends Baale Of Shangisha For Faking Kidnap

July 13 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday approved the immediate suspension of the Baale of Shangisha in Magodo, Chief Yusuf Ogundare for faking his kidnap which allegedly took place on July 5 along Center fo...

Lagos’ll Find Holistic Solutions To Flooding, Says Ambode

July 12 Politics no comments

Photo: Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode (2nd left); Special Adviser, Office of Overseas Affairs & Investment (Lagos Global), Prof. Ademola Abass (left); Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare ...

Court Orders Buhari, Osinbajo To Declare Names Of Looters

July 6 Politics no comments

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Federal Government to immediately release to Nigerians information about the names of high ranking public officials from whom public funds were recovered and the circ...

Lagos Arrests 100 Suspected Badoo Cult Members

July 3 Politics no comments

The Lagos State Government has arrested 100 suspected members of the dreaded cult group, Badoo who have been terrorizing residents of the State especially in the Ikorodu axis. This is just as the State Government has cau...

German MPs Approve Gay Marriage In Snap Vote

June 30 Politics 1 comment

.German MP Merkel – A clear majority of German MPs have voted to legalise same-sex marriage, days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her opposition to a vote. The reform gives gay men and lesbians full marital ...

Trump Receives Two Chibok Girls At White House

June 30 Politics no comments

.A photograph posted to the official White House website and Twitter page on Wednesday, 28 June, showing Mr. Trump, along with his daughter, Ivanka, posing with two Chibok girls identified as Joy Bishara and Lydia Pogu. ...

Governor Suntai: Plane Crash Survivor Dies

June 29 Politics no comments

Nigeria’s political scene, especially in the North was thrown into sudden grief on Wednesday, when the news hit the country that former Governor, Dambaba Suntai of Taraba State has died. Suntai, who was involved in...

US Unveils Tough Security On Flights

June 29 Politics no comments

The US has unveiled tough new measures to enhance security on flights entering the country, but has held off extending a ban on laptops in the cabin. In March the US banned cabin laptops to and from eight mostly Muslim n...

Italy Threatens To Shut Ports Against Migrants

June 29 Politics no comments

Italy has threatened to stop vessels of other countries from bringing migrants to its ports. The warning came as Italy’s EU representative, Maurizio Massari, warned in a letter to the bloc the situation had become ...

Corruption: EFCC’s Okwor Survives Gun-Shot

June 29 Politics no comments

A leading anti-corruption investigator in Nigeria has survived being shot multiple times, officials say. Austin Okwor, an EFCC official, is reported to be part of a team investigating corruption within the judiciary. He ...

Ambode Urges Muslims To Sustain Godly Virtures Beyond Ramadan

June 25 Politics no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday congratulated Muslims for the successful completion of Ramadan, just as he urged them to sustain the Godly virtues exhibited during the fasting period. Governor Ambode,...

China Landslide Kills 15, Over 100 Missing In Sichuan

June 24 Politics no comments

The bodies of 15 people have been found after a landslide in Sichuan province in south-western China left more than 120 people missing, state media say. About 40 homes were destroyed in Xinmo village in Maoxian county, a...

Eid El-Fitri: Federal Government Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holid...

June 24 Politics no comments

The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 26, and Tuesday, June 27, as public holidays to celebrate this year’s Eid El-Fitri, which marks the end of 2017 Ramadam fasting.

Ambode’s Wife Preaches Love As Ramadan Draws To A Close

June 22 Politics no comments

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode, has called for love and peaceful co-existence among the citizenry, during and after the Ramadan. She made the call during the evening prayer and fast-breaking (If...

Oyo Govt. Promises To Support Flood Victims

June 22 Politics no comments

.Part of the areas affected by the flood that ravaged Ibadan, capital of Oyo State last weekend, where scores of people may have lost their lives. Photo credit: saharareporters. – Media reports say the Oyo State Go...

Kidnapped Epe School Students’ll Return Soon, Says AIG

June 19 Politics no comments

The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 2 comprising of Lagos and Ogun States Police Commands, Mr Adamu Ibrahim on Monday assured the public especially parents of the kidnapped students of Lagos...

Protest As Deputy Speaker’s Aide Dies ‘Over Unpaid Wages’...

June 14 Politics no comments

There was chaos at the National Assembly on Tuesday as legislative aides to lawmakers stage a protest over delays in payment of their salaries and allowances. The protesters were see displaying placards and obituary pict...

Lagos Declares June 12 As Public Holiday

June 12 Politics no comments

The Lagos State Government on Sunday declared Monday public holiday to mark June 12 celebration in the State, saying that the State remains committed to the ideals of the annulled 1993 Presidential election. In a stateme...