Category Archives: Politics

Lagos Govt. Shuts 3rd Mainland Bridge For Repairs

August 20 Politics no comments

The Lagos State Government has said that the 3rd Mainland Bridge will be temporarily shut down for four days starting from midnight of August 23 to midnight of August 26, 2018 for Investigative Maintenance Test to be car...

Anambra Library Board Engages Children On Holiday Activities

August 10 Politics no comments

Anambra State Library Board in collaboration with Zimo Art Gallery organised a 3-day Holiday Art Leadership Promotion and Leadership Camp. According to Anambra State Ministry of Information and Public Enlightenment, the ...

DSS Seals National Assembly To Stop Saraki’s Impeachment

August 7 Politics no comments

Operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) have barricaded the entrance to the National Assembly complex in the nation’s capital city of Abuja; as the plot to impeach Saraki as Senate President gathers mo...

Kwara Assembly Speaker Leads 23 Of 24 Members From APC To PDP

August 1 Politics no comments

The last has not been heard about defection in Nigeria’s political scene as Ali Ahmad, Speaker of Kwara State House of Assembly, has defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democrati...

Anambra Inaugurates 2018 Maternal, Newborn-Child Health Week

July 19 Politics no comments

Anambra State Government says it is committed toward sustaining the tempo of adequate healthcare delivery to people of the state. Gov. Willie Obiano said this while inaugurating the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week...

APC Leads In Ekiti Governorship Election

July 15 Politics 3 comments

Although, INEC is yet to declare the official figures, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is leading in the 2018 Governorship Election in Ekiti State. It was gathered the candidate of APC Kayode Fayemi polled highest nu...

Ambode Promises To Support Education Of 11-Year-Old Boy

July 13 Politics no comments

.Who Drew Picture Of Macron Within Two Hours – Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday hosted an 11-year-old hyperrealist artist, Kareem Waris Olamilekan who drew a stunning portrait of French Preside...

Plateau Assembly Speaker Impeached

July 11 Politics 1 comment

Peter Azi, Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, has been impeached. In his stead, the lawmakers elected Joshua Madaki, representative of Jos East constituency, to direct the affairs of the body

Ex-CBN Gov. Adamu Ciroma Dies At 84

July 5 Politics 1 comment

Adamu Ciroma, former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) between September 1975 and June 1977 has died at the age of 84. He died in an Abuja hospital on Thursday after battling a protracted illness. He was Finance ...

Tragedy Averted As Tanker Spills Petrol At Moshalashi, Ipaja

July 4 Politics 2 comments

A near tragedy was averted on Ipaja road on Wednesday when a 33,000-PMS Tanker carrier was spilling its content at Moshalashi Bus Stop in Ipaja area of Lagos State, Nigeria, but a swift response from emergency service st...

Otedola Bridge Tragedy: Lagos Govt Restricts Movement Of Fuel Tankers

July 2 Politics 2 comments

Following the tragic tanker explosion on Otedola Bridge inward Ojodu Berger along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway which claimed lives and property, the Lagos State Government on Sunday restricted movement of Fuel Tankers to desi...

Black Day In Lagos: Many Dead, 30 Cars Burnt As Petrol Tanker Explodes...

June 28 Politics 1 comment

Report says a petrol tanker exploded on Otedola Bridge inward the Berger area of Lagos, with many people burnt to death and several vehicles burnt. Spokesman for the FRSC, Bisi Kazeem, said in a statement sent to Qed.ng:...

Anambra Attracts Investments Worth $4bn In 4 Years

June 27 Politics 1 comment

Anambra State Government has attracted investments worth $4 billion over the last four years, a top government functionary said. Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr C. Don Adinuba said when Anambra ...

Ambode Urges Civil Servants To Raise The Bar Of Excellence

June 26 Politics 2 comments

.Photo: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (middle); Head of Service, Mrs. Folasade Adesoye (4th right), her husband, Mr. Jide Adesoye (3rd right); Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Mr. Babatunde Rot...

Behind Ambode, AbdulLateef Preaches Religious Peace

June 26 Politics 3 comments

BRAVO: Governor Ambode salutes AbdulLateef for a job well done in Lagos State. – By Nduka Uzuakpundu – At a recent religious gathering, an elderly cleric ordered Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, to...

Ekiti Guber Race: Fayemi’s Second Coming Looms

June 25 Politics 1 comment

By Nduka Uzuakpundu – “Seek ye first the second coming of Fayemi’s administration and Ekiti State shall return to its enviable Olympian height of purposive leadership, where democracy would drive genuine developmen...

Bloodbath On The Plateau As Gunmen Kill 86 Persons

June 25 Politics 2 comments

Reports say well over 86 persons have been confirmed dead in Plateau, after gunmen attacked Razat, Ruku, Nyarr, Kura and Gana-Ropp villages of Gashish District in Barkin Ladi local government area of the State. Other rep...

Randy Prof Akindele Sacked By OAU

June 21 Politics 3 comments

.For Demanding Sex To Give Student Marks – The Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife has sacked Professor Richard Akindele for allegedly demanding sex from Monica Osagie to upgrade her mark. Reports say Richard Akind...

Anambra Govt. Begins Revalidation Of Land Title Documents

June 19 Politics 2 comments

Anambra State Government through its Ministry of Lands is to carry out a revalidation exercise in some Government Layouts in the state. This is contained in a press release signed by the commissioner for lands, Mr Nnamdi...

Ex-Plateau Gov. Dariye Jailed 14 Years For Corruption

June 13 Politics 3 comments

The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Gudu, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced a former Governor of Plateau State and serving senator, Joshua Dariye, to 14 years’ imprisonment on charges of criminal breach of trust a...

Ambode Unveils MKO Abiola Statue In Lagos

June 13 Politics 2 comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday unveiled a 46-feet statue of Nigeria’s symbol of democracy and adjudged winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Election, Bashorun Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola (M...

Buhari Immortalizes MKO Abiola, Announces June 12 As Democracy Day

June 7 Politics 2 comments

.Ambode Hails President’s Declaration – Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari says the annual May 29 Democracy celebration will now hold on June 12, arguing that June 12, 1993 — the date of the election popularl...

30,000 Nigerians To Be Deported From Germany

June 7 Politics 2 comments

There is trouble for Nigerians seeking asylum in Germany as the German government is set to deport close to 30,000 of them. The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs, Hon....