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Ten political parties and 20 deregistered political parties in the Ogun State have withdrawn from the race in Ogun state, formed an alliance, endorsed and adopted the governorship candidate of New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Amb Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo in Ogun state. The parties include African Democratic Congress (ADC), Labour...

The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, March 16, 2023, re-arraigned one Portia Emilia for an alleged N110m fraud before Justice O.O. Abike-Fadipe of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. Emilia was re-arraigned alongside her company, Savanah Crest Investment Limited, on...

  Nigerian singer Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu better known as Burna Boy will perform in the final of the 2023 UEFA Champions League in Istanbul, Turkey. UEFA revealed this in a statement on its platform on Thursday, saying the Grammy’s award-winner singer will co-headline the competition’s final kick-off show by Pepsi,...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared Friday a half working day for civil servants in the state. Makinde made the pronouncement on Thursday. He made this known in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Taiwo Adisa He said all workers in the employment of the Oyo...

  Aloy Ejimakor, the Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has faulted the report of the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) of Global Terrorism Index report of 2022 for indicting the group. IEP, a global independent and non-profit think tank in...

Mouka, the market leader in Nigeria’s Sleep industry, has joined the World Sleep Society and thousands of sleep health professionals and advocates raising awareness of the importance of good sleep for healthy living. Celebrated annually on March 17, this year’s World Sleep Day with the theme “Sleep is Essential for...

  The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said he is confident in the judiciary to deliver the right judgment with regard to the case before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal where he is challenging the result of the just-concluded February 25 presidential election. Obi expressed his...

  As the commencement of planned gradual removal of petroleum subsidy remains about three months, the Federal Government said it has yet to harmonise templates with the States on palliatives to cushion its harsh effects on Nigerians. Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, stated this while...

  The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Wednesday launched a telecom consumer assistance, resolution and enquiries (Telcare) desk in the arrival lounge of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The launching took place during the 2023 World consumer right tagged “Empowering consumers through clean energy transition” held at the NCC’s...

Justice K. A Lewanya of the Imo State High Court, Owerri, Imo State, on Tuesday March 14, 2022 convicted and sentenced one Prince Laseberry Okafor Anyanwu, aka Laseberry Okafor, a former commissioner of Transport in the Rochas Okorocha administration of Imo State, to 3 years imprisonment on a four count...