Category: LOCAL NEWS

Buhari’s preferred candidate to become APC national chairman revealed

  The Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari told governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress...

Osun 2022: INEC disqualifies three political parties

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday, disqualified three political parties from participating in the Osun governorship election. The...

APC convention: Most offices will be filled by consensus – Lawan

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Thursday, expressed optimism that most of the candidates for the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...

Why APC will cease to exist after convention – Labour Party’s scribe

The South-South Vice-Chairman of the Labour Party, Prince Felix Reuben, has predicted the disintegration of the All Progressives Congress, APC, after its National...

So Sad! Man loses five children in Kebbi boat mishap

  A farmer identified as Musa Labaran has reportedly lost five of his children in a boat mishap that occured on Wednesday in Kebbi State. The incident occured while...

My husband calls me snake from marine kingdom – Woman tells court

  A married woman, Mrs Patience Ibrahim, on Thursday, dragged her husband, Mr Talpha Atega, before a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja, for allegedly calling her a...

Nigeria 2023 elections: PDP zoning stands, we’ll produce next president – National Chairman, Ayu

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu says the platform will zone political offices ahead of the 2023 Nigeria elections. The former Senate...

National Convention: Gov. Buni receives Senate APC caucus, inspects Eagle Square

Barely 48 hours to the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Convention, the Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee and Yobe State...

2023: Buhari, Tinubu, APC founding members meet in Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, hosted the founding members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 political season. The parley was held at...

N-Power: FEC approves N14bn to train 50,000 non-graduates

      The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved over N14 billion to train 50,000 non-graduates of N-power for a period of nine...

Barber allegedly rapes customer on her way to church vigil

    An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of one Abiodun Adesuyi, 21, in the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti for allegedly...

Man to die by hanging for raping, killing landlady

    An Ado-Ekiti High Court, on Wednesday, sentenced one Tunmise Abraham to death by hanging for raping and killing his landlady, Bukola Olanrewaju. Abraham...

Man docked for allegedly defrauding 25 job seekers of N22m

    A 40-year-old man, Musa Godwin, was on Wednesday docked in a High Court in Kaduna State for allegedly defrauding job seekers of N22 million. Godwin is...

Police shielding ‘killer-cop’ from prosecution — Osun monarch

    Aragbiji of Iragbiji, in Osun state, Oba Abdur-Rasheed  Olabomi on Wednesday alleged the Nigeria Police Force of shielding one of its operatives from...

Protest as Obaseki sacks 513 sports workers

    There was a massive protest around the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium and adjoining streets on Wednesday as 513 workers of the Edo State Sports Council were...

Autonomy: Disregard Fayemi, Akeredolu’s opposition, NULGE tells Buhari

    The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees has decried the negative position of governors Kayode Fayemi and Rotimi Akeredolu of Ekiti and the Ondo...

Protests against OAU VC’s appointment within legitimate right – Ooni

    THE  Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has cautioned indigenes and residents of the town protesting against the appointment of a non-native as the...

I studied at four universities before graduating – Mr Macaroni

    Comedian Debo Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has opened up on some facts about him, saying he studied in four universities before graduating....

Convention: Buhari orders APC to refund monies to candidates who step down

    The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has asked the All Progressives Congress to refund the monies used in purchasing forms to aspirants...

How Russia-Ukraine war may undermine Nigeria’s food security

    The latest data from the Strengthening African Processors of Fortified Foods Project (SAPFF) shows that Nigeria’s progress in the fortification of staple...