The Oyo State Election Petition Tribunal yesterday ordered INEC to allow APC’s gubernatorial candidate, Adebayo Adelabu, to inspect the March 9, 2019 governorship election materials. The commission had declared Seyi Makinde of PDP winner of the poll by scoring 515,621 ...
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Caverton Helicopters promises to pay protesting workers in six weeks
The management of Caverton Helicopters yesterday met with aviation unions over outstanding benefits and promised to pay the former workers within six weeks. However, the move, seen as a response to picketing of the company that begun on Monday, did ...
Read More »LASU denies alleged graft at institution
The Lagos State University (LASU) yesterday denied borrowing from staff contributory fund to finance accreditation expenses at the institution. This follows allegations of financial misappropriation leveled against the institution’s management, However, the school authorities explained clarified that it borrowed N474m ...
Read More »Civil servant loses N124.5m property to FG
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, sitting in Zuba, has ordered the final forfeiture of property worth N124.5 million illegally acquired by a Principal Accountant in the Finance and Accounts Department of the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Daniel ...
Read More »BLOOD AND TEARS: OTODO GBAME COMMUNITY DEMAND FOR JUSTICE
The Nigeria slum/ informal settlement federation is standing in solidarity with the over 30,000 people who where violently evicted in a state –led land grab from Otodo Gbame community in November 9, 2017. Speaking on the occasion at freedom pack ...
Read More »IMF alerts to Africa’s worsening poverty crisis in 2030
Unless urgent and proactive rescue plans are employed, nine of every 10 African nations would be living in abject poverty, the World Bank has warned. Paradoxically, the same year is the global financial institution’s target for ending extreme poverty worldwide. ...
Read More »Onu seeks greater scientific ties between Nigeria, Japan
Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu has stressed the need for Japan and Nigeria to boost their diplomatic relations, especially in Science and Technology. Onu made the call when he received the Japanese Ambassador, Yukata Kikuta, at his office ...
Read More »Court orders Office of Public Defender to represent Evans
Justice Hakeem Oshodi of a Lagos High Court has directed the prosecution to notify the Office of Public Defender (OPD) to represent alleged kidnap kingpin, Chikwudumeme Onwiamadike (alias Evans). Evans had been accused of playing pranks in a bid to ...
Read More »Declare Abba winner of Kano guber poll, PDP tells tribunal
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday filed a petition before the Kano State Election Tribunal seeking to nullify the announcement of Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as winner of the gubernatorial poll. It also sought a declaration of its candidate in ...
Read More »Martins, Olaopa task govt on insecurity, jobs creation, and vocational education for youths
Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Reverend Adewale Martins, has urged the Federal Government to be more proactive in creating jobs for Nigerian youths. Martins who spoke with newsmen in Lagos, yesterday while receiving the International President of Young Christian Workers Movement ...
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