Legal icon Wole Olanipekun and 49 other lawyers have offered to defend the victory of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Election Tribunal. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and one-time President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is leading the team of legal giants. The lawyers are …
Read More »2023 Census: Nigeria To Use Digital Maps, Questionnaires, Cloud Computing- Says Minister
Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, said on Monday that the 2023 population and housing census would involve the use of digital maps, questionnaires, and cloud computing. Ahmed said this at a meeting between high-level partners aimed to seek support for the conduct of the …
Read More »NOI Polls Predict Electoral Victory For Sanwo-Olu, Siminalayi Fubara in Lagos, Rivers 2023 Guber Election
A pre-election opinion poll commissioned by Anap Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has predicted that Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, will win the March 11 election. The poll results showed that Sanwo-Olu was ahead among the three leading candidates in the state. The two other candidates are Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the …
Read More »Court Grants Bail To House Leader Doguwa Over Alleged Murder
A Federal High Court in Kano has granted bail to the House of Representatives Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, who was standing trial over alleged culpable homicide. The court granted the bail on Monday, March 6th, 2023. Earlier, a Senior Magistrate Court in Kano had remanded Alhassan Ado Doguwa until …
Read More »Bimbo Daramola Drums Support For Sanwo-Olu: The Future Of Lagos Is Beyond Ethnic Jingoism, Yorubas & Ndigbos
#CAVEAT #EMPTOR: #THE #FUTURE #OF #LAGOS #IS #BEYOND #ETHNIC #JINGOISM..#YORUBAS AND #NDIGBOS. #WHEN #EVERYTHING IS #POLITICISED, #NOTHING WILL #EVER #REMAIN #THESAME… In 2006 when I first ran for House of Representatives seat in Ekiti State, the management of Ekiti State Foremost Radio Station at the time put together a debate …
Read More »2023: Lagos State PDP Distances Self From LP Alliance Claim
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos has debunked claims that its leaders were in talks with the Labour Party (LP) for an alliance ahead of Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections. Hakeem Amode, the party’s publicity secretary, in a statement on Monday, said the report that the PDP …
Read More »President Buhari Wants Least-Developed Countries Integrated Into Global Value Chain
Buhari Wants Least-Developed Countries Integrated Into Global Value Chai President Muhammadu Buhari has urged developed and developing nations to grant duty-free and quota-free market access for products from the world’s 46 least-developed countries to ensure their integration into regional and global value chains. The President made the call while speaking …
Read More »Atiku, Secondus, Other PDP Leaders Besiege INEC Office In Protest Of Feb 25 Poll
The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday led a ‘black uniform’ protest to the national headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja to protest the outcome of the February 25 poll. The PDP flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar; the party’s National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu; …
Read More »CBN releases N114bn under 100-for-100 policy
The Central Bank of Nigeria has disbursed N114.17bn to beneficiaries under its 100-for-100 Policy on Production and Productivity since the commencement of the intervention. This was disclosed in a communiqué issued by the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, after the last Monetary Policy Committee meeting held in Abuja. He stated that …
Read More »Adamawa 2023 Guber Poll: LP Gov’ship Candidate Quits Race For APC’s Binani
The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Umar Mustapha, has announced his withdrawal from the race to support the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Aishatu Ahmad Binani. A few days to the presidential election, Mustapha had accused the LP of working against him, ditching its …
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