
Month: May 2019


900 children released from armed group in North-East Nigeria
A total of 894 children, including 106 girls, were released from the ranks of the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) in Maiduguri, North-East Nigeria today, as part of its commitment to end and prevent the […]

Buhari meets service chiefs in Aso Rock
President Muhammadu Buhari and service chiefs are holding a meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The closed-door meeting is the second this week. The first was held on Tuesday when Buhari received a briefing from […]

Davido hurt by Appeal Court ruling on Osun governorship election
……..Says Uncle Sen. Ademola Adeleke will win in Supreme Court Music star, Davido, has expressed his disappointment at the ruling of the Court of Appeal which declared Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress […]

Lagos godfather stopped Fashola from fighting corruption in LGs-Aka Bashorun
Former Vice-Chairman of Kosofe Local Government Area in Lagos State, Segun Aka-Bashorun, says former Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) had put in place mechanisms to promote transparency in local governments in the state but was prevented […]

Osun: PDP vows to challenge verdict at Supreme Court
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed to challenge Thursday’s verdict of the Court of Appeal that upheld the election of Mr. Gboyega Oyetola as governor of Osun State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), […]

Wife, pastor lover sentenced to death for killing husband
An Edo State High Court has sentenced one Pastor Udoka Ukachukwu and his mistress, Eniobong Isonguyo to death for the 2013 murder of a senior staff of Nigerian National Petroleum Company NNPC, Engineer Victor Gabriel […]

Appeal Court voids judgment sacking Osun Gov’nor Oyetola
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday set aside the March 22, 2019 majority judgment given by the Osun State Governorship Election Tribunal, sacking Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State. The appellate court held, […]

IGP banks on new strategies to stop kidnappers
To curb the spate of kidnapping across the country, the Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IGP Mohammed Adamu on Thursday launched new counter-kidnapping strategies. According to the Police, the new strategies, which are purposeful and intelligence-driven, […]

Buhari reappoints CBN governor Emefiele for second term
President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, for another five-year tenure. President Buhari in a letter to the Senate President, Bukola Saraki dated May 8th, 2019 said that […]