Anambra declares Friday work-free for civil servants ahead of governorship election
The Anambra state government has declared Friday a work-free day for civil servants ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Theodora Igwegbe, the head of service (HoS), who announced the holiday…
Senate okays 14-year jail term for lecturers, others guilty of sexual harassment in schools
The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill prescribing up to 14 years imprisonment for lecturers and other educators convicted of sexually harassing students in tertiary institutions across the country.…
Speaker Obasa’s son takes over Agege LG as elected chairman resigns
Hours after Daily Trust did an exclusive report over Agege Local Government Council where the Vice-Chairman Ganiyu Obasa has been acting almost immediately after the chairman, Tunde Azeez, was…
Nigerian jailed 10 years for raping teen in UK
A 29-year-old Nigerian man, Chiemka Okoronta, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for raping a 17-year-old girl after offering to share a taxi with her when her bus…
Senator Natasha Accuses Immigration Officials Of Blocking Her From Travelling
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, has alleged that immigration officials at the airport prevented her from travelling abroad. The lawmaker raised the alarm during a live broadcast on…
Bayelsa governor Diri joins APC
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He was received into the ruling party on Monday by Kashim Shettima, the vice-president, at…
PDP Crisis: Wike Backs Damagum’s Suspension
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has weighed in on the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) saying the issue of impunity cannot be allowed to…
Anambra poll: IG warns IPOB, ESN against disrupting election
As 16 political parties and their candidates signed the peace accord for the Anambra governorship polls on Monday, the Nigeria Police Force warned against any attempt by the Indigenous…
Protest rocks PDP national secretariat as Wike-led faction takes over
A protest erupted on Monday at the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, Wadata Plaza in Abuja, as supporters of the factional acting National Chairman of the party,…
Anyanwu Faction Announces Counter-Suspension Of Damagum, Others
The crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has escalated, as the Senator Samuel Anyanwu–led National Working Committee (NWC) announced the counter-suspension of the party’s National Chairman, Umar Damagum,…
Court jails teenage teacher for life over defilement of 9-year-old
Justice Osho Adebiyi of a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced a 19-year-old school teacher, Abdullahi Abbass, to life imprisonment for raping a 9-year-old…
Court stops PDP national convention
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday stopped the Peoples Democratic Party from proceeding with its planned national convention scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, on…
All Enugu Reps defect to APC
The entire Enugu State caucus in the House of Representatives has formally defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress. The defection was announced on Thursday by the Speaker of…
Court orders permanent forfeiture of $49,700 recovered from ex-INEC official
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday ordered the permanent forfeiture of $49,700 allegedly recovered from Dr Nura Ali, a former Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National…
Father arrested for defiling two daughters in Enugu
The Enugu State Government has confirmed the arrest of one Ozioma Okonkwo for allegedly defiling his two biological daughters, aged two and five. Okonkwo, who is a native of…





















