The Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has granted an interim injunction restraining pro-Wike speaker of the state House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and 24 other members from parading themselves as legislators. The court directive prohibits them from convening or participating in any official meetings at the Assembly premises. The court’s decision stems […]

  Blessing Agbebaku, speaker of the Edo state house of assembly, says the three lawmakers suspended during plenary on Monday engaged in “nefarious acts”. On May 6, the speaker announced the suspension of Donald Okogbe (PDP Akoko-Edo II), Bright Iyamu (PDP Orihonmwon south), and Adeh Isibor (PDP Esan north-east I). Okogbe, one of the suspended […]

  The popular Landmark Beach in Victoria Island, Lagos State, is undergoing a significant transformation as demolition for the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway commenced Landmark Africa took to its X account on Wednesday to lament the devastating state of the beach after demolition, uploading a before-and-after picture of the beach. The resort wrote: “What a journey! […]

  The management of the University of Benin has approved the indefinite suspension of the university’s Student Union Government. In a statement on Monday by the university’s Registrar, Ademola Bobola, the institution said the suspension was in connection with the attack on the Edo State Labour Party’s candidate, Olumide Akpata, by some students believed to […]

  Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have won the chairmanship position in all the 33 Local Government Areas in Saturday’s council election in Oyo State. The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) announced the result on Sunday amidst controversy of irregularities during the voting process. The results were announced at the Conference Hall […]

  Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has affirmed that he would not govern the state from a position of submission, amidst what he described as ongoing efforts to destroy the soul of the state. Fubara vowed that he would not rule the state on his knees. Fubara, who is currently engaged in a political dispute […]

  The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gombe State has won all the 11 chairmanship and 114 councillorship seats in the state. The party emerged victorious in the local council elections conducted by the Gombe State Independent Electoral Commission (GOSIEC), on Saturday. Chairman of the commission, Saidu Shehu Awak, declared that all candidates fielded […]

  A former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Ajayi Agboola, has emerged as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the November governorship election in the state. Agboola polled 264 votes at the party primary held on Wednesday. He was followed by a former member of the House of Representatives, Kolade Akinjo, who got […]

  Hours after the resignation of Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Zacchaeus Adangor, another commissioner in the oil-rich South-South state, Isaac Kamalu, has exited the cabinet of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Like Adangor, Kamalu, in a letter to the Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Tammy Danagogo, on Wednesday, rejected his redeployment from […]

  The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has finally opened up on his purported suspension by his ward in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of Kano State. Ganduje said his suspension resembled a flick from the popular entertainment channel, Africa Magic. He spoke when he received official reports of […]