•Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the Ebonyi State governorship election appeal to a date that will be communicated to parties. Justice John Okoro reserved the judgment after parties adopted their briefs of argument today. The Court of Appeal Lagos, had earlier affirmed the election of Francis N...
•Supreme Court The Supreme Court is set to hear the governorship election appeals of Ebonyi and Benue States, with Justice John Okoro leading the five man panel of justices. The Governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia and his deputy, Sam Ode, are in attendance, reports Channels TV. The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party [&he...
•Obi, Tinubu, Atiku, Utomi The leaders of the major opposition parties in the country are making plans to form a mega political party. This, they said, is “to rescue Nigeria from APC misrule”. This was made known in a statement issued last night by the National Consultative Front, NCFront, and made available to The Frontier. [&hell...
•Terrorists Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, are living in fear as the security of the nation’s seat of power has continued to deteriorate. The city centre is not entirely spared as dare-devil car snatchers, armed robbers and ‘one-chance’ criminals have continued to operate there, reports Daily Trust. Satellite towns ac...
Against the backdrop of the promise made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his New Year address that his administration will implement “national living wage” this year, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has raised a team to negotiate with government. The subsisting minimum wage, negotiated in 2018, expires in April 2024. Each agreed minimum wa...
A stolen Toyota Sport Utility Vehicle found in the possession of a retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) who claimed he purchased the vehicle through a public auction has sparked a row. The car’s original owner faulted the public auction of his vehicle to the ex-police chief, saying the information provided for its auction [&hell...
There is tension and an uneasy calm across some states in the country as the Supreme Court is set to deliver its final judgments on the governorship elections that are still being challenged in courts. Governorship polls were held in 28 of the 36 states of the federation in March 2023. While the outcomes in […]
•Akeredolu’s body Nine days after the demise of the late Governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, his remains arrived in Nigeria today. This was contained in a Facebook post by the former Chief Press Secretary to the late governor, Mr Richard Olatunde. Akeredolu passed away on Wednesday, December 27, 2023, in Germany, during a […]...
•Protesting women Scores of protesting women have burned down the house of the District Head of Bokkos town in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Michal Monday Adanchi. The women are protesting the recent killings in the state. A source told journalists that the incident happened around 12:30 pm today, January 5, reports The [&hell...
South African business mogul, Johann Rupert, has dethroned Nigerian Aliko Dangote to emerge as Africa’s wealthiest man, according to a list released by Forbes Magazine. Here is a list of Africa’s richest men (Rank, Name and Net worth) 1. Johann Rupert & family $10.3 billion 2. Aliko Dangote $9.5 billion 3. Nicky Oppenheimer & Family [&...

