•Late Pastor Patience Umo Eno The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State has put its political campaign for local elections in the state on hold following the death of the Akwa Ibom First Lady, Patience Eno. Local elections in Akwa Ibom is scheduled for 26 October and political parties have been campaigning for […]
The Kano State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has suspended a court registrar in the Shari’a Court Department, Jamilu Ibrahim for allegedly receiving funds from a writ of possession fraudulently obtained in order to sell two plots of land. Spokesperson of the Kano Judiciary, Baba Jibo Ibrahim, who made the disclosure in a statement today, s...
•Fubara Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has suspended Otonye Briggs, the chairman, Caretaker Committee of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area. This was announced in a statement today by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nelson Chukwudi, reports Channels TV. According to the statement, Briggs’ suspension is with immediate effect...
•Dino Melaye The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken swift action against one of its prominent members, Senator Dino Melaye from Kogi, suspending him over alleged anti-party activities. This decision, according to a memo sighted by our correspondent today, was made by the ward party executive committee in Ayetoro/Iluagba Ward 1 after revi...
Amidst the public anger and dissatisfaction trailing the increase in price of Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol and the scarcity of the product at retail outlets, the Senate has suspended its investigative hearing expected to hold tomorrow. Senate Leader and Chairman of the adhoc Committee to Investigate Alleged Economic Sabotage ...
Authorities of the Ogun State-owned Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode have announced the rustication of 31 students and an indefinite suspension of 47 others for various forms of academic and behavioural misconduct. This was contained in a statement issued by the institution’s Registrar, Dapo Oke today. Among those sanctio...
•Election in Nigeria The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) has announced that elections in the 18 local government areas and 203 wards of the state will be conducted on January 18, 2025. The Chairman of the Commission, Dr Joseph Aremo, announced the new date at a Stakeholders’ meeting held at the Commission’s headquarters in ...
•US President Joe Biden A Texas judge yesterday ordered a temporary pause on a policy that would streamline the process for spouses of US citizens to obtain legal status in the country, a blow to one of US President Joe Biden’s biggest immigration reform policies. Judge J. Campbell Barker granted a 14-day administrative stay in […]
•Suspended Pretty Okafor The National Working Committee of the Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has announced the indefinite suspension of Pretty Okafor as president of the association, effective immediately. PMAN, in a statement made available to our correspondent yesterday, said the suspension follows a comprehens...
In compliance with the directive of the Lagos State Government declaring August 20 a public holiday to mark Isese Day, the management of the Lagos State University, LASU, has shifted papers scheduled for that day as part of the ongoing second semester examinations in the institution. A statement signed this evening by the Coordinator, Centre [...

