JUST IN: Lagos appoints MC Oluomo Parks Management Committee chairman

Lagos State Government has appointed an ex-chairman of the state’s chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly called MC Oluomo, as the chairman of its Parks Management Committee.

Atiku reacts to ex-President Jonathan convoy’s auto crash

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the auto crash involving the convoy of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in which two of his aides reportedly died and two others injured.

4NURTW already lost Lagos, sacking MC Oluomo after withdrawal from union big joke –Aide

The National Union of Road Transport Workers Union has lost Lagos State and should not bother engaging in comic sessions such as sacking ex-chairman of the union in the state, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo.

PDP consensus: Why I won’t step down for Atiku, Saraki – Fayose

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday, said he won’t step down for ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar; ex-Senate President, Bukola Saraki; or any consensus presidential candidate agreed by the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Russia drops appeal on FIFA ban

The Russian football federation has dropped an appeal against FIFA’s World Cup ban, imposed after the invasion of Ukraine, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said yesterday.

2023 presidential ticket: PDP to jettison zoning

There were indications that the Peoples Democratic Party’s 37-man panel on zoning has opted to throw the presidential ticket for the 2023 race open. The implication is that if the recommendation is approved by the National Executive Committee (NEC), all zones will be free to bid for the […]

SIM-NIN: Deactivated subscribers storm telecom outlets, queues mount

Some telecommunication subscribers were left stranded on Tuesday after telecom companies barred their lines from making calls following a directive from the Federal Government.

Ukraine: Latest developments you need to know

Russian forces have doubled their tactics in a concentrated assault on the eastern part of Ukraine, having retreated from the north Kyiv. As the Ukrainian army recaptured territories of Kyiv and Chernihiv, the onslaught persists in other areas particularly in Donbas east of the country.

Presidency: PDP panel dumps zoning, fears North’s voting strength

The zoning committee of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, contrary to the expectation of its southern members, has recommended an open race for the party’s 2023 presidential ticket. The party’s 37-person zoning committee, which took the decision at the Benue State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Abuja, on Tuesday, cited […]

New APC chairman Adamu threatens probe of national secretariat, directors

The new National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) may soon commence a probe of the party’s National Secretariat, National Chairman Abdullahi Adamu hinted yesterday. Adamu also said his team has a clear mandate from President Muhammadu Buhari to deliver victory to the party in […]

Northwest states may hire mercenaries to fight terrorists -El-Rufai

Northwest states of Kaduna, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Sokoto and the neighbouring Niger may resort to hiring mercenaries if the federal government fails to end the ongoing reign of terror within their territories speedily.

Terrorists kill 1,545 in Kaduna, Zamfara, others in 90 days

Train hit by two explosions before attackers started shooting, says victimNo fewer than 1,545 persons have been killed by terrorists within the first quarter of 2022, a joint report by the Community of Practice Against Mass Atrocities and the Joint Action Civil Society Committee under the aegis of […]

UK jails Nigerian four years for instigating violence against Igbo

A Nigerian based in West London, Adeyinka Shoyemi, 45, of Powis Terrace in Notting Hill, who incite racial hatred with inflammatory messages encouraging violence in Nigeria has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.

Viral posts: How Idris Mohammed Doko’s flyer on Practicing Fee Legends caused an exciting engagement among Nigerian Lawyers.

“I Know that legends pay their BPF and Branch Dues on the 31st of March. That is how we roll. This year I call on all Legends to pay by 30th of March because we don’t know what the Internet Network will look like on the 31st.“ This […]

APC Convention: Giadom, Edu, Morka make South-South unity list

The former Deputy National Secretary at the centre of the leadership crisis that ousted Comrade Adams Oshiomhole-led National Working Committee (NWC), Chief Victor Giadom, will on Saturday find his way back to the committee after the South-South caucus endorsed him as National Vice Chairman South-South.