The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu on Friday upheld the defection of Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi and his deputy, Mr. Kelechi Igwe. The court dismissed the appeal filed by Senator Sonni Ogbuoji and Mbam Ogodo seeking to remove...
Festus Agas, the Chief of Staff to Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has resigned from office. Others, who resigned from the Delta State Executive Council, were seven commissioners earlier appointed by the governor. The seven commissioners include Basil Ganagana, Evelyn Oboro,...
Award-winning Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, widely known as Davido, has been featured on the official soundtrack for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Davido disclosed the development via a tweet on his verified Twitter handle on Friday. The song for...
Popular Yoruba comic actor, Kunle Adetokunbo, well known as Dejo Tunfulu, is dead. Dejo Tunfulu died at the age of 49. The demise of Dejo Tunfulu was disclosed by his colleague, Kunle Afod, via Instagram on Friday. He wrote: “You posted this...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is holding Google Play Store responsible for the inability to trace the owners of some online lenders over violation of consumer rights. FCCPC Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Babtunde...
A former Minister of State for Defence, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd.), has declared his interest to contest for the Abia Central Senatorial District seat in 2023. Akobundu, a former National Organising Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), will be...
Telecoms operators have threatened upward review of their tariff over rising cost of doing business and safety of telecommunications infrastructure in the country. The operators also said they are considering varying tariff to some of unfriendly telecommunications states in order to...
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has announced his ambition to contest for President ahead of the 2023 general election. “May I also state clearly that I will be seeking the ticket of the PDP to contest the next presidential...
Police in Borno have arrested a 44-year-old man, Zakariya Ya’u, for allegedly raping a 92-year-old woman. Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdu Umar, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri on Thursday that Ya’u allegedly committed the crime at...
A 20-year-old girl (name withheld) on Thursday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how her biological father, Akin Isaac, allegedly impregnated her and aborted the pregnancy. While being led in evidence by State Prosecutor, Mr Y. A. Alebiosu, the survivor...