Hours into the convention, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, pulled out of the race for the national deputy chairman (North). In a letter addressed to the caretaker committee chairman, Mai Mala Buni, the former Speaker wrote in part, “It was thought that my emergence will no doubt strengthen the party’s…
After days of negotiations and disagreements, the preferred candidate of the President, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), for the position of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, was ratified as the new party chairman late Saturday night. The ratification of Adamu and other members of the incoming National Working Committee…
……Warns Nigerians to reject political moneybags Publisher of Ovation Magazine and businessman, Dele Momodu, Friday in Abuja warned stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party and all Nigerians against moneybags politics, saying the presidency is not for the highest bidder. This is as he kicked against the notion that a southern candidate cannot garner enough votes…
A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos has granted an order for the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to take over valuable assets of a Lagos businessman, Tijani Babatunde Folawiyo, over an unpaid debt of N727.9 million. The order was sequel to an application filed before the court by the law firm of Seun…
Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe, in his bid to secure a re-election, is clamping down on his opponents. Amongst them is Muhammad Jibrin Barde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), whose campaign office at Liberty Hotel Junction, GRA area of the state, was demolished. In what appeared to be an outright disobedience to the ruling…
Fully vaccinated inbound travellers would no longer be required to take a pre-departure PCR COVID-19 test, the Federal Government said on Monday. The FG said they would, however, be subjected to rapid antigen test at the airport by the NCDC within the arrival hall of the airport free of charge. The decision was coming after…
Have you seen the videos on this link: https://www.firstbanknigeria.com/home/impact/crs-week/? Piece of advice: Please hold your handkerchief or make sure there is a good supply of tissue paper while you view. The initiative that inspired the efforts and results seen in the videos is not a strange one but it has a way of surprisingly leaving people…
Tragedy struck on Friday at BUA Cement PLC factory in Sokoto State after two oil tanks belonging to the company exploded. The incident is said to have left some workers of the company dead while some sustained injuries. BUA Cement is owned by billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu. It was gathered that one of the tanks was containing…
It was a night of glamour, pomp, and pageantry in Ikeja as some of the biggest boys and girls in Lagos gathered to celebrate House 30 Lounge’s fourth year anniversary. The all-white party affair which was held on 12 March 2022 took place at 30A, Aba Johnson Crescent, Akora Villa, Adeniyi Jones, Ikeja. Speaking at…
Bianca Ojukwu has opened up on the fight incident involving her and Ebelechukwu Obiano, the immediate past first lady of Anambra state during the inauguration of Charles Soludo as the new governor of the state, on Thursday. Bianca, who spoke about the incident while appearing on Arise TV on Friday, said Mrs. Obiano who was…
