2023 POLLS: COURT OF APPEAL CONSTITUTES LAGOS GOVERNORSHIP, LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS TRIBUNAL

In preparation for the 2023 polls, the Governorship Election Tribunal and National/State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal have been constituted in Lagos State, according to a notification from the Secretary…

GOVERNOR ABIODUN VOWS TO PROSECUTE PERPETRATORS OF SAGAMU VIOLENCE

Governor, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, on Tuesday, declared that his government would go after those involved in the arson and wanton destruction of public properties in the Sagamu area…

CBN RELEASES CASH TO INEC AHEAD OF POLLS

The Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has released cash to the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC ahead of national and state elections on February 25 and March 11. A source…

SUPREME COURT RESUMES HEARING ON NAIRA CRISIS TODAY

The Supreme Court today resuming hearing on the Naira redesign policy. The suit is between some state governments and the President Muhammadu Buhari government. Nigerians are keenly awaiting the results…

TURKEY EARTHQUAKE: DEADLY NEW TREMOR TRAPS PEOPLE UNDER RUBBLE

Rescuers are once again searching for people trapped under rubble in Turkey after two new earthquakes hit the country, killing at least three people.  Tremors of 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude…

17 PASSENGERS ESCAPE DEATH AS BOAT CAPSIZE IN LAGOS

Seventeen passengers, including officers of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), were rescued when a boat, Fazma Logistics, capsized near Third Mainland Bridge in the wee hours of Monday.  A…

COURT STOPS INEC FROM ENGAGING MC OLUOMO IN MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION

Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission from engaging the services of the chairman of the Lagos State Parks…

PROTEST ROCKS OGUN OVER NAIRA SCARCITY, BANKS BURNT

Again, protest has erupted in Ogun State over the naira scarcity, with videos online showing two banks set on fire in the Sagamu area of the state.  It was gathered…