Former National President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olumide Akpata, has emerged as the Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in Edo State.   Akpata won the LP primary election held in Benin City, the state capital, on Friday.   He was declared the winner of the primary after polling …

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday, said his administration would be reducing public servants working days as part of plans to cushion the cost of living crisis in the country.     “We want to start with our public servants, immediately from next week, Civil servants from the …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of DCG Kemi Nanna Nandap to serve as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service.   According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday, DCG Nandap takes over from Mrs. Caroline Wura-Ola Adepoju, whose term in office expires on …

The Senate has passed a resolution urging the federal government to maintain the electricity subsidy in light of the prevailing hardship in the country.   The lawmakers also kicked against the plans by the Ministry of Power to increase the electricity tariff. The Senate’s stance on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, …

Ex-FC Barcelona defender Dani Alves has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for sexual assault by a court in Barcelona, Spain.   The 40-year-old Brazillian footballer was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in an upscale Barcelona nightclub early on New Year’s Eve in December …

Amid the continuing depreciation of the value of the Naira, a former lawmaker and social critic, Shehu Sani, has asked Nigerian Muslims and Christians pray for a miracle.     In a post on his X handle on Wednesday, Sani advised adherents of both religions to fast if the miracle …

There was a mild drama on Tuesday as the Senate resolved to revisit the N30 trillion Ways and Means it approved for the Federal Government under former President Muhammadu Buhari, the details of which it said were never provided for scrutiny.     Specifically, the Red Chamber alleged that reckless …

Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has tendered an apology to Kalvin Phillips for saying the player gained too much weight on returning from World Cup duty with England back in December 2022.   The tactician was explaining why Phillips had been left out of his squad for a Carabao Cup …

Big Brother Naija 2020 finalist, Vee, has opined that Nigerians who are lamenting about hardship will still make the same political choice in 2027.   According to the reality TV star, when the next election reaches, those who have been crying will vote for the government and inflicted suffering on …

Nigerian media personality, Daddy Freeze has said that the Presidential candidate of AAC, Omoyele Sowore and LP’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi would have done better jobs than President Bola Tinubu.   Speaking via a video message titled “Nigeria is in trouble”, he said he supported Sowore in the 2023 presidential …