The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has alleged sinister motive in a planned public hearing on the finances of local governments in the state. The state House of Assembly had issued a public service announcement inviting the general public to hearing on the finances of the local governments in the last one-year. The…

Flight operations continued uninterrupted yesterday at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal II (MMA2) in Lagos and Osubi Airfield in Warri, Delta State, among others, despite earlier notice by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to shutdown the facilities over alleged indebtedness. Also unaffected, contrary to earlier information, were airports at Kebbi, Gombe and Bebi,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has debunked insinuations that Rivers State government is targeted in the anti-graft war. While asserting that it was only fighting for accountability, it affirmed that it would not relent on the fight until victory is achieved. The zonal head of EFCC, Port Harcourt Office, Mr. Nnaghe Itam, stated…

Finally, the federal government has completed Zik’s Mausoleum, the permanent burial site of Nigeria’s first president and Owelle of Onitsha, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, in Ogbe-Abo village, Onitsha, 20 years after the contract was awarded. Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, yesterday paid a working visit to Anambra State to assess the progress of…

All Progressives Congress (APC) National Peace and Reconciliation Committee has urged aggrieved aspirants of the party to learn from the spirit of sportsmanship displayed by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, after the governorship primaries. The committee was in Ado-Ekiti yesterday to reconcile aggrieved aspirants from Ondo and Ekiti states. Chairman of the committee in…

Head of Service of the Federation, Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita has said yesterday’s launch of the Public Service Learning Management System (PSLMS) in Abuja is an initiative for efficient public service delivery in the country. She also described the capacity building system, which is aimed at improving the skills and competency database of the Federal Government.…

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State yesterday assured the people that the state is safe for investment. He promised that government would make adequate provision for security at all times in all parts of the state. The governor described last week’s abduction and subsequent freedom for six employees of Osun State College of Technology, Esa…

The Federal Roads Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would need about 800,000 vehicles to conduct high-free general elections in 2019. Corps Marshal, Boboye Oyeyemi, disclosed this yesterday in Abuja at a National Stakeholders Forum on Elections organised by the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room. Represented by Assistant Corps…

Justice Chuka A. Obiozor of the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, yesterday ordered the final forfeiture of some assets worth N1.8 billion, which were recovered from the Executive Director, Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission, NNDC, Tuoyo Omatsuli. Acting spokesman to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Tony Orilade, disclosed this in a statement yesterday in…

The traditional ruler of Ojoto in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Igwe Gerald Obunadike Mbamalu, has urged Nigerians to be peaceful and avoid religious and tribal sentiments as the country inches closer to the 2019 elections. He also reiterated the need for the electorate to vote credible and trustworthy representatives into various…

The Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti yesterday dismissed the suit filed by former Governor Segun Oni challenging the eligibility of the incumbent governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the July 14 governorship election. Oni, also an APC aspirant in the election, was challenging Fayemi’s eligibility on…

Residents of six local councils in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have attributed the success of the yellow fever vaccination exercise to massive enlightenment, mobilisation and sensitisation campaigns embarked upon by the FCT Primary Health Care Board, FCT Administration, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCA), the United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF), the…