Edo, Ondo Polls must hold as scheduled to avert constitutional crisis – INEC
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the country, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said Edo and Ondo gubernatorial elections must hold in order to avert a constitutional crisis.INEC National…
FG in dilemma over rising COVID -19 cases Sanwo-Olu threatens to re-shutdown Lagos
Amid the rising number of Covid-19 cases despite weeks of lockdowns, federal and state authorities are facing a stark choice: tighten restraints and hopefully save lives or crash the economy,…
Kano accuses Northern governors of politicizing Covid-19 with Almajiris
Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje has cautioned his Northern counterparts against playing politics with the coronavirus disease and future of almajiri children in the region. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, at…
17 airports may shut down over N26.1b incurred losses in three years
At least 17 out of the 20 airports owned and managed by the Federal Government have turned out not to be viable and have operated at a loss for the…
160 Nigerians evacuated from US quarantined in Abuja
The 160 Nigerians evacuated from the United States by the federal government, who arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja yesterday, were put in seven well-spaced buses to ensure…
Wike demolishes two hotels for violating Covid-19 restrictions
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike on Sunday monitored the demolition of two hotels for violating the state government’s Executive Order 6 which banned the operation of hotels across the 23…
FG to evacuate 270 Nigerians from US on Friday
The federal government has moved forward the planned evacuation of the first batch of Nigerians from the United States from Sunday to Friday. The Consulate General of Nigeria in New…
Court blocks extradition of Senator Kashamu to face drug charges in US
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court Thursday restrained the federal government from initiating processes on its planned extradition of a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator…
Lagos Assembly tasks Sanwo-Olu on Covid-19 donations
The Lagos State House of Assembly yesterday asked the state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to make it a point of duty to make recourse to the House on the spending of…
INEC says Edo, Ondo Guber Polls schedule intact, bars staff above 57 years from office
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reaffirmed its commitment to conduct the governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states as planned amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. INEC…