…No, I Did Not Touch Her Rather than enjoying life after his eight years of ruling Benue State peacefully, Gabriel Suswam is battling to clear his name of an alleged battery of his wife, Yemisi, at their London home, where he hibernated after leaving office in May 2015. It was reported that the former governor…
Lagos State Government has urged residents of the state to remain calm over the recent reported cases of the resurgence of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in neighbouring West African countries like Liberia and Sierra Leone. The government wants members of the general public to ensure and maintain adequate personal and environmental hygiene at…
According to the Lagos State Government, the rumour that it demolished the popular auto spare parts market at Ladipo is not true. The government, in a statement issued on Wednesday, disclosed that contrary to reports in some sections of the media that the market was under lock and key, “business activities went on at the…
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, has directed the posting of new Commissioners of Police to some police commands in the country. A statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, CSP Abayomi Shogunle, disclosed that this is in line with the IGP’s determination “to inject fresh ideas…
According to the AFP, close to 100 persons were killed in a fresh attack in a village near Maiduguri, the Borno State capital by members of Boko Haram on Wednesday evening. A witness in Maiduguri was quoted by the foreign news agency to have disclosed the information to them. “The attackers have killed at least…
The Director General of the State Security Service, SSS, Ita Ekpenyong, has been removed from office by President Muhammadu Buhari. Ekpenyong’s sack was announced on Thursday by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Danladi Kifasi, through a statement issued in Abuja by the Director of Communications in his office, Haruna Imrana. According to…
If the story emanating from the sources close to the Yewa South-born politician, Honorable Abiodun Akinlade is true, it means the representative of Yewa at the Federal House of Representatives for years, is leaving politics to face hospitality business. The former federal lawmaker was defeated in the last general elections in Nigeria and could not…
Popular billionaire businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, may eventually have no place to hide if President Muhammadu Buhari looks into a petition filed against the controversial business mogul. A citizen of the country named John I Nnorom has written an open letter to the President to investigate Ibrahim, who he said acquired some Federal Government properties under…
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has directed his legal team to file a suit against The Union newspapers over a report it published on its front page claiming the governor declared an asset of N90 billion and over 40 houses in Abuja and Kaduna. A statement issued on Thursday by his Special Assistant on…
Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, who now likes to be addressed as Femi Olukayode, has said he will not be at the wedding of his daughter, Temitope, which holds this weekend in Lagos. Femi, addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos after the court cleared him of corruption charges brought against him by the Economic…