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The list of commissioner-nominees submitted to the Benue State House of Assembly by Governor Hyacinth Alia has been generating controversies. Governor had on July 27, transmitted a list of 14 commissioner-nominees to the House for screening. Speaker of the House, Hyacinth Dajoh, announced the development while reading the letter from the Governor during the plenary on Thursday last week. Dajoh, …

Troops air component of Operation Hadin Kai have killed suspected Boko Haram terrorists in air raids in Borno State. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the interdictions carried out in Ajigin and Banki junction areas of Borno State were aimed at clearing remnant …

Scene of the Okpella Accident Five persons died while one sustained injuries in an accident at Ososa Junction on the Sagamu-Benin Expressway on Sunday. Eight persons were involved in the accident, but two escaped unhurt. Spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the accident to newsmen in Abeokuta on Sunday. She said the …

The Peoples Democratic Party PDP (PDP) governorship in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu has rejected the verdict of the state governorship election petitions tribunal. The three-member panel led by Justice Hamidu-Kunaza had on Saturday upheld Governor Dapo Abiodun’s victory in the March 18 election in the state. Justice Hamidu-Kunaza, who read the judgement, held that the petitioner failed to prove his …

Manchester City are on the verge of an historic Premier League title win after Erling Haaland’s brace secured a 2-0 win against Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday night. The win saw City move two points ahead of Arsenal at the top of the table with one game left to play. Arsenal needed their city rivals to avoid defeat against Spurs to …

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said it is certain of winning the November 11 governorship election in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi States, going by the level of its acceptability by the people. The acting National Chairman, PDP, Umar Damagum, said this in Abuja at the inauguration of the party’s National Campaign Council for the election in the three states. …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Legal Adviser, Ahmed El-Marzuq, has resigned his membership of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). In a statement issued on Thursday by his Special Adviser, AbdulHalim Adamu, the APC chieftain said his resignation from the party followed the emergence of ex- Kano State governor Abdullahi Ganduje; and former Senate spokesman, Ajibola Basiru; as party’s …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the first batch of results after commencing the collation of results of Saturday’s governorship election from some local government areas of Kogi State. The results released so far by INEC are: Ogori-Magongo LGA (Osebande ward) Accredited voters: 665 APC: 362 SDP: 195 PDP: 86 ADC: 11 LP: 01 NRM: 002 Idah LGA …

The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Saturday reserved judgment in the appeal filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Plateau State, Nentawe Yilwatda, challenging the victory of Governor Caleb Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In the March 18 gubernatorial election in the state, Mutfwang had scored 525,299 votes to be …

  The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo says political interference in the operations of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), would be dangerous as safety is key in aviation management. According to him, aviation safety is completely in the hands of the aviation regulatory body. The Minister who spoke at the inspection of facilities at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos …