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The Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal, on Monday, rejected the All Progressives Congress’ preliminary objection, which requested that the Peoples Democratic Party’s appeal be rejected. The petitioner’s failure to adhere to Electoral Act regulations regarding the payment of security as to cost resulted in the preliminary objection being rejected. Justice Mikail Abdullahi, one of the tribunal’s three members, rejected the …

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has summoned officials of the State Sports Council over the “shabby outfits” worn by the athletes during the opening parade of the ongoing Sports Festival in Asaba, the Delta State capital. This was contained in a statement issued by the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Babatunde Oke, a copy of which …

The Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, on Thursday accused the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero, of blackmailing his government. Uzodinma, who stated this in a chat with State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said his administration accorded priority attention to workers’ welfare and well-being. The governor added that he never delayed the payment of workers’ salaries …

The Special Adviser to the Executive Chairman of the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, Mr Tokunbo Akande has clarified the misunderstanding about stamp duty as he maintained that it is a revenue stamp and not a postage stamp. Akande made this known while featuring as a guest on The Tax Talk programme on Channels Television recently. He said contrary …

Sir Folu Olamiti [Press Release] The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) is set to honour some distinguished media professionals at the 2nd edition of its Milestone Recognition of Media Icons in Nigeria. In a statement in Lagos, the Chairman, Organising Committee of the event, Gbenga Onayiga, said the recipients were personalities that had carved a niche for themselves in the …

A group under the auspices of SKY Girls, a girl-focused empowerment movement has sensitised over 1,600 adolescent girls in Kaduna on self-esteem in Kaduna The Account director, SKY Girls, Benedicta Ogbian, during the sensitiation and launching of SKY Girls in Kaduna during the weekend explained that their aim was to empower adolescent girls to stay true to themselves. “We are …

UK-based counsel to incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, Bruce Fein, has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, reinstating his call for the immediate release of Kanu from detention. In the open letter which was addressed to the President on Sunday, Fein said Tinubu needs to intervene in the detention of Kanu and …

WWE wrestling icon Terry Funk has died at age 79, his manager Timothy Beal confirmed to CBS News Wednesday. His cause of death was not immediately released, but Beal said that Funk “was in bad health for some time” and was “in a nursing home.” Funk’s death was also confirmed in a statement by the WWE. For Funk, wrestling was …

These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. HURIWA raises concerns over Culture Minister’s status as youth corper A rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has raised the alarm over the status of the new Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, who it alleged abandoned her mandatory National …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a number of operational modifications for the Bureau De Change (BDC) segment in an effort to increase the effectiveness of the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market. The apex bank in a statement, which was released on August 17, 2023, details steps to improve and streamline the operations of BDCs. The spread on purchases …