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The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Monday led the party’s mega rally for the September 2 local government election in Edo State. Obi, who addressed the party members at the rally, described the local government system as the bedrock of development. He said: “Local government is the nearest to the people and it is supposed to be the …

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Friday, reserved judgment on the appeal filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa, Timipre Sylva, challenging his disqualification from the November 11 governorship election in the state. Justice Donatus Okorowo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on October 9 disqualified the former minister of state for petroleum resources from taking …

Police operatives in Gombe have arrested one Mustapha Isah over the alleged murder of a 58-year-old woman, Aishatu Abdullahi, in the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Mahid Abubakar, paraded the suspects before journalists at the command headquarters in Gombe on Friday. He said the 18-year-old suspect was arrested after one Muhammad Abdullahi reported the incident at Pantami …

At least two persons died and seven others were injured in an auto crash along the Sagamu/Ijebu-Ode highway in Ogun State on Saturday. The spokesperson for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Florence Okpe, said in a statement that a Chevrolet SUV with registration number WWW75MW and a truck marked SRA584XB were involved in the accident which …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arrested an Italian, Floriana De-Stefani, for failing to obey a court order following her conviction for forgery. The EFCC’s Head of Media and Advocacy, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development in a statement on Friday. He said Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja, on October 7, 2022, found De-Stefani …

Nigerians in London on Wednesday held a candlelight procession in honor of late musician, MohBad. In a video making rounds on social media, a candlelight procession and peace walk was held in honour of the late singer in Peckham, United Kingdom. The procession was held in Peckham, where Naira Marley, former signee of Mohbad was birthed and grew up. A …

Vice President, Kashim Shettima, will depart Abuja for Johannesburg, South Africa, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 15th BRICS Summit of Heads of State and Government. The Director Information, Office of the Vice President, Mr Olusola Abiola, made this known in a statement, on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that BRICS, which is an …

The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) declared on Friday that the August 31, 2024 date for the conduct of the local council election in the state remains intact. The commission’s Chairman, Ayuba Usman Wandai, disclosed this when he appeared before the State House of Assembly Committee on NASIEC, Multilateral and Community Development for the assessment of its 2023 budget …

The Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, on Friday defended his visit to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The governor was among the prominent Nigerians who visited the State House on Thursday after the Supreme Court upheld President Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election. Diri, who spoke during the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign tour of the …

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday night, encouraged Nigerians in the Diaspora to return home and take advantage of the realities on ground, declaring that “Nigeria has arrived”. The President, who stated this during a Townhall Meeting with Nigerians in Diaspora in New York, United States of America, encouraged Nigerians in the U.S. to rise above failure by having a change …