Sanwo-olu orders the payment of N5m to Uber driver

27 Mar 2023

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has ordered the payment of N5 million compensation to an Uber driver, Adedotun Clement, who was assaulted on October 20, 2021, during a rally to mark the one-year anniversary of the #EndSARS protest in the state. The governor in a statement on Saturday said he had “directed the Honorable […]

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INEC issues Certificates of Return to Governor-elects and their Deputies

26 Mar 2023

The Commission met today, Saturday 25th March 2023 and deliberated on a wide range of issues including the issuance of Certificates of Return to those elected during the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections conducted by the Commission on 18 March 2023. By the provisions of Section 72(1) of the Electoral Act 2022, the […]

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Do not arrest Peter obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed- HURIWA warns DSS

26 Mar 2023

Nigeria’s leading civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA), on Friday, slammed the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keya­mo, for asking the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest the flag bearer of the Labour Party, Peter Obi and his run­ning mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed for allegedly ‘riling up’ […]

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Governor sanwo-olu reject compensation of N5m for Uber driver

26 Mar 2023

Barely a week after his reelection, Governor sanwo-olu has rejected demands to compensate the Uber driver who was tortured during the EndSARS memorial. A Federal High Court in Lagos had on March 14, 2023 ordered the Lagos State Government to pay the sum of N5 Million as compensation to Adedotun Clement, an Uber driver who […]

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Appeals court reinstate Adeleke as the Governor of Osun

25 Mar 2023

Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun state, has been reinstated by the Court of Appeal. Recall that the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, which met in Osogbo on Friday, January 27, declared Ademola Adeleke’s election as Osun governor null and void.  On Friday, March 24, a three-judge tribunal presided over by Justice Mohammed Lawal […]

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“Do you think Nigeria is a comedy?” – Oby Ezekwesili responds to Festus Keyamo’s petition for Peter Obi and Datti Baba-Ahmed to be invited and prosecuted by the DSS

25 Mar 2023

Oby Ezekwesili, a former Minister of Education, has responded to Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, who filed a petition calling for the arrest of Peter Obi, the Labour Party LP Presidential Candidate, and his vice, Datti Baba-Ahmed, for remarks he described as incendiary and capable of inciting rebellion.  According to Keyamo, […]

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FG approves N453.90bn for the construction of the Kano-Niger rail line

24 Mar 2023

The Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, approved the sum of N453.90bn for the procurement of rolling stock, operation and maintenance equipment for the Kano-Maradi standard gauge rail line currently under construction. The amount also includes N510.93m meant for procuring four customised fire service/search and rescue vans in seaports at Port Harcourt, Lagos Port Complex, Tincan […]

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FG set to construct NDLEA barracks for N5.2 bn

24 Mar 2023

The Federal Executive Council yesterday approved N5,157,265,770 for construction of barracks for personnel of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, said this was to NDLEA personnel with security because of the threat from drug criminals. “Accordingly, two contracts were awarded. Whitchino Engineering Limited was […]

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Actor Olumide Oworu finally speaks out after his name was omitted from ballot papers during the house of assembly election

23 Mar 2023

Olumide Oworu, a Nollywood actor and politician, has finally spoken out after his name was omitted from the ballot papers during the Lagos State House of Assembly election. Olumide, a Labour Party candidate, ran for the Surulere Constituency seat in the March 18 election, but his name was not on the ballot. He was defeated […]

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