The deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Dame Olabisi Adu-Okunniyi in the Saturday Ondo State gubernatorial election has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to guard against manipulation of election results. The candidate in a press statement on Friday signed by Olubori Obafemi, her Media Assistant, urged the electoral umpire to be vigilant and curb the possible reoccurrence of manipulations of election results especially on INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) as was observed...

The Supreme Court has dismissed the suit instituted by 16 states of the federation against the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), challenging the constitutionality of the acts establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two others. The other agencies are the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU). A seven-member justices, in a unanimous judgment on Friday held that the suit was unmeritorious. In...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications (State House). Others appointed on Thursday include three Nigerians as directors-general of various agencies. The new appointees as announced by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy includes: Mr. Olawale Olopade — Director-General, National Sports Commission, Dr. Abisoye Fagade — Director-General, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism and Dr. Adebowale Adedokun — Director-General, Bureau of Public...

Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State Thursday presented a N936,078,818,719 billion Appropriation bill for the 2025 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. According to Oborevwori, the budget christened, ‘Budget of Fiscal Consolidation,’ was made up of recurrent expenditure of N348,717,758,635 billion representing 37.25 per cent and capital expenditure of N587,361,060,084 representing 62.75 per cent of the total budget. He said the 2025 budget is N211bn more than the 2024 approved sum of N725bn,...

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has lauded the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) over its recent achievements in crude oil production and ongoing leadership reforms. The council also hailed the dedication of NNPCL’s management under the leadership of Chief Mele Kyari, in steering the organisation towards a brighter future. A press statement on Thursday signed by its National President, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, stated that NNPCL announced that it...

Kogi State has been ranked first in the implementation of New National Minimum Wage by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) National Executive Committee (NEC). Comrade Onuh Edoka, the Special Adviser to Kogi State Governor on Labour Matters, who disclosed this, noted that the national leadership of NLC ranked Kogi State first among the states in the country in the implementation of the new national minimum wage after examining certain indices. He stated this on Thursday...

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), the social-political and economic apex umbrella body of the South South region has congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo on his successful inauguration as the executive Governor of Edo State. PANDEF also urged him to have the interest of the Edo People paramount at heart as he takes over the mantle of leadership. The organisation in a press statement on Thursday signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief (Dr.) Obiuwevbi Christopher Ominimini,...

Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation has stated that the tax reform proposed by the Federal Government is not targeted at North or any religion. Afenifere in a press statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, noted that no region in the country should entertain any fear regarding the distribution of the proceeds of the Value Added Tax (VAT) as being proposed. Recall that the Executive arm of government under President Ahmed...

Dame Olabisi Adu Okunniyi, the Deputy Governorship Candidate of Labour Party in the Governorship Elections of Ondo State holding on Saturday November 16th, has commeded the judgement of the Appeal Court in Abuja presided over by Justice H A Barka, which today upturned the previous ruling of the federal high court and sacked Olusola Ebiseni as the Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party in a judgement read by Justice A I Banjoko, a member of...