SuperSport to bring premier league trophy to Lagos

The Premier League (PL) 30th-anniversary celebrations, SuperSport, the official broadcast rights owners of the Premier League in Africa, is set to bring the prestigious Premier League trophy to Nigeria. According to reports, the trophy will be paraded at a media event in Lagos on July 5, ahead of the official unveiling of the PL Greatest Africa 11. PL’s greatest African XI, as voted by football fans across Africa, will be unveiled at a Gala Night...

Senate announces plan to screen service chiefs in 14 days 

The Senate has announced a plan to screen and confirm, where necessary, the appointments of the new Service Chiefs in 14 days. Opeyemi Bamidele, the Senate Majority leader while chatting with journalists on Tuesday said the Senate is ready for full legislative activities. This is as he admitted that the upper chamber still needs to constitute committees before the end of the month. Speaking on the creation of committees, he noted that within one week...

Afenifere leaders move to unite Adebanjo, Fasoranti

Pan Yoruba Yoruba Sociocultural group, Afenifere has stated that measures were already set in motion to reconcile two factional leaders of the organisation; Chief Ayo Adebanjo and Pa Reuben Fasoranti. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, who at the meeting  addressed journalists after the closed door meeting which centered around reconciling the two factional leaders of Afenifere. According to reports, details of the closed door meeting was not disclosed to journalists but it was gathered...

Cross River Speaker, Ayambem calls for arrest of gay party organisers in Calabar

Elvert Ayambem, the Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly, has called for the arrest and prosecution of the organisers of a gay party in Calabar. Ayambem made the call in a statement by his chief press secretary, Matthew Okache, on Tuesday in Calabar. On June 30, a hotel in the Ekorinim area of Calabar played host to a gay drag party, which was condemned by many stakeholders in the state. The Speaker, who...

Gov. Mbah Appoints Ladi Akeredolu-Ale Managing Director ESBS

The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah on Tuesday appointed Mr. Ladi Akeredolu-Ale as the Managing Director of Enugu State Broadcasting Service (ESBS). Ladi Akeredolu-Ale until his appointment as MD ESBS was the Controller, Current Affairs at Channels Television in Lagos State. His appointment is contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Chidiebere Onyia on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. “Mr. Ladi Akeredolu-Ale has been appointed the MD of...

Speaker 8th Enugu Assembly Appoints Principal Officers, Sets Up Ad hoc Committee

The Speaker of the 8th Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Ugwu Callistus Uche on Tuesday announced 8 principal officers at the Hallowed Chamber; 4 members each from Labour Party (LP) and Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). While the Majority Leader, Johnson Samuel Anih is of the Labour Party, the Minority Leader, Iloabuchi Aniagu is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party. Others are Jude Chukwudi Udefuna (LP) Deputy Majority Leader; Deputy Minority Leader- Jane Chinwendu...

National Assembly gets principal officers

President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio has announced the names of the principal officers for the tenth Senate. The principal officers, named on Tuesday, emerged by consensus. The majority leadership of the Senate, as announced by the Senate President are Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti State – APC), majority leader; David Umahi (Ebonyi State – APC), deputy majority leader; Mohammed Ali Ndume (Borno State – APC), majority whip and Lola Ashiru (Kwara State – APC), deputy...

Governor Kefas Of Taraba State Imposes 24 Hours Curfew On Karim Town

Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas has imposed 24 hours curfew on Karim town, the headquarters of Karim Lamido Local Government Area (LGA), and its environs with effect from July 2, 2023, following renewed communal conflicts in parts of the local government area. 50 people were reportedly killed while several houses were burnt as communal clashes rocked Karim Lamido Local Government in the State. In a statement, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Yusuf Sanda...

President Tinubu Rejects EU Report On 2023 Elections

Nigerian President Ahmed Bola Tinubu has rejected the European Union’s Electoral Observer Mission report on the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. President Tinubu described the final report as a product of a poorly done desk job that relied heavily on few persons. President Tinubu explained that there are many reasons to believe the negative report was based on the views of fewer than 50 observers, and was merely to sustain the same premature contents in the...

2023 election: APC, PDP, LP disagree over the accuracy of EU election observers’ report

There is a controversy between the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the two main opposition parties: the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party, LP, over the European Union Elections Observation Mission, EU-EOM, final report on the 2023 polls, particularly the presidential election of February 25. It was earlier reported that the EU-EOM presented its final report on the 2023 polls to Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National...

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