Indigenes and residents of ancient Orugbo-Iddo Community, Ikosi-Ejirin Local Council Development Area (LCDA) a suburb in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, yesterday, stormed the state House of Assembly, Alausa, Ikeja to protest over alleged plans to install a non-indigene as…
CCT’s Judgment: Onnoghen files 16 grounds of appeal (Vanguard)
The embattled former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen, has approached the Court of Appeal in Abuja, adducing 16 grounds why his conviction by the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) should be vacated. Onnoghen, maintained that the Mr.…
Merger: Access Bank’s loan book hits N3trn (Vanguard)
Access Bank Plc said it now has the largest loan book in Nigeria’s banking industry, at over N3 trillion, following the successful conclusion of its merger with Diamond Bank. Executive Director, Retail Banking of the bank, Mr. Victor Etuokwu, who…
Nigerian woman executed in Saudi Arabia (Vanguard)
A Nigerian woman and three others have been executed in Saudi Araba for drug trafficking, bringing the number of Nigerians executed in the kingdom in the last three years to eight. Meanwhile, the Nigerian government, yesterday, condemned the execution of…
Let’s come together and make Kano state great – Emir Sanusi (Vanguard)
The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II on Saturday organised a special prayer session at the Kano Central Mosque for Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s administration as he is about to enter into his second term in office. The session was…
NASS Leadership: Okechukwu backs APC’s choice of Lawan, Gbagabiamila (Vanguard)
Despite his purported suspension from the party, Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has supported the All Progressives Congress (APC), choice of Senator Ahmed Lawan and Rep Femi Gbagabiamila as Senate President and Speaker of House…
Ambode reacts over INEC ad-hoc staff protest, seeks residents participation (Vanguard)
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, Saturday, cast his vote, urging Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to address issues raised by its ad-hoc staff. Ambode stressed that the demand raised by the staff could affects registered some registered voters in…
Pay us or we won’t work, Lagos INEC Ad-hoc staff members protest (Vanguard)
Some Ad-hoc staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Lagos State have refused to move an inch or commence electoral processes in the ongoing governorship and state houses of assembly elections over alleged unpaid allowances. The Ad-hoc…
I’m not afraid of losing election – El-rufai (Vanguard)
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Malam Nasir el-Rufai, Saturday said that he is not afraid of losing the ongoing gubernatorial election. Disclosing this before he cast his vote at polling unit 024, Runka/Marnona, Angwan Sarki, the…
Election Tribunal: Lawyers divided over ‘technicalities’ (Vanguard)
With the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his party, lodging their petitions before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, challenging the outcome of the February 23, 2019 presidential election, the attention of Nigerians is…