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The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal has fixed Thursday for judgment on the dispute arising from the September 2018 governorship election in Osun State. The court, on Wednesday, issued hearing notices for the judgment and had them served on all the parties to the four pending appeals relating to the disputed poll. A five-man panel led by Justice …

NLC members injured during a protest against the Minister of Labour and Employment Dr Chris Ngige in Abuja on Wednesday Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has denied inviting thugs to manhandle protesting workers who blocked the entrance to his residence in Abuja on Wednesday. Ngige explained this in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Nwachukwu …

Amid the growing insecurity in the country, particularly banditry and kidnappings, President Buhari again promised on Tuesday to do his “best” for Nigeria. He told worshippers at the State House Mosque in Abuja that he was aware of the weight of the responsibilities he owed Nigerians. Buhari repeatedly expressed gratitude to Nigerians for supporting him to win the February 23 …

Edo State Government has said Governor Godwin Obaseki cannot be distracted by divisive politics and falsehood being propagated by a section of political actors in the state, but is focused on strengthening the pillars of economic prosperity to drive development. In a statement on Tuesday, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., urged members of the public to disregard insinuations …

ABUJA – The Police have explained that Senator Ademola Adeleke,who is in its custody,was detained in connection with ongoing criminal investigations touching on his person. But the police which said the Peoples Democractic Party,PDP governorship candidate in Osun State will be arraigned in a competent court of law today,did not specify the court he would be arrained. The Force Public …

Speaker, House of Representative, Mr Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday in Abuja said Nigeria’s real problem was lack of leadership and not corruption as widely claimed. Dogara said this at a conference tagged “The Convergence 2.0: Leadership, Power and Politics for Democracy Renewal’’, Nigeria’s largest gathering of elected young representatives, organised by the Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement. He said that Nigeria was plagued …

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Tuesday told federal lawmakers that the police are making efforts to tackle the insecurity across the country as well as sanction erring officers within their fold, Senate President Bukola Saraki said. Mr Adamu appeared before the Senate in plenary and briefed the lawmakers over the spate of kidnappings across Nigeria. He appeared alongside the …

The Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the ‘Pensions Rights of Speaker and Deputy Law 2019’ legislation , which approves life pensions for Speakers, and their deputies after they leave the office. Similarly, the former speakers and the deputies will now enjoy foreign medical trips and new vehicles every four year. The bill will become law if signed …

The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has appeared before the Senate in plenary to brief the lawmakers over the spate of kidnappings across Nigeria. He appeared alongside the special adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters, Ita Enang, and other police officers. Mr Adamu was invited by the Senate on April 25 to brief the senate on security matters …

BY ALLTIMEPOST.COM Nobody is safe now, Emir of Katsina, Abdulmumini Usman Lamented the state of the Nigerian nation, in a message he send through the Minister for Agriculture, Audu Ogbe to President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday. Buhari’s agriculture sector initiatives may yield no success if the insecurity devastating Nigeria’s northwest persists, the Emir, feared. According to Daily Trust, the Emir …