Hungary’s populist leader Viktor Orban had a one-word response to the head of NATO, after he visited Ukraine and promised eventual membership to the war-torn country. “What?!” Orban tweeted on Friday, as he shared a link to a Politico article with the headline: “Your place is in NATO, alliance chief tells Ukraine on first wartime…
By Ayomide Otitoju Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Muhammad Nami has been given an award for Excellence in Public Service by President Muhammadu Buhari.The award was given at the maiden edition of the Nigeria Excellence Award in Public Service, recently.Mr. Nami, alongside 43 others including former President Goodluck Jonathan, were conferred…
The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has granted an exparte application by Labour Party’s gubernatorial candidate, Gbadegbo Rhodes-Vivour, for a substituted service on the state governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.Mr Rhodes-Vivour and Labour Party, through their counsel, Olagbade Benson, had informed the tribunal that Mr Sanwo-Olu evaded service of the petition on him by the court’s…
The German foreign minister has urged China to pressure Moscow to end the war in Ukraine, saying no other country had “more influence on Russia”. Speaking on Friday after a meeting with her Chinese counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing, Annalena Baerbock said she also expressed concerns about human rights issues and escalating tensions with Taiwan.Her…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja, has nullified and set aside the Ward and Local Government congresses purportedly conducted on February 7 by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State. The congresses were for the purpose of nominating APC’s Governorship Candidate for the November gubernatorial polls. The court voided the…
Many traders and customers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have lamented the low patronage and high prices of goods.The traders and customers spoke on Friday in Abuja. One of them, Aliyu Isa, a meat seller at the Wuse market, described the low patronage as worrisome.“I have been coming here to sell cow meat…
In a dramatic twist, Kogi Deputy Governor Edward Onoja and seven other aspirants have withdrawn from Friday’s governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC).Deputy gov, 7 others quit guber primary as Yahaya Bello anoints Kogi Auditor GeneralWhile announcing his withdrawal from the race, Mr Onoja thanked Mr Bello and all his supporters for…
An Abuja High Court on Thursday dismissed a suit seeking the nullification of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates lists for the governorship primaries scheduled to hold on Friday.Governorship aspirants: Abayomi Awoniyi, Abdullahi Haruna, SAN, Ruben Atabo, SAN, Mohammed Usman, Musa Wada, Kingsley Lona, Gedion Ojata, Dr M. Bolufemi filed the suit.They are alleging that…
the lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, James Faleke, has appealed to Governor Yahaya Bello to allow Kogi West to produce his successor ahead of November 22 governorship election. Faleke, who is the Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Secretary for the APC Presidential Campaign Council, made the appeal…
