A former police captain who promises to be tough on crime has been declared the winner of the race to pick a Democratic candidate to be New York City’s mayor. Eric Adams, currently borough president of Brooklyn, is now likely to become the city’s second black leader. The winner of the party primary is all…
Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse has been killed in an attack on his home in the nation’s capital, according to the country’s interim prime minister. Claude Joseph said the president’s home in Port-au-Prince was stormed by unidentified armed men at 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT). First Lady Martine Moïse was injured in the attack. Mr Joseph…
Kayode Oyero and Daud Olatunji Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo says he is done with politics and he has no intention to form a new political party as reported by some media platforms This was contained in a statement on Monday, titled, ‘Obasanjo Not Forming Political Party’. It was signed by the ex-president’s Special Assistant on Media…
By Mistura Oshileye and Ismail Shokunbi, The affordable housing programme of the Prince Dapo Abiodun administration in Ogun State is non-discriminatory, as it is planned and designed to accommodate people in the formal and informal sectors. The General Manager, Ogun State Housing Corporation, Estate Surveyor and Valuer Akinwale Ojo made this clarification during a chat…
By Iyabo Araba The Akarigbo and Paramount Ruler of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi has given accolades to the present administration in Ogun State for ensuring equity in the distribution of dividends of democracy across the three Senatorial Districts. Akarigbo said this at a reception organised by the Committee of Friends in honour of the Permanent…
Sunday Aborisade The Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petition has, for the third time, summoned the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Mr Danladi Umar. The development followed the failure of the CCT judge to address the panel on the two occasions he was invited and the subsequent withdrawal of the petitioner…
Matthew Ochei THE Delta State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party has suspended the Senator representing Delta North in the National Assembly, Peter Nwaoboshi over alleged anti-party activities. This was contained in a statement issued by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, in Asaba, on Wednesday. The statement read in part,…
Victor Ayeni Protesters from the Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos State on Thursday besieged the office of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to express their grievances over alleged imposition of the candidate for chairman for the local government election scheduled to hold on July 24. The people who were restrained by policemen manning the Lagos House,…
Chukwudi Akasike RIVERS State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has received a formal letter of approval from the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, for the establishment of a Nigerian Law School campus in Port Harcourt. The letter was presented to Wike by the Director General of the Nigerian Law School,…
