The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has hailed the decision of the House of Representatives to step down a bill to decriminalise cannabis cultivation, sale and use in Nigeria. NDLEA chairman, retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, gave the commendation in a statement issued by the agency’s spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Friday in Abuja. The…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship Tribunal and has upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governor of the state. Following the governorship polls in the state, an Election Petition Tribunal had sacked Adeleke from office, saying that the Peoples Democratic Party…
APC Suspends SGF Boss Mustapha Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has been suspended by the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Mustapha was suspended by the Adamawa (his home state) chapter of the APC, according to a suspension letter issued on Wednesday. The letter was signed by Muazu Kabiri (APC chair…
INEC Declares PDP’s Mbah Enugu Gov-Elect The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has won the March 18 governorship election in the state. He scored 160,895 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party (LP), who polled 157,552 votes. Frank Nweke Jnr of the…
Sultan Announces Sighting Of New Moon, Says Fasting Begins Today The Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has confirmed the sighting of the moon marking the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan 1444AH. The Sultan, in a post shared by the National Moonsighting Committee…
The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has set up plans to prosecute Oluwaseun Osibanjo, the driver of the BRT bus that collided with a moving train in Lagos, with a 16-count charge of manslaughter and grievous bodily harm. A statement signed on Friday by the Director of Public Affairs in the ministry, Grace Alo, said…
Mesut Ozil has confirmed he has retired from football at the age of 34 with immediate effect. The former Arsenal midfielder and Germany international had been playing for Turkish top flight side Istanbul Basaksehir since joining in the summer but has only made eight appearances for the club following injury problems. Back issues have largely…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has officially presented a Certificate of Yoruba Territory to Quilombola territory in Brazil, making the city the first outside Africa to receive the title. The highly revered Yoruba king also on Tuesday addressed Brazil’s Federal House of Assembly where he officially inaugurated the first-ever National Orisa…
Nollywood actress cum politician, Tonto Dikeh has hailed Funke Akindele’s bravery. Recall the actress and mom of two was Lagos PDP Deputy-Governorship candidate. Though Tonto and her principal stepped down in Rivers state to give their support to APC, the actress says she knows how difficult it is to be a woman in politics. She…
President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero has directed public sector workers in the country to embark on strike beginning from Wednesday next week. He also directed that affiliate unions constituting the Nigeria Labour Congress should also be on standby for picketing exercises across all branches of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, nationwide.…
