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The World Bank has ranked Nigeria 169 out of 189 countries in its latest report on the ease of doing business globally.  The report is an improvement over previous rankings.  The information was revealed to newsman in a statement by the Head of Communications, World Bank Nigeria, Mr Obadiah Tohomdet, on Tuesday in Abuja. According […]

…As NNPC Moves to eliminate Hawking of Nigerian Crude  The new wave of openness and transparency pervading the operations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) received fresh impetus on Tuesday with the public harvesting of 278 bids submitted by indigenous and foreign firms seeking to secure contract for the sale and purchase of the […]

The Lagos State Government has appealed the judgement of a State  High Court which on 23rd October 2015 declared that the appointment of Caretaker Committees to manage the affairs of Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas was illegal. The court had given the state government 30 days to conduct elections into the 20 […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a congratulatory message to Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi on his emergence as the 51st Ooni of Ife and successor to the late Oba Okunade Sijuwade. He urged the Ooni-designate  to commit himself to carrying all his subjects along to a new era of peace, stability and progress in Ife, Yorubaland […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called an emergency meeting of its national caucus to discuss issues relating to the recent judgements of Election Petition Tribunals which have affected the party. A statement by Chief Olisa Metuh, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, on Monday said the meeting would hold on 29th October 29 in Abuja. […]

The former Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Chris Omeben, who investigated the murder of prominent Nigerian journalist Dele Giwa, has finally revealed that the major suspect in the saga was Kayode Soyinka, the man who sat with the late Giwa shortly before he was killed. He also said powerful forces frustrated his attempt to successfully execute […]

…Stanbic IBTC Dismisses Claim For alleged accounting irregularities and improper disclosures in Stanbic IBTC’s 2013 and 2014 financial statements, the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) has suspended the Chairman of the bank, Mr. Peterside Atedo; Managing Director, Mrs. Sola David-Borha and KPMG’s duo of Arthur Oginga and Dr. Daru Owei. The suspension was revealed […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday sent a congratulatory message to Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi on his appointment as the new Ooni of Ife. The appointment of 40-year old Ogunwusi was announced in a short statement by the Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, in the early hours of Monday.   Ambode, in […]

The Delta State Governorship Election petition sitting in Asaba, the state capital, on Monday upheld the election of Dr.Ifeanyi Okowa, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate.More to come.    

At exactly 12:17 pm on Saturday, the Rivers State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja declared that it was satisfied that the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the April 2015 governorship election in the state, Dakuku Peterside, being the petitioners, have proven their case against the electoral victory of Nyesom Wike, the […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the tribunal judgement that sent Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers packing as a script by the All Progressives Congress (APC) , but declared that it would reject the judgement in line with the law. The party declared that the verdict of the River State governorship election tribunal sitting […]

The Election Petition Tribunal handling the case against the electoral victory of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, has nullified the election that brought him in as governor. The ruling came on Saturday with the tribunal ordering another election within 90 days. The All Progressives Congress and its candidate in the April 11, 2015 election, […]