Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo state, on Thursday met with President Muhammadu Buhari, seeking his intervention in the refund of over N32 billion his predecessors reportedly spent on federal roads in the state. Speaking with state house correspondents after the meeting with Buhari, Uzodinma said Imo is in “financial distress”. He said the funds, if…
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Bishop Garuba Begs Presidency For Been Booed in Maiduguri
National Coordinator of the National Inter-Faith and Religious Organization for Peace, Bishop Sunday Garuba, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to forgive some Nigerians who booed him in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. Some Borno residents had booed President Buhari’s convoy during his condolence visit to the state. Speaking at the end of the 21-day fast…
Presidency Denies Rumors On Traveling To UK
President Buhari on Monday dismissed as fake the report that he is expected to travel to the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and Austria on a private visit. The Presidency in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, described the purported traveling plan as fake and warned…
Bayelsa Update: Alaibe vs Diri Game of Thrones.
Ex Gov. Dickson Coerced Party-man Alaibe to Withdraw Litigation Over Gov. Diri, as Bayelsa PDP Chieftain Timi Alaibe, has turned into a beautiful bride overnight for the Dickson PDP in Bayelsa State following the swearing-in of Senator Douye Diri as governor.
[Just In] Supreme Court to Hear Ihedioha, Lyon Appeals on Tuesday.
The supreme court has fixed Tuesday for hearing of the application filed by Emeka Ihedioha, a former governor of Imo state, and David Lyon, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa state. Festus Akande, spokesman of the supreme court, confirmed this when he was contacted on Saturday.“Yes it is true. The appeal of…
Again, Bayelsa Deputy Governor Likely To Be Indicted For Forgery
The newly sworn-in PDP Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo may need to provide some clarity on his BSc certificate and Letter of Exemption from National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Lagosspy.ng understands. A critical look on his Bsc certificate from River State University of Science and Technology and his NYSC Letter of Exemption provides a…
PDP Receives Supreme Court Judgment on Bayelsa, Insists on Imo
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) receives the judgment of the Supreme Court restoring its mandate in the Bayelsa state governorship election but insists that the apex Court must right the wrongs in the Imo state governorship election judgment. In a statement released on Thursday, PDP said the Bayelsa judgment will not change the course of…
BREAKING: Soyinka, Sani In Court As Sowore’s Trial Resumes
Nobel laureate Professor, Wole Soyinka, and a former Nigerian Senator Shehu Sani are currently at the Abuja High Court in solidarity with the convener of #RevolutionNow Protest, Omoyele Sowore. Also, the former Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Professor Chidi Odinkalu and popular activist Deji Adeyanju, are in court in solidarity with Sowore…
Aisha Buhari Meets Patience Jonathan
Nigeria’s First Lady Aisha Buhari on Tuesday received her predecessor, Mrs Patience Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja and shared experiences on issues relating to women’s development in the country. Mrs Buhari disclosed this on Tuesday on her tweeter handle. The first lady said, their discussion centred on issues affecting the growth and development of…
Insecurity in Libya Gives me Sleepless Nights, I want to help them – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari tells the African Union that he is concerned about the worsening security condition in Libya Buhari says the Libyan conflict continues to have devastating impact on neighbouring countries in the Sahel and the Lake Chad regions and that gives him sleepless nights. The Nigerian president calls for the African Union to adopt…
BREAKING: INEC Deregisters 74 Political Parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has deregistered seventy-four political parties. This suggests that only eighteen political parties survived the deregistration process. The commission carried out a review of the performance of political parties after the 2019 general elections to see which parties qualify to exists. Briefing newsmen in Abuja, the Chairman of INEC, Professor…
BREAKING: US Senate acquits Trump of impeachment charges
The US Senate acquitted President Donald Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress on Wednesday following a historic two-week trial. The Republican-majority Senate voted 52-48 to acquit Trump of abuse of power and 53-47 to acquit him of obstruction of Congress. Fifty-two Republicans voted to acquit Trump of abuse of power while all…
Mc Oluomo, Kunle Poly and Sego Signs Peace Accord with Police.
The Nigerian Police Lagos Command with members of National Union of Road Transport Workers, Lagos State Branch signs a peace accord treaty with Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu and Chieftains of the NURTW Lagos council, Chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo, Azeez Adekunle aka Kunle Poly and Mustapha Adekunle…
Lagos Task Force Begin Operation Clean Up Ikoyi and Victoria Island.
The operative of the Lagos State Task Force team, under the supervision of CSP Yinka Egbeyemi aka White Lion, in collaboration with the Special Environmental Enforcement Team with the ‘Clean Up Ikoyi and Victoria Island’ initiative campaign project intensified its operation as the special team impounded 29 indiscriminate parked vehicles in Ikoyi and Victoria Island…
LASG installs 2,000 Okada, Tricycle Restriction Signs on Major Highways, Bridges.
In a renewed effort towards creating awareness on the Lagos State Traffic Laws on restricted areas for the operation of motorcycles popularly called Okada and tricycles known as Keke, the Lagos State Government has commenced the installation of 2,000 prohibition signs across the metropolis. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde disclosed that a good…
PMS TO SELL AT N97 PER LITRE. FG
Federal Government recently announced its plan in motion to provide alternative fuel called Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), the CNG price is pegged between N95 to N97 per litre.
Nigeria Customs Unveil 2019/2020 Recruitment Shortlisted Candidates.
The Nigeria Custom Service release the names of shortlisted applicant in the just concluded 2019/2020 NCS recruitment exercise, saying a total of 162,399 have been short-listed out of the 828,333 candidates that applied for the 2019/2020 NCS recruitment exercise. According to a press statement made available to Lagosspy NG by DC, Joseph Attah, Public Relations…
Oshodi-Abule Egba BRT Lane, Ready in May 2020. ~Sanwo-Olu.
The Lagos State Governor Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, during an inspection tour on Sunday 12th, January 2020 said in a statement that the Oshodi to Abule Egba BRT corridor project will be completed and ready for use in May this year 2020 with 200 buses. The Oshodi-Abule Egba BRT corridor was conceived by the previous administration…