Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption chairman says they are waiting for Fayose

ANTI-graft officials are waiting for Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose's tenure to end on October 16 so they can arrest him and charge him to court according to Professor Itse Say the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (Pacac).

 

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Inec declares Fayemi the winner of Ekiti governorship elections as Fayose's reaction is awaited

FORMER solid minerals minister Dr Kayode Fayemi has been declared the winner of yesterday's Ekiti State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) with 197,459 votes to that of 178,121 secured by his nearest rival.

 

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UCH Ibadan approves new rule allowing nursing students to wear hijab as part of their uniform

NIGERIA has averted another religious row after the University College (UCH) in Ibadan approved the wearing of the Muslim headscarf the hijab for its nursing students despite objections to the measure from some quarters.

 

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Buhari's campaign director Festus Keyamo says NYSC should be given time to respond to Adeosun claims

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's campaign manager Festus Keyamo has asked Nigerians to give the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) secretariat more time to respond to allegations that finance minister Kemi Adeosun forged an exemption certificate.

 

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PDP accuses police of arresting 500 of its members in Ekiti as governorship election gets under way

TENSION remains high across Ekiti State as it goes to the polls today to elect a new governor after the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) claimed that more than 500 of its supporters have been arrested by the security forces.

 

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Hundreds of Nigerian fans stranded in Russia after bogus travel agents sell them false packages

HUNDREDS of Nigerian football fans have been left stranded in Russia unable to return home having being sold false travel packages that involved their return plane tickets being cancelled by bogus travel agencies that booked them.

 

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Larry Ekundayo becomes European IBF welterweight champion after unanimous decision

NIGERIA'S Larry Ekundayo has become the new International Boxing Federation (IBF) European welterweight boxing champion after defeating John Thian last night at the Bethnal Green Arena in London.

 

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Lagos State police boss says anyone caught operating not wearing uniform will be sanctioned

LAGOS State police commissioner Edgal Imohimi has issued a stern warning to the men under his command that anyone caught carrying out operational duties in mufti from henceforth will be sanctioned.

 

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Ex-Anambra governor Ezeife says Buhari's support for herdsmen will unite Nigerians to rebrand the country

FORMER Anambra State governor Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s perceived backing of Fulani herdsmen might be the will of God as it could eventually unite all Nigerians to rebrand the country.

 

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Abuja civil servant jailed for two years after being found guilty of forging Ican certificate

OFFICE of the Auditor General of the Federation staff Lebi Ayodele James has been jailed for two years by a Federal Capital territory high court for  forging an Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria (Ican) certificate.

 

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