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Ayodele Fayose, the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, granted a N50 million bail may remain in detention until the surety meets the bail conditions. His bail application was granted during his second appearance before the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday. Fayose was arraigned before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on charges of corruption. The judge also asked him to provide a surety who must have landed property in Lagos. The guarantor is also required to have three-year tax clearance in Lagos. Fayose is facing an 11-count charge bothering on…

The re-nomination of the 77-year-old Moses Ekpo as the Peoples Democratic Party deputy governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State for the 2019 elections is seen “as a clear confirmation of loyalty” by one of  his aides. Mr. Ekpo has served as a Deputy Governor in the state since 2015. Governor Udom Emmanuel, Wednesday, presented Mr. Ekpo as his running mate for the forthcoming election to the state Caucus of the party. He said his choice was based on the stability and strength of character of Mr. Moses Ekpo, saying that his presence and unbeatable profile cannot be ignored in any…

The 25,000-capacity Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba, capital of Delta State comes alive on Wednesday as Enugu Rangers slug out with Kano Pillars for the third edition of the Aiteo Cup final. Kano Pillars beat Katsina United 4-1 on penalties after it ended 2-2 at 90 minutes, while Enugu Rangers International beat Nasarawa United 4-2 in the semi-final of the Aiteo Cup 2018 played on Wednesday, October 10 as both winners booked their respective places in the final. Rangers have won the cup five times in the past when it was known as the Challenge Cup. That was in 1974, 1975, 1976,1981…

For the first time since the inception of the 27-year-old University of Uyo, five female students of the institution have bagged First Class degrees in the 2018 Bar Final Examination conducted by the Nigerian Law School in August. They were among the 161 candidates who bagged First Class degrees of the 5,846 candidates from different Law Departments in both public and private Nigerian universities. Of the number which is the highest in the history of the school, females topped the list of First Class graduates with 113 while males were 48. A breakdown shows that University of Nigeria and University…

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) on Monday named 105 delinquent debtors for failure to negotiate successfully with the corporation. Ahmed Kuru, the managing director and chief executive of AMCON, had in July promised to publish the list of delinquent debtors and directors who have failed to reach or refused to reach settlement resolution with the corporation. Mr. Kuru said after failed negotiations, AMCON would name, shame and embark on take-over of properties of delinquent debtors. Top on the list published by AMCON on Monday is Capital Oil and Gas Industries Limited owned by Ifeanyi Ubah, with its current…

During the UEFA Champions league played in Europe Tuesday, October 23, four of the 10 teams won and four lost. A total of 16 goals were scored while two teams played draw. Ajax    1                             Vs                       Benfica  0        Man United   0                   Vs                       Roma   3 Real Madrid  2                  Vs                       Plzen    1 Hoffenheim  3                   Vs                      Lyon     3 Shakhar         0                   Vs                     Man City  3

As protest by some workers under the aegis of Association of Civil Servants of Nigeria and Medical and Health Workers Union of National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIIS prevented Prof. Usman Yusuf, their Executive Secretary from resuming duty entered day two, the Presidency and House of Representatives have waded in to restore peace and order to the crisis-ridden scheme. On Monday, the workers had blocked Yusuf from gaining entrance to the office on what they perceived as double standard by the Federal Government while their colleagues of the Nigeria Civil Service Union in support of Yusuf, mobilised themselves and countered the…

The total number of eligible voters in the six geo-political zones in Nigeria for the 2019 general elections as registered by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is as follows: SOUTH EAST Abia 1,481,191 Anambra 1,758,220 Enugu 1,301,185 Imo 1,611,715 Ebonyi 876,249 Total 7,028,560 SOUTH WEST Lagos 6,247,845 Ogun 1,869,326 Osun 1,293,967 Ondo 1,588,975 Ekiti 750,753 Oyo 2,577,490 Total 14,298,356 SOUTH SOUTH Edo 1,412,225 Delta 1,900,055 Bayelsa 472,389 Akwa Ibom 1,714,781 Rivers 2,419,057 C/Rivers 1,018,550 Total 8,937,057 NORTH CENTRAL Benue 1,415,162 Kogi 1,215,405 Kwara 1,115,665 Nassarawa 1,224,206 Niger 721,478 Plateau 1,983,453 Total 7,675,369 NORTH EAST Adamawa 1,714,860 Bauchi 1,835,562 Borno 2,730,368…

Bukola Saraki, President of the Senate, has expressed worry over the continued delay by President Muhammadu Buhari to assent the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill into law. The 10 year-old Petroleum Industry Governance Bill was passed by the National Assembly in March 2018, and transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari for his assent. The leadership of the National Assembly sent the harmonised PIGB to President Buhari on Tuesday, July 3 for his assent. However, the President withheld assent to the harmonised Bill and communicated decline of the assent to the National Assembly on August 29, 2018. Meantime, Buhari is doubling as the…

It was black Tuesday as 18 members of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) reportedly lost their lives in an auto crash at Mowe Town in Obafemi-Owode local government area of Ogun State, South-west zone of Nigeria. Straightnews gathered that the corps members were among the 30 passengers including a driver who perished in a commercial bus they were travelling from Kaduna to Lagos. A Twitter user @Lola_josh who shared the report wrote: 18 corpers lost their lives this early morning sad. They were 30 passengers, they all lost their lives including the driver. 18 corpers and other passengers including the…