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Leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, gathered in their numbers on Wednesday, to receive Dr. Asue Ighodalo, former Chairman of Sterling Bank Plc and frontline aspirant for the PDP for the 2024 Edo governorship election.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/edo-2024-ighodalo-promises-devt-better-future-for-edo-people/

Former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has visited the family of Nabeeha Al-Kadriyar, killed by her abductors in Abuja, recently.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/peter-obi-visits-family-of-nabeeha-killed-by-kidnappers-in-abuja/

Seventeen internet fraudsters have bagged various jail terms in Oyo and Ogun states, following their prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/17-internet-fraudsters-bag-jail-terms-in-oyo-ogun

Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has called on President Bola Tinubu to resign from office if he cannot tackle the security challenges plaguing the country.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/step-aside-if-you-cant-address-security-challenges-atiku-tells-tibubu/

The trial of the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Chief Cletus Ibeto, over alleged N4.8 billion fraud before an A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, was stalled, Monday, due to the return of the case file by the trial judge, Justice Ismail Ijelu to the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/n4-8bn-fraud-judge-returns-ibetos-case-file-to-cj/

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has disowned media reports by its National Organising Secretary, announcing list of venue for Edo State PDP 3 Ad-Hoc Delegate Congress for the governorship primary election in the state.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/pdp-disowns-list-of-venue-for-edo-ad-hoc-delegate-congress/

The governments of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger on Sunday announced their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc ECOWAS, saying it has become a threat to member states.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/burkina-mali-niger-withdraw-from-ecowas/

A Brazil returnee, Udechukwu Theophilus arrested by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, Lagos, has excreted 60 of cocaine, he ingested.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/brazil-returnee-excretes-60-wraps-of-cocaine-in-ndlea-custody/

An ex-beauty queen, Ms. Aderinoye Christmas, also known as Ms. Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye has been declared wanted by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/ndlea-declares-ex-beauty-queen-aderinoye-christmas-wanted/

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has threatened to sue the 36 state governors and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, unless they account for over N40 trillion local government allocations since 1999.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/serap-to-sue-36-govs-fct-over-none-account-of-n40tr-lg-allocations/

Former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has raised concern that Nigeria has the highest number of out-of-school children, with about 20 million out-of-school children, and with a rating of 124 out of the 140 countries measured on education.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/nigeria-has-highest-number-of-out-of-school-children-peter-obi/

A young man, Ohaguim Emmanuel has been sentenced to one year prison term by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, over for dating scam.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/man-bags-one-year-jail-term-over-dating-scam-in-lagos/

A frontline Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, aspirant in the upcoming 2024 governorship election, and Edo State Deputy Governor, Mr. Philip Shaibu, has submitted his PDP governorship nomination form in Abuja.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/edo-2024-shaibu-submits-pdp-gov-nomination-form-in-abuja/

A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos has adjourned till March 25, 2024, to hear a contempt suit filed against First Bank Nigeria Limited and its three officials, by a judgment creditor, Abdulaziz Nyanko.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/first-bank-others-charged-for-alleged-contempt/

Labour Party, LP, has said its Guideline for the Edo State governorship primaries released recently as approved by its National leadership, was designed to widen participation in the poll.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/edo-guber-our-guidelines-designed-to-widen-participation-lp/

An aspirant of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2024 governorship election in Edo State and former Chairman of Sterling Bank Plc, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, has promised to leverage on his experience, expertise to tackle poverty, drive development, if he wins the election.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/edo-2024-ighodalo-to-leverage-experience-expertise-to-drive-devt/

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has told a member of the House of Representatives, Nicholas Mutu that he has a case to answer in an alleged N320 million money laundering case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/fraud-charge-youve-case-to-answer-court-tells-nicholas-mutu/

Governor Sheriff Oborewori of Delta State is still committed to be a governor for all Deltans, says Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Sir Festus Ahon.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/oborevwori-committed-to-being-governor-for-all-ahon/

Edo State government has denied allegation that the weekly Tuesday Mass that holds at the Government House Chapel had been relocated from Government House.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/edo-govt-denies-relocating-weekly-tuesday-mass-from-govt-house

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has said his government in the past seven years had undertaken a holistic reform of the state’s education sector, noting that with the investment in the sector this year, all basic and secondary schools in the state would fully transition to digital mode of learning.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/obaseki-to-move-basic-secondary-schools-to-digital-learning-mode/

The Lagos State Government has warned the general public against indiscriminate handling and storage of combustible items.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/lagos-govt-warns-against-hoarding-storage-of-combustible-items/

Ahead of the 2024 governorship poll in Edo State, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state, Mrs. Victoria Amu, has disclosed her intention to step down from the governorship race.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/edo-2024-victoria-amu-steps-down-from-guber-race/

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has seized large consignments of Cocaine and Colorado, a strong strain of cannabis, concealed in containerized household items and vehicles imported from Durban, South Africa and Canada at the Tincan Seaport in Lagos.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/ndlea-seizes-1274-parcels-of-cocaine-colorado-in-lagos/

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, and 20 concerned Nigerians have asked a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja to stop Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas from “unilaterally and arbitrarily increasing the allocation for lawmakers from N197billion to N344billion, their highest since the return of democracy in 1999.”

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/stop-akpabio-abbas-from-nass-budget-hike-serap-others-to-court/

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria for their 1-0 victory against the host nation, Ivory Coast in their second AFCON match.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/afcon-2024-obaseki-hails-super-eagles-victory-over-ivory-coast/

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IpoB, has said the Supreme Court judgment that held that its leader, Nnamdi Kanu has a case to answer was not unanimous, contrary to earlier reports.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/scourt-judgment-on-nnamdi-kanu-not-unanimous-ipob/

Amnesty International had condemned the invasion of the studios of ABN TV/Radio Umuahia, Abia State by the Nigeria Police and the arbitrary arrest of a suspect, who was participating in a live programme “Youth Rendezvous.”


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/amnesty-intl-condemns-invasion-of-abn-tv-radio-umuahia-by-police/

The Federal Government on Thursday filed an amended 20-count charge against former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Godwin Emefiele before a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court, Abuja.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/more-troubles-for-emefiele-as-fg-files-20-count-amended-charge/

Former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has said the N3 billion approved for verification of national register of the poor can only happen in Nigeria.

read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/n3bn-to-verify-register-of-poor-can-only-happen-in-nigeria-peter-obi/

Labour Party, LP, has fixed its governorship form fees for the Edo state election at N30milion, comprising expression of interest form, N5million, and nomination form, N25million.


read more: https://frontiernewsng.com/edo-gov-poll-lp-sets-aspirants-form-fee-at-n30m/