Chief Joe Igbokwe, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, says Nigeria is doing well at 61 in spite of challenges. Igbokwe, who is the Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Drainage and Water Resources, however, called for improvement on the nation’s federal system....
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has deployed personnel to ensure free flow of traffic during and after the nation’s 61st Independence Day celebration on Friday. FRSC’s Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, gave the assurance in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer,...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday registered 437 additional COVID-19 infections, six deaths and 582 discharged across 17 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory. The statistics, according to the NCDC, on Thursday indicate that the country’s total infection...
All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the revised timetable and schedule of activities for its Oct. 16 nationwide State Congresses to elect party officials at that level. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, the National Secretary of the APC Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), announced this in a statement on...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osun – Former Lagos governor and All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has felicitated with Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola on his 67th birthday. He described him as an unassuming trailblazer, astute manager of resources and silent achiever. The APC leader urged the...
Japan’s ruling party has elected former Foreign Minister, Fumio Kishida as its new leader on Wednesday, setting him on course to become the next prime minister of the world’s third-largest economy. The soft-spoken centrist defeated popular vaccine chief Taro Kono in an unusually close race to succeed Prime Minister...
Governor Nasir El Rufai of Kaduna state has clarified that the Northern States Governors’ Forum did not oppose the idea of zoning presidency to the south in 2023, rather it is against the language used in the resolution of the Southern Governors on the issue of power shift. El-Rufai...
At least 30 prisoners were killed and 47 wounded in a battle between armed inmates aligned to rival gangs at a jail in Ecuador’s largest city Tuesday, officials said. It was the latest in a series of deadly clashes in Ecuador’s overpopulated and understaffed prisons that have killed more...
An improvised explosive device killed five soldiers on patrol in northern Burkina Faso, the army command announced in a statement on Wednesday. The attack happened at around 3:00 pm local time when the soldiers were engaged in reconnaissance near the town of Mentao, said the statement. One of the...
Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has placed a ₦20 million bounty on the perpetrators of the gruesome killing of Dr. Chike Akunyili, the husband of the late former NAFDAC DG, Dora Akunyili, and others in the state. Governor Obiano said that the sum will be awarded to anyone...
Cristiano Ronaldo marked his record-breaking 178th Champions League appearance with a 95th-minute winner as Manchester United snatched a 2-1 victory over Villarreal at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner had barely threatened until he fired past Geronimo Rulli at the back post to ease the mounting...
Federico Chiesa proved to be a big game player once again with the only goal in Juventus’ 1-0 Champions League win over holders Chelsea which could kick-start their faltering season. Sat 10th in Serie A after a succession of unconvincing performances domestically, Juve top Group H with a perfect...
By BABARA KALU, Abakaliki – The Chairman of South-East Governors’ Forum, David Umahi, has condemned the murder of Dr Chike Akunyili. The deceased was the widower of late Prof. Dora Akunyili, a former Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Umahi, who is...
The Oyo State Government has asked the Court of Appeal, sitting in Port Harcourt, to be joined in the suit instituted by the Rivers State Government against the Attorney-General of the Federation. The suit is in respect of the bid by the Rivers government to take over the collection...
The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has no hand in the killing of Dr Chike Akunyili, widower of former information minister, Dora. Akunyili was killed in Anambra by unknown gunmen on Tuesday. A social media video has claimed that the DSS was responsible for the attack on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) says it has put in place modalities to conduct a world-class assessment survey to ascertain learning outcomes in the nation’s basic education sector. Executive Secretary of UBEC, Dr Hamid Bobboyi, said the 2021/2022 National Assessment on Learning Achievements...
The Kano State Government has approved the upward review of students scholarship by 50 per cent. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje made the announcement at the pre-61st Independence Anniversary lecture, on Wednesday in Kano. Represented by the Commissioner for Information, Malam Muhammad Garba, the governor said that the payment of the...
The Concerned Igbo Stakeholders Forum, a pressure group, on Wednesday condemned the gruesome killing of Dr Chike Akunyili, the husband of late Prof. Dora Akunyili, by yet to be identified gunmen in Anambra. Recalled that the incident occurred in Nkpor, near Onitsha, on Tuesday, while the deceased was returning...
A High Court in Lokoja on Wednesday sentenced a middle-aged man, Danladi Ichado to death by hanging for stabbing two women to death. Delivering judgment, Justice Nicodemus Awulu, held that the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt that the convict was presumed to have intended to kill the...