The Traditional Ruler of Opobo Kingdom, Dandeson Jaja, has advised Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers to ensure that his administration delivers meaningful democracy dividend equitably to all parts of the state. Jaja gave the advice at the Opobo International Charity Day, organised by the Opobo Foundation, USA (OFUSA),...
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The Oyo State Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged the government to put in stricter measures against corruption in all areas. The Chairman, Apostle Joshua Akinyemiju, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ibadan. Akinyemiju urged the government...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – The former Taraba State Governor, Rev. Jolly Nyame, has said he was jailed on a political basis. Jolly Nyame stated this during interview with journalists at his thanksgiving service held at the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Secretariat in Jalingo, Taraba...
Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah has said that this year’s budget of N521.6 will be financed through the internally generated revenue (IGR). Mbah also gave assurance that the budget would be implemented to the letter to address the lingering poverty and hardship occasioned by the subsidy removal. He...
Report from South Africa said former President Thabo Mbeki is dead. Aged 74, Mbeki, who was rushed to the hospital on Tuesday morning during a brief illness, was pronounced dead by the doctors. Mbeki’s family said the former president had complained about his heart at dawn before...
The killing of about 200 people on the Plateau on Christmas Eve has once again highlighted how helpless Nigerians have become in the face of the nation’s rising and intensifying terrorism. A national newspaper captured the tragedy thus: “Of the number, 148 were killed in Bokkos Local Government Area,...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Daniel Bwala, on Tuesday, said opposition political parties will come together to form a strong coalition that will wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. Bwala, who was a guest on Channels...
Harvard University’s President, Claudine Gay, has resigned on Tuesday, after she faced criticism over allegations of plagiarism and her handling of anti-Semitism on campus, according to a report by the prestigious US school’s student newspaper. Gay was criticized in recent months after reports surfaced alleging that she...
The National Union of Nigerian Students (NANS) has asked the Federal Government to reassess the suspension placed on the accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from neighbouring Benin Republic and Togo. The Federal Government on Tuesday suspended certificates from the two francophone West African countries following...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged Nigerians to remain steadfast with President Bola Tinubu as he strive to deliver on his promise of improving the living conditions of all citizens. The APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, said this in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – As part of strategic initiative targeted at ensuring full realization of the corporate strategic goals of the Corps for the year 2024, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dauda Ali Biu has approved the redeployment of 2 Deputy Corps Marshals,...
By EZEKIEL OBI , Abuja – Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said the private sector has a leading role in actualising the Federal Government initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Idris gave the charge at the inauguration of ABG CNG Plant...
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended the Federal Government (FG) for suspending the evaluation and accreditation of degree certificates obtained from institutions in Benin Republic and Togo. NANS also called on the government to extend its sanction to Nigerian tertiary institutions offering courses without...
Hannatu Musawa, the Minister of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, on Tuesday visited ailing Nollywood actor, Zack Orji, at a private hospital in Abuja, where he had a brain surgery. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister was received by the wife of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has been commended for allocating N100bn for school feeding programme in the 2024 budget. The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on School Feeding Programme (SFP), Dr Yetunde Adeniji, gave the commendation in a statement issued on Tuesday in...
The market capitalisation of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Tuesday, first trading of the year, recorded a gain of N666 billion or 1.63 per cent. The gain represents 1.63 per cent, closing at 41.583 trillion, compared to N40.917 trillion recorded on Friday. Also, the All-Share...
Akeredolu’s family, describes him as principled leader The Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday paid a condolence visit to the Jericho Ibadan residence of the late Rotimi Akeredolu, former governor of Ondo State. Obi, who visited Akeredolu’s family alongside a...
The Lagos State Government will soon establish a medical university to boost the training of health professionals and address the problem of brain drain in the health sector. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-olu disclosed this at the inauguration of the Femi Gbajabiamila General Hospital on Tuesday in Surulere,...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The kidnapped Chairman of Akwanga Local Government Council in Nasarawa State, Safiyanu Isah Andaha, has regained freedom. He was released alongside his friend, Adamu Custom and two others, who were kidnapped along Akwanga-Andaha road on Monday night, after paying 10 million...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the state chairman, Fatai Adams, over alleged anti-party activities. The PDP working committee in the state announced the suspension of the state chairman in a statement on Tuesday. ...