By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, have been asked to drop the planned expenditure of over N110billion on bulletproof cars and other items for some members of the 10th National Assembly. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project...
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Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has recalled with nostalgia and deep praises to God and people the July 16th, 2022 Governorship election during which he defeated former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. In a message to mark the landmark victory , Governor Adeleke saluted the steadfastness of Osun voters who...
The premier private university in Nigeria, Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo, says it produced more than 3,000 law graduates since its establishment in 1999. The Vice-Chancellor of the University, Prof. Lawrence Ezemonye disclosed this on Saturday in Okada during the valedictory ceremony and public lecture for the 2022/2023 graduating students....
The Chairman, Palliative Committee on Subsidy Removal and Kebbi Governor, Dr Nasir Idris has assured Nigerians that efforts were on to cushion the effects of the subsidy removal. The governor gave the assurance when members of the committee met in Abuja on Saturday. This is contained in a statement...
On May 29, 2023, Bola Tinubu assumed office as Nigeria’s president, 16th leader. Nigerians wish him success in the onerous tasks ahead. All the same, it is important to note that President Tinubu’s Nigeria is home to an array of folks: the diligent and the intelligent, the determined...
By PATRICK ABANN, Calabar – The traffic gridlock faced by the people of Ukelle in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State will soon come to pass, Governor Bassey Otu has assured. At an on-the-spot assessment, Friday, of the 39km road project abandoned about two decades, the governor...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – A consultant and Professor of Paediatrics Neurology with the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto, Professor Ahmed Hamidu has decried that the health system in Nigeria is relatively weak, leading to some of the avoidable challenges confronting delivery. Professor Hamidu, who is a...
The Joint Task Force JTF), Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) of the Nigeria Army, has handed over 12 suspected oil thieves to the Delta Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) for prosecution. At the ceremony on Saturday in Asaba, the Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 63...
The Police in Anambra has arrested one Ukamaka Udugbo from Abagana, Njikoka Local Government Area of the state for allegedly beating her 75-year-old mother under her care. The Divisional Police Officer of Abagana Police station, SP Ifeanyi Umeh confirmed the arrest when an NGO, 50-50 Action Group of the WomenAid...
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has announced a new minimum wage of N40, 000 for workers in the state to ease the pains caused by the removal of fuel subsidy. The governor also announced N5 billion revolving loan for farmers, as well as free transportation and medical care. Uzodimma...
The office of National Security Adviser in Nigeria has acquired a string of curious myths. Think of a public office somehow above open discussion by citizens except in whispers and hushed speculations. Imagine a department of state that can interfere in the affairs of other departments without much qualms...
‘Peter Obi failed to prove 2023 presidential election was rigged,’ lawyers tell Tribunal in final submission The legal team of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima led by Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, has submitted its final written address against the petition of the presidential candidate of the...
The Anambra State government has announced the immediate closure of Blessed Wisdom Model School at Ide Drive, Federal Housing Estate, Onitsha, over the flogging of a two-year-old pupil. Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the state Commissioner for Education, made the announcement on Saturday, following a report that a two-year-old pupil, Ifechukwu...
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Saturday, flew out of service, the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao. Amao was replaced as Chief of Air Staff by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, a development that led to his immediate retirement from service. The president named...
The Kano State Government has dismissed as false reports insinuating that it had criticised President Bola Tinubu’s N500 billion palliative sharing formula. The state deputy governor, Aminu Abdulsalam-Gwarzo, gave the clarification in a statement by his Press Secretary, Ibrahim Shauibu, on Saturday in Kano. He said the reports falsely...
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta on Saturday condemned the killing of a two-year-old boy, Ivan Omorhiakogbe, allegedly shot by operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The governor’s reaction is contained in a condolence message by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Festus Ahon, to the family of the...
Former Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar has been moved to a hospital in the Netherlands, after he was hospitalised in Croatia after suffering a brain haemorrhage, his wife Annemarie said on Saturday. Annemarie told Ajax Amsterdam FC that her husband had been moved to the intensive care...
The Anambra State Government said it rescued a 19-year old girl who was allegedly gang raped by six boys in Anam, Anambra West Local Government Area of the state. Mrs Ify Obinabo, the state’s Commissioner for Women and Social Welfare, told newsmen on Saturday that the suspects had...
The Speaker House of Representatives, Abbas Tajuddeen, on Saturday in Zaria said the 10th National Assembly would revisit the bill seeking constitutional roles for traditional rulers. The speaker disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Malam Ahmed Bamalli. He said the visit was a homecoming...
Mr Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate, Labour Party in the 2023 elections has dismissed media reports that he is looking forward to run for office in the 2027 presidential elections. The presidential candidate also denied commenting on appointees of the Federal Government. Obi, who is also a former governor of...