Within a fortnight in power, President Bola Tinubu may have set the tone and tempo for what promises to be a dizzying presidency. Right from the inauguration ground at Eagle Square, he could not suppress his anxiety to be in power and in control at the same time. Most...
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By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the newly elected President of the Nigeria Guild.of Editors (NGE), Mr Eze Anamba, Editor of the Vanguard newspaper, wishing him and other newly elected officials of the guild a most fulfilling and productive tenure in office. The president’s congratulatory...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has hosted the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, in Geneva, Switzerland, for discussions over resettlement of internally displaced persons and their livelihoods. The meeting, held on Thursday, focused on “IDP solutions plans” with specifics on “Government leadership,...
Easadol, a premium painkiller brand manufactured by May & Baker Nig. Plc, on Saturday announced the appointment of popular Nollywood actor Bolanle Ninalowo, a.k.a Nino” “Makanaki” ,as its Brand Ambassador. The partnership with the accomplished actor, model, and philanthropist was officially unveiled in Ikeja to mark an exciting chapter...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has identified persons and groups planning to stage campaigns of calumny against it and the Government over the suspension and investigation of Mr Godwin Emefiele. The DSS spokesman, Dr Peter Afunanya, stated this in a statement...
The Zamfara Police Command on Saturday said it had returned all vehicles it seized from former governor of the state, Bello Matawalle. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yazid Abubakar confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday via telephone conversation. Abubakar said the...
Recently when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced his Special Advisers and named Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as the adviser on security, many were confused if this designation would be the same as that of the National Security Adviser (NSA). In my previous article titled, “The person needed as President Tinubu’s...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The immediate-past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has reviewed his stewardship under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, and disclosed that his home state of Edo benefitted from multi-billion Naira projects and other significant interventions, which he facilitated....
A member of the 10th Kaduna State House of Assembly, Honorable Garba Madami has died. The member representing the Chikun constituency died on Saturday just four days after he and other members of the Assembly were inaugurated. The late lawmaker was a one-time chairman of Chikun Local Government Area...
A Social Democratic Party ( SDP) candidate in the Feb. 25 House of Representatives poll, Mr Oluwaseyi Ogundare, has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the right political platform for potential leaders to serve Nigerians. Ogundare, fondly called OGO, stated this at the APC secretariat in Akure on...
Four persons lost their lives to an auto crash on the Ibadan-Oyo Expressway on Saturday. Many others were injured in the bus involved in the accident as it somersaulted several times. Unit Commander of the FRSC at Atiba, Oyo, DCC Bayode Olugbesan, blamed the accident on over speeding and...
Mr Paul Edeh, Proprietor, Naija Ratels Football Club, Abuja was on Saturday in Makurdi elected Chairman of the Benue State Football Association (BSFA). Edeh polled 28 votes to defeat his rival, Mr Godwin Uwua, former Super Eagles Assistant Coach, who garnered one vote, at the end of the elective...
Managing Director of Benin-Owena River Basin Development Authority, Mr Saliu Ahmed says the N8 billion Jattu Dam in Edo will be completed in 2028. Ahmed made the declaration on Saturday at the dam site in Ayoghena, Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo during site visitation and first meeting...
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, says up to 40 per cent of the planet’s land is degraded thereby endangering food production, threatening biodiversity and compounding the climate crisis. Guterres said this in his message posted on the UN website on the 2023 World Day to Combat Desertification and...
The Olowu of Kuta in Osun, Oba Adekunle-Makama Tegbosun III, has cautioned former militant leader, Asari Dokubo against demoralising the military fighting to end oil theft in the Niger Delta. The traditional ruler said in a statement issued to newsmen in Osogbo on Saturday, that it was unacceptable for...
The Kogi chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has decried the shortage of qualified medical doctors in secondary and tertiary health institutions and poor welfare package for doctors in the state. The association also decried the delay in the payment of monthly salaries of doctors of the state’s...
Prof. Jerry Gana, former Minister of Information and National Orientation, has assured the people of Lavun, Edati and Mokwa Federal Constituency that his son, Joshua Gana would provide quality representation. Gana said this at a civic reception on Saturday in Abuja in honour of Gana, a member of the...
Lagos State Police Command has arrested a dismissed corporal allegedly impersonating as a serving Inspector of Police. Police spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday at Ikeja that police operatives arrested the suspect on June 4 at Gaskiya College Road Junction, Ijora-Badiya. He...
The immediate Past Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami has been conferred with an ‘Award of Excellence’ by the Qausain TV. The award was presented to him by the National President of the television station, Malam Albanin Agege, in Abuja. Agege said that the former minister...
Three persons were confirmed dead and two others injured on Saturday in an accident involving a Rio car and a Sino truck on the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway in Ogun. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson of Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi...