By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Nasarawa State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has warned its factional members to either respect the party’s constituted authority or risk being sanctioned. This was contained in a statement issued and signed by the spokesman of the party in the state, Chief...
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A Pro-democracy Group, the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO) has urged President Bola Tinubu to return Nigeria to a Federal Constitutional Governance upon which the nation secured her independence. The Secretary-General of NADECO, Pa Ayo Opadokun said this in a message to commemorate Nigeria’s Democracy Day anniversary on Monday in...
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has pledged that the state will witness an ‘aggressive’ execution of life-touching projects in his second tenure. Mohammed made the promise on Monday in his goodwill message on the occasion of the 2023 Democracy Day. According to him, all ongoing projects will be...
Mr Abdullahi Yelwa, a Lecturer in the Department of Crime Management and Control (CMC), Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi State, has advocated that the late Chief MKO Abiola, be listed among the past presidents of Nigeria. Yelwa stated this on Monday in Bauchi in an interview with the News...
Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, says late MKO Abiola, acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election, is ‘icon of Nigeria’s Democracy, and his legacy lives on.’ Abiodun stated this on Monday at a prayer session held at the MKO Abiola family House, Gbagura area of Abeokuta. The...
The Police Command in Bauch State has confirmed that gunmen killed one person and abducted three others, including two community leaders in the Ningi Local Government Area of the state. The Spokesman of the command, SP. Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of...
Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago, has pardoned 80 inmates in various correctional centres in the state. The governor also approved the immediate payment of their fines, to enable the inmates rejoin their families. A statement by Alhaji Abubakar Usman, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), in Minna on Monday,...
Mrs Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi, former presidential aspirant of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 elections, has charged government on protecting the voices and dignity of all citizens to enjoy dividends of democracy. Okunnu-Lamidi made the call in a statement titled: “Nigeria In Transition” on Monday in Lagos to...
Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Radda, on Sunday endorsed the aspirations of Sen. Godswill Akpabio and Barau Jibrin to lead the National Assembly’s 10th Senate. Malam Ibrahim Kaula, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Governor, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Katsina. According...
The choice of Nigerians to elect a civilian leader to transit from the military rule was the seed that germinated into the longest democratic institution that the country is enjoying, says President Bola Tinubu. The president stated this during a National Broadcast to mark the June 12 Democracy Day on...
… Sure of Yari’s Vvctory as Senate President in 10th NASS leadership contest A national socio-political group, Women For Yari Movement (W4YM), has felicitated all Nigerians on the occasion of June 12 Democracy Day and appreciated His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from dissociating himself from the now botched...
It is a pedestrian information that in his effort to cushion the effects of the rising cost of living in the country triggered by the recent removal of subsidy on petroleum products in the country, the Edo state governor, Godwin Obaseki, raised the minimum wage for workers on its payroll from N30,...
TEXT OF DEMOCRACY DAY NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ON JUNE 12, 2023. Fellow Nigerians,
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has approved the immediate recruitment of 195 medical personnel including medical doctors, nurses as well as pharmacists in an efforts to improve its healthcare delivery system. Governor Nwifuru gave the approval in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,...
A late Luciano Rodriguez goal grabbed Uruguay a 1-0 victory over Italy in the final of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Argentina. Rodriguez returned from suspension to dramatically help Uruguay win the cup for the first time. The right-sided attacker, who missed two games after a red card...
By HARUNA AHMED, Dutse – A 70-year old man, who was knocked down by a horse rider in Ringim area of Jigawa Sate on Saturday, has died. The Jigawa State Police spokesman, DSP Lawal Jiisu, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Dutse. DSP Jiisu said that on...
Novak Djokovic won a record 23rd Grand Slam singles title at the French Open on Sunday to stand alone at the summit of men’s tennis. This was after he earned a 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 victory over fourth seed Casper Ruud in the final match of the 2023 competition. The...
Vice- President Kashim Shettima says he is ready to kneel down to beg the incoming senators to give Sen. God’swill Akpabio (APC-Akwa-Ibom) and Sen. Barau Jibrin (APC-Kano), opportunity to lead the 10th Assembly. Shettima said this at an interaction with senators across party lines held in Abuja. “I’m ready...
The Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, has urged security agencies to arrest one Chima Uzor, for what it is regarded as criminal impersonation of Ohaneze. The President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu made the request in a statement he issued on Sunday in Enugu. Iwuanyanwu said Uzor was an...
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has written to the military high command, alleging illegal lifting of petroleum product by Exxon Mobil at Bonny River Terminal in Rivers State. The letter, signed by the Authority’s Chief Executive, Mr Farouk Ahmed, and addressed to the Chief of...