By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – The Executive Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has exercised the authority vested in him by Section 105, sub-section 3 of the Nigerian constitution by announcing the dissolution of the 7th Osun State Assembly and proclamation for the 8th Assembly. Governor Adeleke conveyed the...
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By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Twenty-two states of the Federation have declared intention to stage the 2023 Olympic Day Run as part of activities to promote the Olympic values of excellence. A statement issued by Tony Nezianya, the Public Relation Officer of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), listed other...
The Police Command in Sokoto State on Sunday confirmed the death of 30 persons during an attack lunched by group of armed banditse in Tangaza Local Government Area of the state. A statement issued by ASP Ahmad Rufai, the Acting Spokesman of the command, revealed that the gunmen attacked...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Sunday appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its nationwide strike being planned to protest against the fuel subsidy removal. Speaking to newsmen after a post-inauguration thanksgiving service at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, Sanwo-Olu said that ”this is...
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has said that his administration will pursue policies and programmes that will create prosperity and security for the citizenry. Otti spoke at Sunday’s interdenominational open-air thanksgiving service held at the Trademore Event Center, Umuahia. The well-attended solemn event, with the theme, “The Lord has...
The Ogun Government has condemned the killing of a 300-level student of Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abeokuta by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Mr Waheed Adesina, and made available to newsmen, the government described the killing as...
Two-time runners-up Nigeria dominated for large parts of the game but were eliminated from the ongoing FIFA Under-20 World Cup by a single goal on Sunday in the quarter-finals. The 1-0 win meant Korea Republic surged into the semi-finals for the second successive tournament. The Flying Eagles, who eliminated...
Goals from Victor Osimhen and Giovanni Simeone secured a 2-0 victory for Serie A champions Napoli over already-relegated Sampdoria on Sunday in their season finale. Hosts Napoli finished a triumphant campaign with 90 points from 38 games, while Sampdoria ended bottom on 19 points. The match was the final...
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has announced his retirement from football at the age of 41. The AC Milan striker made the announcement on the San Siro pitch following his club’s final game of the Serie A season on Sunday. “I have many memories and many emotions in here,” the Sweden international...
Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema scored a penalty kick in his final Spanish LaLiga game at the Bernabeu but could not inspire them to victory as they drew 1-1 with Athletic Bilbao. Earlier on Sunday, Real Madrid announced that Ballon d’Or winner Benzema would leave the club as a free...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – The Zamfara State Police Command has rescued nine children abducted by bandits from Goran-Namaye Community in Maradun local government area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Yazid Abubakar made the disclosure in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by “On 3rd...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Following the fatal crash that occured along KANO-RINGIM road on June 2, 2023, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Dauda Ali Biu has cautioned Motorists against, dangerous overtaking , overloading and Night travels across the country. The Corps Marshal also called for...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A Former Commissioner for Information, Edo State, Prince Kassim Afegbua, has alleged that the planned strike by The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) reportedly slated for Wednesday 7 June is politically motivated; because the Ajaero-led NLC has ‘become a partisan Congress, doing the bidding of...
Kogi Central Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senatorial Candidate in Kogi, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has alleged that the recent attack on Gov. Yahaya Bello’s convoy is politically motivated. “It is a smear campaign against the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Governorship Murtala Yakubu-Ajaka”, she alleged in a statement issued in Lokoja on...
By HARUNA AHMED, Gusau – Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has condemned Saturday’s bandits attacks on Sakiddar Magaji and Janbako communities in Maradun Local Government Area of the state. Governor Lawal in a statement on Sunday by his media aide, Malam Mustafa Jafaru-Kaura, described the attack as barbaric and...
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has sought for a review of a judgment of the Supreme Court to pay the salaries and allowances of local government chairmen and councilors he sacked upon assuming office on May 29, 2019. Makinde, in a fresh motion and notice of appeal before...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Vice President Kashim Shettima has described late Borno State Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Usman Jidda Shuwa, as ,”the last of the great titans and an icon who had impeccable good tracks of records in administrative and leadership prowess” VP Shettima stated...
Mr Olusade Adesola, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), says steps will be taken towards developing bicycle tracks within the Abuja metropolis. Adesola made the expression in a statement by the Director, Information and Communication FCT, Mr Muhammad Sule, in Abuja on Sunday. According to the statement, Adesola...
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has agreed a deal to end his glittering era at the club, the Spanish side said Sunday. The forward, 35, has been heavily linked this week with a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia. “Real Madrid and our captain Karim Benzema have agreed to put...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – As the 7th Nasarawa State House of Assembly (NSHA), is about to be inaugurated on Tuesday this week, a group known as ‘Nasarawa State Concerned Citizens’, wants democracy to prevail in order to have a credible and acceptable principal officers of the assembly. The...