Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his successful inauguration as the new president of Nigeria. The governor’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Yinka Oyebode, in Ado-Ekiti. He also felicitated Nigerians on the successful completion of...
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Mr Caleb Mutfwtang has been sworn in as the sixth democratically elected governor of Plateau at Rwang Pam Stadium Jos. Chief Judge of Plateau David Mann administered the oath of office shortly after Mrs Josephine Piyo has taken her oath as Deputy Governor. In his acceptance speech, Mutfwang promised...
The new Ebonyi Governor, Mr Francis Nwifuru, has promised to serve and handle the affairs of the state with utmost care. Nwifuru, who made the assertion on Monday in Abakaliki at his swearing-in, also said he would serve with the fear of God. According to him, I shall run...
Chief Raymond Dokpesi, Chairman of Daar Communications has reportedly died. According to reports, Dokpesi, who was a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) died at the age of 71 in Abuja. He died in an Abuja hospital after he suffered a stroke. This reportedly happened after the recent...
Sen. Kashim Shattima, has taken Oath of Office to serve as the 16th Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The oath was administered by the Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, on Monday at the Eagle Square in Abuja. Shettima, who was the first to...
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, has said that there were clear signs in the life of President Bola Tinubu that indicated that he was destined to lead Nigeria. Omo-Agege said this in a congratulatory message to Tinubu on his swearing in as President of Nigeria in...
THE NIGERIAN IDEAL My Fellow Citizens, I stand before you honoured to assume the sacred mandate you have given me. My love for this nation is abiding. My confidence in its people, unwavering. And my faith in God Almighty, absolute. I know that His hand shall provide the needed...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagama Zulum has reassured his administration commitment to improve the security situation in the state and the provision of more basic infrastructural facilities for the benefits of the citizens in the state. Zulum gave the assurance on Monday during his inaugural...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appealed to Nigerians to burry political differences and join him in a new journey of healing, nation-building and economic prosperity. In his inaugural address after taking the oaths of office and allegiance administered by the Chief Justice of Nigeria...
President Bola Tinubu, has promised to revisit the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Tinubu, who said this in his inaugural speech in Abuja on Monday, however, said that his administration would treat both the old and the new naira notes as legal tender. He...
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has been sworn-in for his second term in office on Monday, vowing to remain a responsible and responsive leader for the people of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the modest colourful inauguration lasted just 45 minutes, kicking off at...
The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, says the oil discovery in the state is a landmark achievement of Gov. Abdullahi Sule’s stewardship. Abdullahi said the feat will stand the test of time in the history of the state. The speaker stated this on Monday in...
There is tight security in Jos and environs as Mr Caleb Mutfwang takes oath of office as new governor of Plateau. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) who moved round the state capital reports that security personnel were stationed in various locations. DSP Alfred Alabo, the...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Monday took over as the seventh democratically elected Governor of Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu was sworn-in by the State Chief Judge, Honourable Justice Kazeem Alogba at exactly 11:44 a.m., shortly after his Deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat took the oath of office amidst cheers...
The stage where the inauguration of Abba Kabir as Kano State Governor took place on Monday collapsed just after the chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) was sworn in as the new governor of the North-West state. The Governor, his Deputy and the acting Chief Judge were...
Nigeria’s new President, Bola Tinubu says the era of subsidy payment on fuel has ended. He said the 2023 Budget made no provision for fuel subsidy and more so, subsidy payment is no longer justifiable. “The fuel subsidy is gone,” Tinubu declared in his inaugural speech at the Eagle...
Some Nigerians at the swearing-in ceremony of Sen. Bola Tinubu in Abuja, have expressed optimism in the new administration. Some of them who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said that the country would be better under Tinubu. They also advised Nigerians to imbibe the culture of...
The immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has departed the Eagle Square, Abuja for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, enroute his home town, Daura, Kastina State. Buhari left immediately Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima were sworn-in as President and Vice President on Monday. Before his departure, Buhari...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the nominations submitted to him for approval as Executive Directors for the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA following the departure of the holders of the positions, whose tenure ended on 31st March. The outgoing presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, who...
A Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Mathias Opara, who was kidnapped by gunmen last Friday in Imo has regained freedom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Opara, popularly known as Owu Ujo, was released by his abductors late Sunday night. He was kidnapped along Ejemekwuru- Ogbaku road between...