A Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) governorship aspirant in Ogun during the 2023 general elections, Segun Sowunmi has dragged the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party to court for failing to convene a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. Sowumi filed the suit marked (FHC/ABJ/CS/T024) at the Federal High...
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $45 million in additional financing to help fight conflict and bring stability to coastal West Africa, where insecurity linked to jihadist insurgencies has increased in recent years. Blinken is on the second stop of a four-nation tour of Africa...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – United Nations Children’s Funds (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have supported education sector through Partnership for Learning for All in Nigeria under a 4- year education Program for Borno and Yobe states – Education in Emergency Programmes...
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (lPMAN) has said incessant increase in tariff of petroleum products by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory(NMDPRA) might adversely hinder the success of oil subsidy removal. National President of IPMAN, Alhaji Debo Ahmed, made the observation in a statement he...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Litigation and Prosecution officer of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State, Barrister Fodio Saidu, has said to the best of his understanding they are not prosecuting anybody for now over any infraction or electoral offenses from the 2023 general election....
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is set to hold by-election in 39 national and state Constituencies across the country. To this end, the commission has called on the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) to pay attention to the potentials for...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Ali Pate, has commended Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, for allocating 15% of the state’s budget to the healthcare sector in compliance with the Abuja declaration of 2001. “I join my voice to thank...
The pioneer Chairman of the College of Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Project Managers of Nigeria (CIPMN), Engr. Olatunji Ariyomo, FNSE, has resigned his positions with the Institute. Ariyomo has also dissociated himself from any further relationship with the leadership of the organization. In his resignation letter,...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas has inaugurated a taskforce committee on total banned of the use of motorcycle and tricycle in Jalingo, the state capital. In an emergency security meeting with the security agencies in the Government House Jalingo, the governor, who...
American business magazine, Forbes, on Monday said Aliko Dangote has retained the top spot as Africa’s richest with a fortune of $13.9bn. In a publication on Monday, Forbes also ranked the Chairman of Geregu Power, Femi Otedola, as the 20th richest in Africa with a fortune of $1.1bn....
The Israeli army said that 21 soldiers have been killed in the central Gaza Strip, marking the deadliest single incident for the troops in the more than three-month-old war against Hamas militants. Army spokesman Daniel Hagari, speaking after a news blackout was lifted on Tuesday morning, said the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Neysom Wike, has called for stringent laws to check crimes in the territory. Wike, who made the call while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday, complained that the penalty in the current law was not enough to discourage criminality....
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration will soon bar unpainted taxis and buses from plying FCT roads. The Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Wike explained that the move was to address the incidence...
The Federal Government is commitment to providing comprehensive rehabilitation for the four girls rescued from the Al-Kadriyar family after enduring two weeks in the kidnappers’ den. Minister of Women Affairs,Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, made this known on Monday after a visit to the rescued girls at a facility where...
The Concerned Leaders and Members of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have drawn the attention of the APC National Working Committee (NWC), APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, all APC members and the public to a clandestine...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – Former Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu will be buried on February 23, 2024. The late Akeredolu’s family, revealed this in a funeral timetable released on Monday evening. “Friday, February 23, 2024: Funeral Service at St Andrew’s Anglican Church Cathedral, Imola Street, Owo. Time:...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – A 30-year-old woman, Olubunmi Ajayi, has been arrested on Monday by the Ogun State Police Command for attempting to drown her five-month old baby. The command’s spokesperson, SP Omolola Odutola, disclosed news of the arrest in a statement. She said a “good Samaritan”,...
President Bola Tinubu has said his administration will not relent in addressing corruption and other vices. He said that it was a sacred duty to ensure that the country is set right for the prosperity of all Nigerians. A statement by presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale, said Tinubu said...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says the administration of President Bola Tinubu has taken the right steps towards repositioning the country. President of CAN, Archbishop Daniel Okoh,made this known while speaking with State House Correspondents after a meeting with Tinubu on Monday in Abuja. He said that...
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu, SAN, has said that the commission would not condone corrupt practices under his watch. Aliyu made the pledge during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the Civil Society Legislative Centre (CISLAC)...