The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, on Sunday directed the suspension of the ongoing Egungun festival over reported cases of violence, arson and looting of shops. A statement issued on Sunday in Ibadan by the Olubadan’s Personal Assistant on Media, Mr Oladele Ogunsola, said the atrocities were perpetrated...
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President Bola Tinubu on Sunday in Nairobi, Kenya reaffirmed Africa’s unity and strength, while strongly rejecting the notion of a new scramble for Africa. The President was speaking at the 5th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5thMYCM) of the African Union (AU),l the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs)...
No fewer than four persons were confirmed dead while 11 others sustained injuries in a lone accident involving a Foton bus at the Aiyetoro axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on...
As farmers begin cropping activities, Bauchi, Gombe and Jigawa State Governments have approved 50 per cent subsidy on fertiliser prices to ease access to the commodity. A check by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi, Gombe and Jigawa showed that the sale of the commodity at the...
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By PAUL ADAJI, Abuja – Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, have been asked to drop the planned expenditure of over N110billion on bulletproof cars and other items for some members of the 10th National Assembly. Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project...
The Chairman, Palliative Committee on Subsidy Removal and Kebbi Governor, Dr Nasir Idris has assured Nigerians that efforts were on to cushion the effects of the subsidy removal. The governor gave the assurance when members of the committee met in Abuja on Saturday. This is contained in a statement...
By PATRICK ABANN, Calabar – The traffic gridlock faced by the people of Ukelle in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State will soon come to pass, Governor Bassey Otu has assured. At an on-the-spot assessment, Friday, of the 39km road project abandoned about two decades, the governor...
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has announced a new minimum wage of N40, 000 for workers in the state to ease the pains caused by the removal of fuel subsidy. The governor also announced N5 billion revolving loan for farmers, as well as free transportation and medical care. Uzodimma...
The Kano State Government has dismissed as false reports insinuating that it had criticised President Bola Tinubu’s N500 billion palliative sharing formula. The state deputy governor, Aminu Abdulsalam-Gwarzo, gave the clarification in a statement by his Press Secretary, Ibrahim Shauibu, on Saturday in Kano. He said the reports falsely...
The Speaker House of Representatives, Abbas Tajuddeen, on Saturday in Zaria said the 10th National Assembly would revisit the bill seeking constitutional roles for traditional rulers. The speaker disclosed this during a courtesy visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Malam Ahmed Bamalli. He said the visit was a homecoming...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has pleaded with banks’ Chief Executive officers in Nigeria to reopen their closed branches in towns across Osun state, assuring that “there is a new Sheriff in town”. Governor Adeleke made the call on Friday at the commissioning of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Nigeria has fulfilled its financial obligations to the African Union (AU) by making full payment of its assessed contributions for the year 2023. The confirmation was made on Saturday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Adamu Ibrahim Lamuwa, on the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu on Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya, called on African leaders to respect democracy, rule of law, and ensure political stability. In his statement at a high-level event organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the margins of Fifth Mid-Year...
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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated veteran journalist, elder statesman and former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, on his 84thbirthday, saying his exemplary life and remarkable achievements are worthy of emulation by many particularly upcoming Nigerians. Chief Osoba, a prominent progressive politician who served twice as governor of...
A clergyman, Rev. Fr. Onuh Ladi, says Nigerians need to have an honest conversation to promote peaceful coexistence and socio-economic development of the country. Ladi gave the advice during an Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue among residents of Kaduna North Local Government Area in Kaduna State. The News Agency of...
Ms. Emmanuelle Blatmann, the French Ambassador to Nigeria, said Nigeria was France’s first trading partner in Sub-Saharan Africa She added that Nigeria’ trading alone accounted for 75 per cent of French investments in West Africa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the envoy made this known at...
A TikTok video shows a beautiful house that could be lifted and taken to anywhere. In the video posted by TikTok user, Oladele, many of the mobile houses were seen as they were being lifted with a crane. The houses which appear to be one-room apartments, are beautifully painted...
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society, a faith-based organisation, have entered into partnership to galvanize support for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The National Chief Imam of Al-Habibiyyah, Imam Fuad Adeyemi, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said...