Several countries on Monday formally presented their goodwill messages and letters of support and solidarity to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. A statement by Tunde Rahman, Office of the President, on Monday, said the letters were presented to the president by the special envoys and heads...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the death of the founder of Daar Communications, owners of African Independence Television (AIT) and Raypower, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi. Dokpesi died on Monday at an Abuja hospital. In a statement from his office on Monday evening, the...
Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has said that his administration plans to recruit at least 5,000 teachers to fill the shortage in the primary and secondary schools. Otti made the disclosure in his inaugural speech, shortly after taking the Oath of Office and Allegiance at the Umuahia Township Stadium...
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has directed the freezing of all state government accounts domiciled in various banks from Tuesday, May 30. Governor Nwiguru gave the directive was contained in a statement signed by the governor’s newly appointed Chief Press Secretary, Dr Monday Uzor...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed grief over the death of the founder of Africa Independent Television (AIT), High Chief Raymond Dokpesi. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 general elections, in a statement signed by his Media Adviser,...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his inauguration as the 16th President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Gbajabiamila in a statement on Monday in Abuja hailed Tinubu for his sagacity, resilience, determination...
Dr Alex Otti of Labour Party (LP) has been sworn in as the fifth democratically elected Governor of Abia. Otti was sworn in by the Abia Chief Judge, Justice Lilian Abai, at exactly 12:31p.m. after his Deputy, Mr Ikechukwu Emetu, took oath of office by 12:11p.m. The News Agency...
Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia has been sworn in as the sixth Executive Governor of Benue, alongside his Deputy, Dr. Sam Ode. Born in 1966, Alia becomes the second priest of the Roman Catholic Church to rule the state since creation in 1976. Alia who was sworn in by the Chief...
Some labour leaders say there is a need for all stakeholders in the sector, including government, to analyse the issue of fuel subsidy removal mentioned by the new President, Mr Bola Tinubu, in his inaugural speech. Tinubu, on taking office on Monday, said that the budget in place before...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu on Monday Promised to liased with the Federal Government in a bid to remove the bottleneck confronting the Tinapa Business Resorts and make it fully functional. The governor disclosed this during his inaugural speech to the people of Cross...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State and his deputy, Dr Emmanuel Akabe, today took oath of office for the second term in office. They were sworn in a very colourful ceremony at the Lafia parade ground, by the Chief Judge of Nasarawa State, Justice...
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has returned home to Daura in Katsina State after serving eight years as President of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari, his wife Aisha and children, arrived Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport via a Nigerian Air Force aircraft at about 1:30 p.m....
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...
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...
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...
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...