The Minister of State, Health, Sen. Adeleke Mamora, says Nigeria is endowed with over 10,000 species of medicinal plants. He also said the country had good arable land and climatic conditions for harnessing the potentials of the plants, for health, social, economic and other benefits. Mamora said this in...
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Nigerians in North Central have expressed displeasure on the rate at which electoral processes have been tied to the use of money and other values in recent times. A cross section of those who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) expressed on Sunday across the zone displeasure...
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged all presidential aspirants on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) to hold consultations, and come up with a formidable candidate before the party holds its primary election between June 6 and June 8. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman, in a statement, said...
A founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Preye Aganaba, said Nigeria could not afford to miss the option of having Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo as President the way it ignored the services of late Obafemi Awolowo. Aganaba, who described Osinbajo as the best presidential aspirant among other...
The Northern governors from the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Saturday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to pick his successor from the Southern part of the country. The governors said it would be an honour for Buhari’s successor to come from the Southern part of the country. In a statement...
Some members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Badagry on Saturday organiséd special prayers for Sen. Bola Tinubu, one of presidential aspirants, to be victorious in the upcoming primary. Mr Ibrahim Layode, the lawmaker, representing Badagry Constituency 1 in the Lagos House of Assembly, said that the gathering was...
The emergence of next Alaafin of Oyo will be strictly based on the signed Alaafin Chieftaincy Declaration, Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, has said. Makinde made this known on Saturday at the State Burial ceremony organised by the state government for the late Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, the...
Bishop Sunday Onuoha of the Methodist Church Nigeria on Saturday emerged as the Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) for the 2023 general elections in Abia. Bishop Onuoha polled 330 votes to defeat his rival, Mr Otisi Ukiwe. The 41-year-old son of the former Military Vice President,...
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, has warned that the party would penalise any member that disrespects its leadership, irrespective of one’s position. Adamu issued the warning on Saturday in Abuja at a news conference while reacting to the recent outburst of Sen. Bola...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathized with the victims of the gas explosion which occurred on Friday at a Kano factory, describing it as a “extremely horrific“. The President’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, in...
Angry mobs in Lugbe area of Abuja in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have reportedly killed a member of a vigilante group for allegedly insulting Prophet Muhammad. The incident, it was learnt occurred at the Timber market section of Fruit Market in Federal Housing Estate, Lugbe. Eyewitnesses according to...
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu, has said the party is not happy with the outburst of one of its presidential aspirants, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abeokuta. He also said the party has appealed the judgment in favour of statutory delegates, meaning they will not...
The Chairman of the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, says sensitive electoral materials will in the meantime no longer be routed through the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN). He also specifically notes that, beginning from the Ekiti State Governorship election, INEC will not keep its sensitive materials...
Nigerian First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has appealed to members of the National Assembly to ensure quick passage of the Bill for the establishment of a council to regulate the activities of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine (TCAM). Mrs Buhari made the call on Saturday at the 1st annual Conference...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Federal Government on Saturday said the current drop in electricity generation is as a result of the partial shutdown of Oben Gas Plant in Edo State. The Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu disclosed this in a statement in Abuja by his Special Adviser,...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – There was wailing and lamentations in Keffi LGA of Nasarawa State on Saturday’s afternoon, following the announcement of the results of Nasarawa West Senatorial primary election conducted by The All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state. The results of the primary election showed that...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has assured that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will have a hitch-free presidential primary election on Monday. Governor Akeredolu said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde on Saturday in Akure. The governor, who is...
Former presidential aide and author, Reno Omokri has said he is of the opinion that Presidential aspirant Bola Tinubu is behaving like Nollywood actresses, Tonto Dikeh and Nkechi Blessing Sunday. In his post, Reno said Tinubu is behaving like a woman who was promised marriage and jilted and is...
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has advised political parties to adhere to the deadline for submission of candidate nomination for 2023 general elections. Prof. Yakubu gave the advice on Friday when he visited the venue of the training organised by the commission for political...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday in Accra, Ghana, attend an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on the political situation in Mali and other parts of the sub-region. The President’s spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina disclosed this in...