Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has inaugurated 48 newly appointed Permanent Secretaries in the state civil/public service. Speaking during the ceremony held at the Executive Council Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Agodi, Ibadan, Makinde charged the permanent secretaries to discharge their duties effectively and contribute their quota to development...
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By OLA MODUPE, Lagos- The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has applauded Edo State governor, Mr. Monday Okpebholo for the appointment of Mr. Collins Edomaruse as his Special Adviser, International Development Partners (IDP). President of GOCOP and Publisher of RealNews Online, Ms Maureen Chigbo described Edomaruse’s appointment as...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Bassey Otu, Mr. Gill Nsa, has described the presentation of a local tabloid Cross Atlantic Newspaper as a very good initiative that will complement government efforts. Nsa made the remark during a presentation of the newspaper at the...
Award winning film editor, Valentine Chukwuma has emerged the highest grossing Nollywood film editor in 2024, alongside Israel Odunsi. This is for the film “Everybody Loves Jennifer”. Filmone, a film distribution company revealed this through its instagram page @filmoneng, on Monday. Sanjo Adegoke came as the second highest...
In a historic move, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda has emerged as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, becoming the first female to take charge of the legislative body in the southwest state. Meranda’s election followed the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa during the House’s plenary session on Monday....
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have impeached the speaker, Mudashiru Obasa. He was accused of multiple statutory and financial infractions, according to Channels TV reports. Obasa was subsequently replaced by his deputy Mojisola Meranda. Mrs Meranda, who represents Apapa Constituency 1, was also a former chief...
The ousted National Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Samuel Anyanwu, on Monday, resumed duty at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, in defiance of the court orders which had removed him from office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a High Court and Court of...
The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise on Monday frowned at the absence of the Minister of Interior, Mr Olubumi Tunji-Ojo, at a public hearing on the operations of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) The committee also registered its displeasure with the absence of the Cotroller-General of Customs,...
Nollywood actress Funke Akindele’s new film, Everybody Loves Jennifer, has been declared the highest grossing film of all time in West Africa. The movie released to cinemas exactly one month ago has raked in N1.6 billion across cinemas. Filmone, the film’s distributor, disclosed this on its Instagram page @filmoneng,...
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Monday said that power generation in the country increased by about 30 per cent in 2024. Adelabu made the disclosure during his ministry’s 2025 budget defence before the Senate Committee on Power at the National Assembly complex. He said that when he assumed...
The Zone 12 Command of the Nigeria Police Force, on Monday, said that the officer, who allegedly shot at a former Chairman of Ningi Local Government Council had been taken into custody. SP Thomas Goni, Zone 12 Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), with headquarters in Bauchi, confirmed the incident...
The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) on Monday called for alternative funding beyond budgetary allocations to improve Nigeria’s road infrastructure. FERMA’s Managing Director, Mr Emeka Agbasi, said this during the Convocation Lecture of the African University of Science and Technology (AUST) in Abuja. Agbasi also underscored the need for...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State says it will record a landslide victory in the forthcoming Local Government (LG) election on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the party won in all the 18 Local Government Areas of the state during the Nov.16 governorship...
The two reverend sisters of Immaculate Heart of Mary of Onitsha in Anambra have regained their freedom after spending six days in kidnappers’ den. The victims are Sister Vincentia Nwankwo and Sister Grace Okoli. There release is contained in a statement signed by the Secretary General of the Sisters...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, adjourned a N300 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the detained Singer, Darlington Achakpo, popularly known as Speed Darlington, against the police until Jan. 27. Justice Musa Liman fixed the date following an application by counsel for the Inspector-General (I-G)...
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 25-year old man, Olajide Fajana, to life imprisonment for raping a 17-year-old girl. Justice Lekan Ogunmoye, while delivering judgement on the case, convicted and sentenced the convict of the charge of rape. “The inevitable conclusion in the...
Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL) on Monday, opened his defence in the alleged sexual harassment case. The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) charged the lecturer with four counts bordering on alleged sexual harassment and attempt to perverse...
The police command in Ogun has arrested Mrs Fatimah Odeale, who inflicted razor blade wounds on a 10-year-old boy, Olasunkanmi Oluwadamilare, for allegedly stealing N600. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Monday. Odutola explained that a delegation from the National Association...
The new Head Coach of the Super Eagles, Éric Chelle, has said football is about scoring and he will introduce an attacking mentality to the senior men’s football national team. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Chelle made the remarks during his official unveiling at a colourful...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri– Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has ordered the extension of a free eye treatment and surgery program from 1,000 to 10,000 beneficiaries. This decision was made after a massive crowd gathered at the Maiduguri Eye Hospital, seeking free eye care services. The program was initially...