Launches national action plan on violence against children Hints at creation of child protection and development agency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has launched the National Action Plan on Ending Violence Against Children in Nigeria, with a call for stiff enforcement of the Child Rights Act and other child protection...
Lionel Messi says there can be “no doubts” Karim Benzema will be a worthy Ballon d’Or winner after the Real Madrid star cemented his frontrunner status with Champions League glory. The France international is the favourite to succeed Messi as the next recipient of the game’s most prestigious individual prize...
In a statement on Sunday, the presidency announced the upcoming launch of the Federal Government's compressed natural gas (CNG) initiative in May, coinciding with President Bola Tinubu’s first anniversary. The initiative, which aims to address the subsidy removal impact, includes plans for CNG-powered mass transit buses and tricycles. Bayo Onanuga,...
Arrests Lekki businessman over illicit cargo from US; pregnant woman, cripple in Edo; female undergraduate in Ogun Consignments of Tramadol, Rohypnol, Ecstasy (Designer drug) and Cannabis concealed in winter jackets and bottles of body cream have been intercepted by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at...
Friends, associates, well wishers and stakeholders drawn from various works of life gathered in Abuja to celebrate the new Minister of Labour and Employment Simon Bako Lalong shortly after he was sworn in by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The reception which was organised by Plateau Stakeholders took place at the...
We’ll Restore Life Back To Apapa, Gov Vows Govt To Eject Illegal Settlers Under Iganmu Intersection The disturbing gridlock created along Apapa corridor in Lagos State by heavy-duty trucks clogging the major highways may soon fade away, if the actions being taken by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu fully materialise. The Governor,...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said his administration is committed to fairness and justice to all in the spirit of democracy, adding that democracy is meaningless where the interest of the majority is sacrificed for sectional interest. “I join millions of our compatriots, especially Mr President, to celebrate our...
Calls For Urgent Implementation Of Palliatives The Senate on Tuesday unanimously commended President Bola Tinubu, on the decison of his administration to stop payment of subsidy on fuel. Senate in Plenary, in a motion moved by Senator Patrick Ndubueze, representing Imo North Senatorial District and titled "Need to Investigate the...
Kwara State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into #EndSARS protest on Monday began sitting in Ilorin, the state capital, with 18 petitions submitted by various victims of alleged police brutality to the panel. At the inaugural sitting, the chairman of the Panel, Retired Justice Babatunde Garba, disclosed that the 18 petitions...
Senator Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi has felicitated with Christian faithfuls this season of Easter. The Okanlomo of Ibadan land urged all to pray for the healing of the land regardless of faith or ethnicity. In his message, he said: "Today, we join our Christian brothers and sisters across the world to celebrate...