The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded an immediate investigation into the disturbing mass death in Kano state, urging a Presidential visit to the state, where no fewer than 640 citizens had reportedly died under mysterious circumstances in the last one week. The party’s call is predicated on conflicting reports...
'award in recognition of her outstanding tenacity, commitment to human capacity devt' - NGO The Wife of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun, Kafayat, on Thursday night, received a Global Exemplary Leadership Award from a United Kingdom-based Non-governmental Organization, Global Women Inventors and Innovators Network (GLOBALWIIN). The award, according to the...
President Muhammadu Buhari says 1.5 trillion dollars is the cumulative estimated amount needed by Nigeria over a ten-year period, to achieve an appreciable level of the National Infrastructure Stock. President Buhari gave the figure on Tuesday in Glasgow at a COP 26 high-level side event on improving global infrastructure hosted...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will prosecute any of its staff found compromising the standards set for the conduct of this Saturday’s governorship and Houses of Assembly elections. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Benue State, Prof Samuel Egwu, in a statement yesterday, said the commission...
President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has expressed its commitment to ensuring a smooth transition process and peaceful hand over of power on May 29 to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Chairman of the Presidential Transition Council, PTC, and Secretary to Government of the Federation SGF, Mr Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at...
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir Celebration. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah. According to the statement, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, congratulated Muslim...
Gov Directs Re-Opening Secondary Schools For SS3, TECIII Night Clubs, Cinemas To Remain Closed It’s cheery news in Lagos State. A period of general decrease in confirmed positive cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been recorded in the State for the second week. Following the decline in positive cases, Governor...
Popular Kannywood actress and producer, Rahama Sadau, has released a new series. “Matar Aure”. The Kaduna born actress, who has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry, took to her Instagram page to announce the coming of her new original series, “Matar Aure” (the house wife). Starring the likes...
The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Youth Development, reiterated its dedication to enhancing the prospects of Nigerian youths in driving the nation's socioeconomic advancement forward. During a courtesy visit in Abuja on Thursday, the ministry's permanent secretary, Donuma Ahmed, expressed enthusiasm for bolstering Nigerian youths' roles in...
Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has sought further intervention from the Federal Government, to enable the state generate 50 megawatts of power, from Farin Ruwa, in Wamba Local Government Area. Engineer Sule sought the assistance of the Federal Government, at the flagging-off ceremony for the completion work, on the...