Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has demanded an apology from his All Progressives Congress counterpart, Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, for “mocking entrepreneurship”. Atiku, in a statement on Wednesday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, accused Tinubu and Shettima of talking “condescendingly” about other presidential...
The House of Representatives has accused some of Nigeria’s neighbours of complicity in the rising cases of insecurity within the country. It also gave a hint of a possible investigation into the activities of some of these nations with regards to allegations that they were sponsoring criminals wreaking havoc across...
The Zamfara Government says it has uncovered a 119-year-old (name withheld) on its payroll while trying to sanitise its wage bill. The state Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Rabiu Garba, disclosed at a news conference on Sunday in Gusau that the centenarian is surprisingly collecting salary. Rabiu made this revelation while shading...
The fight against the spread of the COVID-19 across the State recently received a boost when the Lagos State government deployed equipment to all the 57 LG/LCDAs for sanitation and disinfection of public spaces and surfaces such as markets and bus stops, among others. The Commissioner for Local Government and...
Arrests kingpin behind fake couple’s cocaine raids cartels’ leaders’ homes, recovers luxury vehicles, others intensifies WADA advocacy campaigns across states Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have intercepted various quantities of ephedrine, skunk and nitrous oxide, popularly known as laughing gas concealed in semovita packs and...
The Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed Bola Tinubu’s call for healing after a violent election as the height of hypocrisy. He, however, commended the United States Government for condemning the outbreak of violence during the election. Tinubu had in a statement he personally signed said...
Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has signed the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) Bill into law. A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the signing ceremony took place at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, the state capital. Speaking shortly after...
Former Kano Governor Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of ordering the dethronement of former Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II. He also denied the claim by Kano State Governorment that, his administration queried Emir Sanusi three times. Senator Kwankwaso stated these while speaking in an interview with...
Former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, has taken legal action against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for publishing his name on its wanted list. He filed a N1 billion lawsuit, alleging unlawful actions by the anti-graft agency. The case is set to be heard...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has been decorated by ActionAid Nigeria, a social justice organization, as a ‘Safe Migration Ambassador’ for his administration’s efforts in tackling irregular migration. The governor received the honour during a courtesy visit by executives of ActionAid Nigeria led by the Country Director, Ene...