Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has said his recent trip to the United Kingdom and the United States of America afforded him the opportunity to correct the wrong narrative given to the international community on the mayhem unleashed on the state by terrorists. Governor Ortom stated this on Monday, July...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the slashing of the Right of Way (RoW) fee for telecommunications firms (telcos) from N5,500 per linear metre to N1 per kilometre of fibre — the second lowest in Nigeria after Kaduna. The reduction takes immediate effect. Until now, telcos were paying N5,500 per...
Senators from opposition parties on Wednesday staged a walkout following a call to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. This followed a mild drama that played out during the plenary in the upper chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Phillip Aduda, had...
Chairman North Central Governors Forum, Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari for the giant stride achieved towards consolidating democracy and instituting good governance in the country. Governor Sani Bello, in a congratulatory message made available by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS) Mrs. Mary Noel...
MultiChoice Nigeria has announced media personality, Victoria Eze, popularly called MizVick, as co-host of the Big Brother Naija “Level Up” Sunday eviction shows. Busola Tejumola, the Executive Head of Content and West Africa Channels at MultiChoice, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. Tejumola said the announcement came as MizVick, who...
The Lagos State Government has urged residents to support the State in curbing the spread of Coronavirus by wearing face masks in public. This declaration was made by the Executive Assistant to the Governor on New Media and Public Relations, Mr. Olusegun Fafore, at the launch of the #takeresponsibility...
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has won the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Ebonyi South senatorial district. Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the governor polled 250 votes to emerge victorious at the fresh election for the senatorial zone held on Sunday. The election which took...
The Government of the State of Osun on Friday confirmed the discovery of 22 new Covid-19 cases in the State. Coming barely 24 hours after the discovery of 17 cases, the State's Commissioner for Health, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, threatened that government might be forced to impose another lockdown on the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged full support for three major international events scheduled to hold in Nigeria in October and November this year, saying they are opportunities to showcase the nation’s rich heritage in culture, arts, tourism and entertainment as well as advancements on media freedom. Nigeria will be hosting...
Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday directed the execution of a drainage masterplan under the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project within the next 18 months. The governor, who gave the directive while on an on-the-spot assessment of the flood affected areas of Ibadan said that the measure would...