Osun Governor, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has expressed the readiness of his Administration to partner with willing investors in the country with interest in responsible gold mining in the State. He made this known on Monday after embarking on facility tour of the mining sites of Segilola Resources Operating Limited located...
Kwara Government says it will secure the boundaries of all its tertiary institutions to prevent any encroachment on their properties. Hajia Sa’adat Kawu, the state Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, stated this during a meeting she held with the heads of the state-owned tertiary institutions. Kawu said the state...
Lead prosecution counsel in the trial of former governor of Kogi State Yahaya Adoza Bello, Kemi Pinheiro SAN, on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 told Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja that the recent appearance of Bello at the parking lots of the Economic...
Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has enlisted 1000 beneficiaries in Community Health Insurance Scheme in Kwara State. The Scheme, the first of its kind by an individual in the state, was put together by the Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) Foundation. Speaking during the event, Saraki who attended the ceremony with...
The Trump administration is imposing new visa rules aimed at restricting “birth tourism,” in which women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have U.S. citizenship. The regulations, which take effect Friday, address one of President Donald Trump’s main political priorities. The regulations seek to...
The Nigeria Police Force has said it will no longer tolerate assaults on its officers and men. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, stated this during his visit to the Enugu State Command, on Friday. Egbetokun said any attack on police personnel would be met with an “appropriate response” from...
Nasarawa State governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule has sworn-in 14 newly appointed commissioners and 18 special advisers, charging the appointees on leaving legacies that will stand the test of time. Engineer Sule laid the task shortly after swearing in the commissioners and special advisers at a colourful ceremony that took place...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday fined the Federal Government the sum of N200,000 for causing an adjournment of the trial of Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, on frivolous grounds. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu who described the prosecution’s request for the adjournment as frivolous and uncalled for, postponed the...
As Governor Adeleke Swears in Newly Elected Council Chairmen The Governor's Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned the All Progressive Congress (APC) not to turn Osun into the ‘wild wild west', calling for rule of law and counseling against resorting to self-help. Speaking on behalf of the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Board and Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, in accordance with the power vested in him under Section 59(2) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021. Chairman of the Board is Senator Margret Chuba Okadigbo (South East), Mele Kolo Kyari, Chief Executive Officer,...