Ex-boxing champion to light torch of National Sports Festival in May
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced plans by his administration to construct a brand new Anthony Joshua Indoor Boxing Ring in the state.
Governor Abiodun also announced that the two-time former world heavyweight boxing champion would be...
Mr. Tene John, a long-serving part-time lecturer of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, in Lagos has been relieved of his teaching job by the management of the institution.
This development has come on the heels of some curious allegation against the rather helpless lecturer by one Ms. Anjola Ogunyemi,...
The Honourable Minister for Youth Development, Olawande Emmanuel Ayodele, has engaged in a strategic meeting with the leadership of NIRSAL Microfinance Bank (NMFB) to review the implementation of the National Youth Investment Fund (NYIF) and chart a course for its next phase.
The meeting, held in Abuja, was attended by...
The Nigerian Senate has taken decisive action, inaugurating an ad-hoc committee to delve into allegations of corruption that have marred the efficiency of the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) Ways and Means and Anchor Borrowers Programme. Led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, the ceremony marked a significant step following...
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF) hereby congratulates the Governor of Delta State, Senator Dr. Governor Ifeanyi A. Okowa on his emergence as the Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 General elections.
The PDP-GF notes in particular that the PDP Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku...
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has accused the Federal Government of playing politics with judicial autonomy in total disregard to constitutional provisions.
The governor made the observation at the inauguration and handover of the National Industrial Court Judges Quarters in Old Government Residential Area, Port Harcourt on Thursday.
Governor...
‘No official told me of power outage’
Orders upgrade of solar installations
At about 10pm last night (Friday), Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, showed up unannounced at two hospitals in Maiduguri only to find patients in darkness due to power failure that had lingered for a number...
Nobel Laureate Prof Wole Soyinka on Monday said he was opposed to the hate speech Bill because it would limit free speech and access to information.
He said though he had been a victim, he would not support any attempt to “terminate recourse to information”.
He warned against using state apparatuses...
vows culprits will be sanctioned
The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Adamu, said the party’s loss in the March 18 governorship election in Kano state was as a result of selfishness.
Adamu disclose this in an interview with BBC Hausa on Wednesday.
Recall that the APC governorship candidate,...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has approved the deployment of Jacob Ajiboye, a top civil servant from Oke Ero local government, as the secretary of the state’s social investment programme, as provided for under the Kwara State Investment Programme (KWASSIP) Law.
The operations of the KWASSIP will be supported by...
