Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello was on Wednesday conferred with an award of recognition for his role in demystifying the politics of covid-19 pandemic and his doggedness to stand against total lockdown owing to its devastating socio economic impact on the people. The award was organized and presented at the...
The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has said that his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), lost governorship election in the state because of Peter Obi effect. Ikpeazu stated this duirng an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party was declared winner of the...
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa'ad Abubakar and Co-Chairman National Council of Traditional Rulers has led his colleagues from south and northern part of the country to meet Governor Babagana Umara Zulum in Maiduguri. The Sultan, on Monday, led Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemaka Alfred Ugochukwu, Oba Adekunle Adebayo, Ore of...
The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Faruk Yahaya, says it is on record that Nigeria recorded its highest rating in the fight against terrorism in 2022 since 2011 till date. Mr Yahaya said this at the opening of the Chief of Army Staff First Quarter Conference 2023 on Monday in...
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state government is taking appropriate measures to check the spread of epidemics, drawing from the experiences in managing the first wave of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. In a statement to commemorate the maiden International Day of Epidemic...
Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, one of the frontrunners for the position of the Speaker, Yusuf Adamu Gagdi has vowed to reform the lower chamber to meet the expectations of Nigerians. He said the ability of the House of Representatives to effectively meet the expectations of...
The Federal Government on Tuesday clarified that it has not declared a fresh lockdown of the country following confirmation of the second wave of COVID-19. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave this clarification when he featured on a Radio Nigeria programme, “Politics Nationwide’’. The minister said the...
The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has filed a petition before a Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal challenging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for declaring Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) winner of the March 18 election. The petitioner in a...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has paid a condolence visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Nuhu Ahmed Bamalli, over the death of two prominent princes in the emirate. The two personalities, Alhaji Bashir Aminu (the Iyan Zazzau), and the Talban Zazzau, Abdulkadir Iya-Pate, had...
President Muhammadu Buhari says the new state-of-the-art Presidential/VIP Wing of the State House Medical Centre in Abuja will boost health infrastructure in the country by far, calling for the judicious use of the facility to maximize its benefits. The Presidential/VIP Wing of the State House Medical Centre, which was conceptualized...