The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Sunday in Daura, said he chose former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate because he is “competent and reliable”. This was as he claimed that the APC has a better programme for the country and...
President Muhammadu Buhari has restrained Ministers from directly removing Heads of Agencies and Parastatals they supervise stipulating a multi-layered procedure for such removal. This was contained in a circular, dated May 19 and endorsed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha. Newsmen report that the circular...
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, has described the choice of Senator Kashim Shettima as the running mate of the Presidential Candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as a wise decision. Gbajabiamila expressed delight that Tinubu settled for one of the best hands for...
Ondo State governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has directed the resumption of guided religious activities throughout the state. The Governor said only weekly Friday Jumat services and Sunday Church services will commence in the first instance, while daily programmes within the week are not yet approved for take off. He said...
Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has once again spoken up about the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). In a statement on Thursday, he ramped up his push for the Federal Government to take action to meet the demands of the striking lecturers and end...
Demands Return of Squandered Funds The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says with the emerging revelations as well as the confessions by its Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, the leadership of the Lagos State House of Assembly has irredeemably lost the rectitude to preside over legislations or make appropriations for the...
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Femi Gbajabiamila, has urged journalists to always ensure they get their facts right before going public. Gbajabiamila said this at the inauguration of the new Executives of House of Representatives Press Corps and the launch of its maiden magazine, "Green Sentinel", as...
Governor Samuel Ortom has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for deploying additional Special Forces to Benue and other states in the North Central Region to combat insecurity. The Governor gave the commendation today at the Benue Peoples House Makurdi during a courtesy call on him by Major General Gazama Ali who...
Tobi Amusan became the first Nigerian athlete to win a World Athletics Championship gold as she stormed to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles in Oregon on Sunday. Amusan, who had obliterated the world record in an astonishing semi-final where she clocked 12.12sec, powered over the line at Hayward Field...
The attention of Cp Kayode Egbetokun, the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Police Command has been drawn to a fraudulent act of some unscrupulous elements who has created various social media accounts using the pictures of the Commissioner of police. One of such is a Facebook account with the...