A House of Representatives member, Rep. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe has contributed to the treatment of a kidnap victim (names withheld) in Ekiti State. A statement by her Special Assistant, Media & Publicity, Olamilekan Olusada, on Sunday, indicated that Akande-Sadipe received an SOS call from the victim's family who had sustained various...
Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN receives with a deep sense of loss, the demise of Senator Abiola Isiaka Ajimobi, former Governor of Oyo State. He is personally touched and feels the sense of a great loss for many reasons. Aside his political affinity with the late Ajimobi...
The Delta State Government has said that its palliatives being provided to cushion the effect of the lockdown in the state on the vulnerable as a result of COVID 19, will not be distributed along party lines. The Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this while...
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has added his voice to the call for review of the Economic Community Of West African States, ECOWAS Protocol on free entry for member countries in order to stop the influx of foreign herdsmen into Nigeria. He made the call today in Zaki-Biam, Ukum Local...
The Senate has given Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government a two-week window period to appear before the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts to defend President Muhammadu Buhari’s loan request presently before the National Assembly. The call on MDAs to appear before the Panel was made by the...
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has conveyed empathy and condolences to the families of some soldiers who died at the weekend during a battle with Boko Haram insurgents in Mainok town, along Maiduguri-Damaturu high way. Zulum, in a statement by his spokesman, Malam Isa Gusau, described the fallen soldiers...
The Nigerian Army Headquarters has promised to carry out a thorough investigation into the allegation of extortion of commuters by its personnel in Borno with a view to sanctioning them. This followed an allegation by Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno on Monday when he encountered an incident at a military...
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a ruling of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, delivered on Monday, June 8, 2020, on the vacation of an interim forfeiture order regarding some assets traced to former Aviation Minister, Senator Stella Oduah. Justice...
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, spoke at the 10th Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial lecture and Merit Award on Saturday. During his speech, he outlined 5 steps that can address the lingering insecurity in parts of the north. Zulum delivered a keynote address at the event held at the...
Aside the benefit of improved efficiency in the operations of the nation’s seaports, an effective implementation of innovative ideas in the port sector will rapidly change the narrative, the perception, and the ranking of Nigeria in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) of Transparency International, according to Vice President Yemi...