Monthly Archives: June 2019
Ruga Settlement will benefit Nigeria- Presidency
The presidency on Sunday said the Ruga settlement will benefit Nigeria, curb insecurity and stop roaming of cattle herders with the attendant clashes with...
Party Supremacy not Negotiable, Says Ondo APC Chairman
The chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC)in Ondo State, Engr. Ade Adetimehin, said party should be fortified to enhance its supremacy.
Speaking during a special...
Atiku Files N2.5bn Libel Suit Against Buhari’s Aide
Former vice-president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has sue President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, for her alleged libellous tweet via her...
Osun has Bright Future under Oyetola’s Administration, APC Boasts
Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has assured the people of the state that the administration of Governor Gboyega Oyetola promises to...
Give Us Quality Opposition, APC Tells PDP
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to first put its house in order and offer the...
Gov Abdullahi Sule Woo Investors to Nasarawa State
To fast track the speedy industrialization of Nasarawa State, Governor Abdullahi Alhaji Sule has said the doors of the state are wide open for...
ECOWAS Ratifies ECO as Name of Single Currency
The Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government on Saturday adopted ECO as the name of the single currency to be issued in...
Gov Mohammed to Strengthen Ties with Neighboring States
Governor Bala Mohammed has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to ensuring synergy with neighboring states.
The Governor gave the assurance when he received in audience, members...
Ajimobi Left over 150bn Debt in Oyo— Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has disclosed that the immediate past administration of Abiola Ajimobi let behind the sum of 150bn as debt.
He...
Bauchi First Lady Appointed Chairperson on Social Mobilization of BACATMA
Towards creating more awareness of its services, Bauchi State Agency for the Control of HIV/Aids, Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Malaria (BACATMA) has appointed wife of...
Banditry: Troops Kill, Arrest Bandits in Sokoto, Katsina, Kebbi
In a bid to facilitate the return of refugees and Internally Displace Persons back to their homes in some parts of Northern Nigeria, the...
Protest Rocks Ekiti Community over Killing of Hunter by Herdsmen
A hunter identified as Emmanuel Ilori has been allegedly killed in Orin Ekiti, Ido-Osi Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Saturday morning by...
Buhari Charges ECOWAS Leaders on Insecurity
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Heads of State and Government in the West African sub-region to fight insecurity to a standstill.
He spoke in...
JAMB Releases New Registration Guidelines for 2020 UTME
THE Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says starting from 2020, candidates will register for its examinations with their National Identity Management Number (NIM)...
Unknown Gunmen Abduct MOSOP Secretary-General
The Secretary-General of the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP), Anthony Porole, has been abducted by unknown gunmen.
According to a statement...
Trouble Looms in Senate over Choice of Majority Leader
With less than four days to the resumption of the Senate after the three week break following the inauguration of the Ninth National Assembly,...
Buhari’s Ministerial List Will Be Out in July, Says SGF
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF) Boss Mustapha has given reasons why President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list is being delay.
Speaking on the...
55th ECOWAS Session Holds in Abuja Today
The 55th ordinary session of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government will hold today in...
Ruga Settlements not Under my Supervision—Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has denied reports making the rounds that the controversial plan to establish Ruga Settlements in some parts of the country...
Court Adjourns Okupe’s N702m Fraud Trial to Oct
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the trial of Doyin Okupe, a former Senior Special Assistant on...
Ondo Assembly Stops Screening of One Caretaker Chairman,Clears 17 Others
Ondo state House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of caretaker chairmen for seventeen local government areas of the State for period of six...
Buhari Pledges Nigeria’s Support to ICC
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja pledged that Nigeria will continue to support the International Criminal Court (ICC) as much as possible to...
Gov. Makinde Appoints Adeosun Oyo SSG
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, has appointed the Country Implementation Lead of the Shell Business Operations (SBO), Nigeria, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, as the...
PDP Dares Buhari, Osinbajo to Declare Assets Publicly
The Peoples Democratic Party has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Yemi Osinbajo to lead by example and declare their assets publicly to...
Akeredolu Appoints New Head of Service
Ondo State Governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has approved the appointment of Mr. Oluwadare Aragbaiye as the new Head of Service of the Ondo...
NAFDAC Puts on Hold New Tariffs
The Governing Council of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), said it has suspended implementation of the new tariffs which...
Insecurity: Oyo Assembly Calls for Return of Vigilance Group in the...
Oyo State House of Assembly has called for the return of vigilance groups, especially in rural and agrarian communities.
The motion, which was jointly sponsored...
I Owe Nobody Apology for Developing Rivers State...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said he has no apology to offer to anybody for embarking on people oriented projects that have direct...
Umahi Urges Corps Members to Promote National ...
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has charged members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to strive to promote the unity and indivisibility of...
Gov Bala Mohammed Seeks Collaboration with Development Partners
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has called for collaboration with development partners and donor agencies in the state.
The Governor made the call today...