Former Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, will lead a multi-sector initiative to strengthen health financing and climate adaptation efforts across selected African countries. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja by the Spokesperson to Osinbajo, Mohammed Brimah. Brimah said Osinbajo would lead the programme in five West African…
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Kano on Tuesday, awarded N1 million cost against the Kano State Government for not “putting their house in order “ . Former members of the Kano State Executive Council had filed a lawsuit seeking to restrain the state government from retrieving official vehicles allocated to them while in…
Dr Tony Ojukwu, the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has reiterated his call for increased representation of women on the Bench. In a message by Ojukwu on International Day of Women Judges, 2026. The Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly, in celebration of the achievements of women in…
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, fixed May 5 to continue the trial of Abdulazeez Obadaki, a member of Ansaru terrorist group and suspected mastermind of the June 12, 2012 attack on a Deeper Life Bible Church Okene in Kogi. Justice Joyce Abdulmalik adjourned the case following an application by the prosecution lawyer,…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has upgraded the chieftaincy stool of Kwali, in Kwali Area Council of the FCT, from second class to first class. Wike announced the upgrade in Kwali on Monday, during a visit to thank stakeholders in the area for supporting President Bola Tinubu’s candidates in the…
The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has approved the appointment of DCP Anthony Placid as the new Force Public Relations Officer. The outgoing FPRO, ACP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the appointment in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Hundeyin described Placid as “a seasoned officer with extensive experience in administration, operations, intelligence, training and international peacekeeping”….
In a resounding tribute to the power of sports beyond the pitch, Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (retd.), has been decorated as the “Ambassador of Fair Play” by the All-Federal Capital Territory Sports Association (AFSA). The award celebrates his lifelong passion for athletics and his strategic vision of using sporting engagement as…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the suspension of the newly introduced cashless payment system at airports over traffic gridlock experienced by travellers across the country. Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development disclosed this after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, at the State House,…
President Bola Tinubu has sent a five-member delegation to attend the burial of American civil rights leader, Rev. Jesse Jackson. This is contained in a statement issued by Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday in Abuja. Jackson died on Feb. 17 at the age of 84 in Chicago. The Secretary to the Government of…
The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar has called for the implementation of existing laws in the country by security agencies and other stakeholders to curb the proliferation of small arms. Abubakar made the call on Tuesday in Abuja during a consultative meeting on strengthening Nigeria implementation of the UN Programme of Action and International Tracing…
