The National Chairman of Action Democratic Party (ADP), Alhaji Yabagi Sani, on Sunday said that the removal of a former Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kayri, by President Bola Tinubu was long overdue. Sani, a former staff member of the defunct Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), said this in…
Zamfara State Elders Forum has criticised Governor Dauda Lawal Dare for attempting to take credit for recent security improvements in the region, accusing him of political opportunism and failing to deliver on campaign promises. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the Zamfara Elders Forum, through its secretary Dr Alhaji Umaru Yusuf Tsafe, described the governor’s…
Prof Obiora Okonkwo, an All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in the Nov. 8 election in Anambra, has promised to return power to the people and engender community driven development, if elected. Obiora made the disclosure on Wednesday in a parley with newsmen in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. He noted…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has congratulated Mr Olatunji Disu on his appointment as the Acting Inspector-General of Police by President Bola Tinubu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that President Tinubu, on Tuesday appointed Disu as Acting IGP, following the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun. Sanwo-Olu described Disu’s elevation as well deserved, citing…
A major water infrastructure milestone was reached in Nigeria on Monday as President Bola Tinubu inaugurated the $470 million Greater Abuja Water Supply Project, bringing improved water access to the nation’s capital. Originally launched in 2017, the project had stalled until the Tinubu administration prioritised its completion. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja, Federal…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 152 deaths from Lassa fever within the first 28 weeks of 2025, reflecting a higher case fatality rate (CFR) of 18.7%, compared to 17.3% recorded during the same period in 2024. According to the agency’s latest situation report published on Monday via its official…
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Enugu State, Chief Hycienth Ngwu, says declaration of emergency rule in Rivers is a good intervention to forestall ill-wind in the state. It would be recalled that President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, declared an emergency rule on Rivers and suspended the state governor, his deputy and…
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), on Sunday alerted farmers, herders and residents to steer clear of its area of its forthcoming ‘Range Classification Exercise’. The academy’s spokesperson, Maj. Mohammad Maidawa, made the announcement in a statement issued in Kaduna. Maidawa said: “NDA wishes to inform the public, particularly farmers, herders, and residents of surrounding and…
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has affirmed his administration’s adherence to the Minimum Wage Act, stating that no civil servant in the state earns below N70,000. During the May Day celebrations held at Murtala Square in Kaduna, Governor Sani, a former human rights activist, emphasized his commitment to the dignity of labor, revealing that…
Nigeria’s U-20 women’s national team, the Falconets, extended their unbeaten run at the ongoing WAFU-B U-20 Girls Cup with a commanding 3-0 victory over hosts Benin Republic on Sunday at the Stade Omnisports d’Adjohoun. Coming just 24 hours after a 3-1 triumph over defending champions Ghana, the Falconets once again displayed composure, attacking flair, and…
