A political realignment has swept through the Taraba State House of Assembly as Speaker Kizito Bonzena and 15 other members formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), leaving the legislature without an opposition bloc. The announcement was made on Monday in Jalingo, where Bonzena said the move was…
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his belief in a democratic culture where opposition is not enmity but a contest of ideas. Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the launch of former governor Sule Lamido of Jigawa state’s autobiography titled “Being True…
The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, efficiency, and stronger collaboration with key government institutions to safeguard the country’s agricultural sector. On Thursday, NAIC’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Hon. Yazeed Shehu Danfulani (Turakin Zamfara), led a delegation on a courtesy visit to the Director-General of the Bureau of Public…
Arsenal suffered a major blow after Mikel Arteta confirmed yesterday that winger Bukayo Saka has been ruled out for “many weeks” with a hamstring injury. Asked at a press conference about the 23-year-old England international’s condition, Arteta said: “It is not looking good. He will be out for many weeks.” Saka was filmed leaving Selhurst…
The Federal Government has approved maintenance dredging of the $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport channel from 16.5 metres to 17 metres, targeting 19 metres eventually. Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Abubakar Dantsoho, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by Mr Okechukwu Onyemekara, General Manager, Communication and Strategy, after a weekend visit. Dantsoho…
Academic staff at Nigeria’s Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH) in Ondo State have joined a nationwide two-week strike called by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over unresolved labour grievances with the federal government. Dr Oluwatoyin Ogunbamike, Chairman of the ASUU branch at OAUSTECH, confirmed on Monday that lecturers had downed…
Gov Francis Nwifuru has urged relevant authorities to arrest and prosecute those who reportedly killed 13 Ebonyi indigenes, holding their town union meeting in Anambra. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that an online video which circulated on July 1, showed the mangled bodies of the victims at Ogboji in Orumba South Local Government…
The Wife of the President, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Monday felicitated former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, on her 55th birthday. Tinubu, in a congratulatory message issued in Abuja, described Buhari as a supportive and patriotic Nigerian. “I join the children, grandchildren, family, friends and loved ones to rejoice and celebrate Dr Aisha Buhari on the…
Mr Dumebi Kachikwu, the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) says the Atiku Abubakar-led coalition is in some form of alliance with the former leadership of the party, led by Chief Ralph Nwosu. This is contained in a statement by Kachikwu on Monday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls…
The Police in Ondo State on Tuesday confirmed the abduction of a Chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Nelson Adepoyigi, who was kidnapped on Monday evening by gunmen. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adepoyigi is the chairman of Ifon Ward 5 in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. DSP…
