Rivers State has sworn in 23 new local government chairmen, with Administrator Vice Admiral (Rtd.) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas calling on them to embrace selfless service and abandon the politics of personal gain. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony in Port Harcourt on Monday, Ibas stressed that political office is “not a prize to be enjoyed, but…
Medical services at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) have been paralysed as resident doctors under the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) embarked on an indefinite strike, citing poor pay, inadequate facilities, and poor working conditions. The action, which began at the weekend, has left patients in distress, with many lamenting the lack…
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Beijing, China, for a five-day official state visit. A statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said he arrived in China at about 9.00 a.m. local time on Sunday and was received by key officials of the Chinese government. Tinubu was also welcomed by governors Babajide Sanwoolu, Sani Uba of…
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa says tourists from Nigeria can now apply for a visa without submitting a passport. Ramaphosa announced this on Tuesday at the opening of the 11th session of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Cape Town, which President Bola Tinubu attended. He said South Africa had simplified its visa…
Israel’s sense of relief over the release of 20 surviving hostages quickly gave way to anger on Tuesday, after Hamas returned only four of the 28 deceased hostages expected under the current Gaza ceasefire arrangement. While officials had anticipated possible delays in recovering bodies from the war-ravaged enclave, Israeli media reported that government representatives reacted…
President Bola Tinubu has halted the forceful takeover of 4,794 revoked lands in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for non-payment of Ground Rent for prolonged years. Consequently, defaulted have been given a fresh grace period of two weeks to pay off their debt or risk losing their properties. This was disclosed in a statement signed…
Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, is also leaving his post as part of a major government reshuffle after two and a half years of war. The 43-year-old career diplomat took over the Foreign Ministry in 2020, before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. Parliamentary Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk on Wednesday posted a photograph on his Facebook…
The Kebbi Government is partnering with Indonesia to domesticate embryo transfer and artificial insemination, an official disclosed. Alhaji Sani Aliyu, the State Commissioner for Religious Affairs, who stated this in an interview with Journalists in Birnin Kebbi, said the essence of the partnership was to boost animal production for the benefit of Kebbi and Nigeria…
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said President Bola Tinubu has fulfilled most of the promises he made to the North and would do more. Idris stated this on Tuesday when he featured on a live Hausa language phone-in programme “Hannu Da Yawa” on Radio Nigeria Kaduna and monitored by the…
Former Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mike Okiro has called on well-meaning Nigerians to provide nurturing platforms to engage budding talents in sports in order to curb youthful vices across the country. Okiro made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on the sideline of the Unveiling Dinner for players of MOP…
