The International Press Centre (IPC) has called for a review of the sanctions regime for Freedom of Information (FOI) Act violations by public officials. Mr Lanre Arogundade, the Executive Director of the IPC, made the call on Monday in Abuja in his opening remarks at the opening of a two-day Stakeholders’s Technical Meeting on FOI…
Redeemer’s University in Ede, south-west Nigeria, will this week celebrate a double milestone: its 17th convocation and 20 years since its founding. The institution will graduate 1,341 students, including 185 who achieved first-class honours. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Shadrach Akindele, addressing journalists on Monday, described the graduating cohort as “The Indomitable Set”. He noted that the best…
Nigeria and Garman government have expressed readiness to partner to strengthen economy and create investment-friendly policies in the two countries. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Former Minister, Information and National Orientation, said this when a delegation from IHK Giessen – Friedberg Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Germany, paid a courtesy visit to Dr Jumoke Oduwole, Minister…
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed Saturday for primaries to choose candidates for the July 12 Local Government election in the state. The State PDP Vice Chairman (Central), Mr Hakeem Olalemi, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. He said…
The Chief Imam of Uromi and President of the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Edo-Delta Chapter, Sheikh Murtadho Muhammad, has been reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen. The incident occurred at about 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Angle 90 area of Uromi, in Esan North-East Local Government Area of Edo Eyewitnesses said the Islamic…
A woman has asked a court in Ilorin to end her marriage, claiming her husband has failed to meet his responsibilities as a spouse. Sherifat Bamidele made the request before the Area Court in Centre-Igboro on Wednesday, saying she could no longer tolerate the behaviour of her husband, Suleiman Popoola. The couple were married in…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigeria’s Super Eagles to remain focused and positive following their elimination from the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, expressing appreciation for their efforts despite Sunday’s defeat to the Democratic Republic of Congo in Morocco. The president’s message, delivered on Monday through his spokesperson Bayo Onanuga, encouraged the team to shift…
Gov Nasir Idris of Kebbi, has doled out N336.8 million to 11,229 women from 3,743 polling units across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state. The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Alhaji Abubakar Kana-Zuru, made this known on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi while disbursing the funds to the women…
Daniel Bwala, special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and policy, has claimed that Peter Obi, Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, will soon leave the party. Speaking in an interview on TVC on Wednesday, Bwala said the former governor of Anambra state will join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the…
Sen Ned Nwoko (APC-Delta) and member Senate Committee on Drugs and Narcotics says drug abuse is a crisis that demands dedicated infrastructure and focused intervention. Nwoko said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He noted that there was a clear gap in the system that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) alone…
