‘It’s enough,’ Senate vows to move against blackmailers
The Senate has warned the public against what it described as “vicious attempts” to tarnish its image and that of its leadership. The Senate’s position was contained in a statement on Friday by the Senate Leader’s Directorate of Media and Public Affairs. The statement titled “Senate frowns at false claims against Bamidele, mulls stiffer action,” Read More
Read moreGombe offers ASUU N947m to avert strike
The Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has pleaded with the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Gombe State University branch, to shelve plans to proceed on strike. Yahaya who was represented by the Secretary to Government of the State Professor Ibrahim Njodi, made this plea on Thursday when a delegation of the ASUU National Executive Council Read More
Read moreWhat is the plan to give polio vaccines to children in Gaza?
Pauses to fighting will allow hundreds of thousands of Gaza children to be vaccinated against polio.Read More
Read morePolice exhume bodies of murdered marine hunters, arrest suspects in A’Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has exhumed bodies of marine hunters of the Ministry of Internal Security and Inland Waterways who were kidnapped, murdered, and buried by notorious criminals in Unyenghe, in the Mbo Local Government Area of the state. It also disclosed that those suspected to be behind the hunters’ gruesome murder have Read More
Read moreRonaldo retains Portugal captaincy after Euro 2024
Cristiano Ronaldo has kept his place in the Portugal squad for next month’s UEFA Nations games against Croatia and Scotland despite an ineffective display at Euro 2024. The 39-year-old failed to score as he appeared at a record sixth European Championship, with Portugal exiting in the quarter-finals, but he retained the backing of coach Roberto Read More
Read moreFRC takes accountability campaign to geopolitical zones
The Fiscal Responsibility Commission is launching a financial accountability sensitisation campaign across three geopolitical zones in Nigeria. This campaign aims to strengthen financial accountability at the subnational level, targeting states in the South-South, South-East, and North-Central regions. The Head of the Strategic Communications Directorate at the FRC, Bede Anyanwu, announced in a statement on Friday Read More
Read moreOlubadan elevates 6 chiefs in Balogun chieftaincy line
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Akinloye Olakulehin Ige Olakulehin 1 has promoted six chiefs in the Balogun chieftaincy line. According to tradition, two lines make up the Olubadan chieftaincy stool. The promotion of the chiefs was done on Friday by the Olubadan at his palace, with the traditional chieftaincy rites performed by the Oluwo of Ibadanland. The chiefs were decorated with the Akoko leaves by the Oluwo after the elevation. The elevated chiefs included Oba…
Read moreKaduna LP declares support for Abure
The Labour Party in Kaduna State has affirmed its support for the National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure. In a statement signed and released by the LP’s State Chairman on Friday, alongside his Deputy, Secretary, and the Chairman of Chikun Local Government, Auwal Tafoki, Bulus Maisamari, Peter Hassan, and Yerima Abraham, the party warned members against Read More
Read moreGhana-based Nigerian accuses Bayelsa policemen of N3m extortion
A Ghana-based Nigerian, Liberty Isaac, has urged the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to fish out some policemen who allegedly extorted N3m from him at gunpoint on Monday. Isaac, who hails from Nguru Nworie autonomous community in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, made the appeal while speaking with journalists in Owerri, Read More
Read moreEdo APC says govt can’t fault party chair’s poverty claim
The Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress said on Friday that the state government cannot fault the party’s state chairman’s claim that Edo people have been pushed below the poverty line. To buttress his claim, Jarret Tenebe, who has suffered verbal attacks since making the statement, said the poor rural dwellers could not Read More
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