By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Kwara State Governor, Alhaji  AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq will on Saturday, unveil a book titled Ó Tó Gé: How Kwara people took their destiny in their hands.   The book is a compendium of the political history of Kwara State from formation to the epochal political change and all the inherent dynamics that facilitated […]

ABUJA – Japan has said it will continue to explore areas where it can maximise support to Nigeria towards addressing COVID-19 challenges. The new Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, gave the assurance while briefing journalists in Abuja on Thursday. READ ALSOLagos owes 12.31% of Nigeria’s total domestic debt stock ― NBS The Envoy, […]

By Ugochukwu Alaribe, Umuahia Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has urged politicians in the state not to distract him with the politics of who succeeds him in 2023, stressing that he is not yet thinking about his successor, but fully focused to deliver more dividends of democracy to the people of the state. Vanguard […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has postponed traveling to London for medical check-up. Recall that the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina had in a statement he issued on Thursday said that President Buhari would proceed to London, the United Kingdom on Friday, June 25, 2021, […]

The People’s Democratic Party chieftain, Chief Olumide Aderinokun has hit out at Governor Dapo Abiodun for allegedly meddling with the resources of the Ogun State House of Assembly.

By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has resolved to go ahead with its primary election today (Saturday) June 26, to select a a candidate to fly its flag in the November 6 Anambra governorship election. Party members had been anxious following last week High Court’s ruling which sacked the state Executive Committee, […]

“The present administration even when working under very difficult circumstances is doing everything to alleviate the peoples suffering and the first thing that must change is the attitude, not just of the IOC’S, but also of the people because they are part of the problem.

By Dirisu Yakubu & Fortune Eromosele Against the backdrop of the growing resort to violence in addressing national issues, journalists and the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, have joined forces to ensure national unity and development. This came as the Nigerian Union of Journalists, Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (NUJ-FRCN) Headquarters Chapel deemed it fit […]

Gives reasons for non-implementation of Oronsaye Report By Dirisu Yakubu Poor documentation and lack of understanding of procedures are some of the reasons for the delayed payment of death gratuities to next of kin of civil servants who died in active service, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan said in […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke Lagos state accounting for 12.31% of the total domestic debt stock, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS  has said. The NBS disclosed this in its quarterly data release made available at its website yesterday. According to the data, Federal Government  only domestic debt stock was put at N16.51, while States and FCT domestic debt […]

APC Caretaker C’ttee briefs President By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Friday received the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Peter Nwaoboshi as he defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Senator Nwaoboshi was presented to the President by the Chairman of the APC Caretaker Committee and […]

The Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, ISOPADEC, has started the construction of thirty-eight projects in the oil-producing areas of the state.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat in more than 720 CBT centres for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted between June 19 and June 22. Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB Spokesperson made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Friday. Benjamin […]

.. Calls him pragmatic, proactive governor The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), Dr Abdurrazaq Balogun, has sent a goodwill message to the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who clocks 56 today. Balogun, who held back no pleasant adjectives in extolling the governor, said Sanwo-Olu has excelled in […]

Men of the Federal Capital Teritory Police Command have launched a manhunt for criminals who kidnapped a former lawmaker in Kogi state, Hon Friday Sani Makama and an Igala Prince, Frederick Adejoh along with some hotel guests at Tungan Maje community, near Zuba.