The Minister for Women Affairs Africa IPSPUN, Ambassador Juanita Nwendu, has stressed the need to give more attention to growth and stability women in governance for any country to develop, just as the International Parliament for Safety, Peace and Justice of United Nations (IPSPJUN), Oyo State chapter, was inaugurated in Ibadan.

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has rejected the result of April 10, Isoko North Constituency by-election in Delta, describing it as a charade and not true reflection of the process. Mr Sylvester Imonina, the state APC Publicity Secretary, said this a statement on Friday in Asaba. Imonina said that the party came to the conclusion […]

Abia State government has raised an alarm over plans by unidentified hoodlums to attack key locations in the state and cause unrest. The disclosure was made on Friday in a statement by Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi Kalu who also used the opportunity to call for extra vigilance and strict adherence to the 8pm to […]

Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola has sought the support of the Army to tackle insecurity in the state, especially flushing illegal miners out of the state. A statement issued by Oyetola’s media aide, Ismail Omipidan on Friday disclosed the Governor stated this while receiving the General Officer Commanding, 2 Division of […]

By Chioma Onuegbu MINISTER of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has blamed past failures of the Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to deliver on its mandate on corruption and weak political and institutional governance in the region. Akpabio spoke on Friday while presenting his keynote address at the NDDC strategic capacity building workshop/ retreat […]

Dr Anthony Aziegbemi, an Economist and Edo chapter Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has hailed the courage of Gov. Godwin Obaseki to mention the printing of N60 billion by the federal government to augment revenue allocation. Obaseki had in an expose alleged that the country was in troubled times that it had to […]

The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has ordered all CBT Centres across the country not to allow parents/guardians into the registration hall again. A statement signed by JAMB Spokesman in Ilorin Office, Hassan Lawal, quoted  Oloyede as saying that the decision was made after inspecting some of the registration […]

Air Peace airline says its pilots, cabin crew and other customer-facing personnel have started receiving the COVID-19 vaccine as part of efforts to curtail the spread of the virus. The Spokesperson of the airline, Mr Stanley Olisa, in a statement on Friday in Lagos, said the vaccine was being administered by the Federal Airports Authority […]

The Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, has ordered all CBT Centres across the country not to allow parents/guardians into the registration hall again. A statement signed by JAMB Spokesman in Ilorin Office, Hassan Lawal, quoted Oloyede as saying that the decision was made after inspecting some of the registration […]

The South/South Zonal Executive body of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been urged to forge a common front in all their activities as they represent the geopolitical region in the affairs of the party

By Dirisu Yakubu The main opposition party in the country, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has taken strong exemption to a remark by President Muhammadu Buhari that Nigerians should expect ‘continuity’ from his administration, following his return from routine medical checks in London, the United Kingdom. The President had while fielding questions from a reporter […]

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said a total of 8,439 mild adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) had been reported since vaccination began in March. Dr. Faisal Shuaib, the executive director and CEO, NPHCDA, said this at a press conference by NPHCDA and World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday in Abuja, on the […]

*No death, blood clot recorded so far, it clarifies *As WHO says it’s engaging G7, G20 to tackle vaccine equity By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The federal government has said a total of 8,439 cases of mild, adverse effects have occurred over the application of the AstraZeneca vaccine in the country. The cases, according to […]

By Dirisu Yakubu The federal government Friday flagged off commercial cargo services on the Warri-Itakpe standard gauge rail line, 30 years after it was abandoned by previous administrations. The 320 km route was rehabilitated by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, as part of its commitment to link major towns and cities in the country with […]

…As parents say they’ve lost hope in government By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Parents of the kidnapped students of Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna state said they were asked to pay a whopping N500 million ransom before their children would be released from captivity. They also said they have lost hope in government’s intervention of […]