SEDC agro-mechanisation project set for Enugu flag-off
…Project targets insecurity, unemployment, food security The first of 15 agro-mechanisation projects planned by the South East Development Commission (SEDC) across the region’s senatorial zones is set for flag-off in Enugu State next week. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SEDC, Mark Okoye, disclosed this during a site and community engagement visit to […]
2027: Ondo APC leaders unite for Tinubu — Chairman
By Dayo Johnson, Akure Ahead of the 2027 general election, leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State have pledged to work together to mobilise one million votes for President Bola Tinubu. The commitment was made at an endorsement rally organised in Akure by the Emerging Political Platform (EPP), a support group backing […]
Gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway traps motorists overnight
Motorists and commuters were stranded for several hours on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway after a multiple-vehicle crash at Kara Bridge triggered an overnight gridlock on Tuesday.
ABIA: PDP candidate promises N90,000 minimum wage, vows to recall 15,000 sacked workers
By Dickson Omobola Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Abia State, Kelechi Anosike, has vowed to increase the minimum wage in the state to N90,000 if elected, saying he will introduce a welfarist system that would enable families unable to pay school fees to do so. Anosike also lamented the taxation burden in Abia, […]
Saudi says Houthis target Mecca, warns of ‘red line’
The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthis accused them on Wednesday of targeting Islam’s holy city Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world.
Ekiti tribunal considers relocation after alleged assault on counsel
By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-Ekiti The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has adjourned further hearing of the petition challenging the outcome of the 2026 governorship election following an application by the petitioners seeking the relocation of the proceedings over an alleged assault on counsel to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The three-member tribunal, chaired by […]
