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The Deputy Governor of Edo State led the state’s government delegation to pay last respect to the late Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo State Command, Agun Joseph. In a press statement, his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Friday Aghedo, said…
Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris Kauran Gwandu has announced a minor cabinet reshuffle as part of his administration’s readiness to strengthen the apparatus and good governance. The Cabinet changes were contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the state government,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has paid a glowing tribute to his longtime friend and political ally, Senator Abu Ibrahim. He describes him as a man of rare courage who once risked imprisonment for his colleagues during the struggle for democracy following the annulment of the…
Cameroon’s 92-year-old president has won a controversial eighth term in a fiercely disputed election. Paul Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, won 53.7% of the vote, compared to the 35.2% of opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the Constitutional Council declared.…
The Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria (FFDGN) has set up a 14-man committee to drive President Bola Tinubu’s Renew Hope Agenda, even as it reelected Dr Chris Akomas for a second term. Akomas, a former deputy governor of Abia State, accepted his reelection during a…
The founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank, Mr. Atedo Peterside, has declared that a majority of Nigerians had lost confidence in the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Speaking on Channels Television’s current affairs programme, ‘Politics Today’ on Monday night,…
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Emperor Jarrett Tenebe, has said that any Commissioner sent out of the State Executive Council (SEC) meeting for not wearing ‘Tinubu cap’ would be consequently suspended from the party. Recall that Governor Monday…
The 2 Million Votes Project, convened by the Dakaci Support Initiative in Kaduna State, has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to the visionary leadership of President Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the state governor, Senator Uba Sani, with a promise to deliver two million votes…
President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to his longtime friend and political ally, Senator Abu Ibrahim, describing him as a man of rare courage who once risked imprisonment for his colleagues during the struggle for democracy following the annulment of the June 12,…
President Bola Tinubu has paid glowing tribute to his longtime friend and political ally, Senator Abu Ibrahim, describing him as a man of rare courage who once risked imprisonment for his colleagues during the struggle for democracy following the annulment of the June 12,…
Circuits, Africa’s premier virtual cinema and leading indigenous motion picture streaming platform, has announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Mount Zion Film Productions and Sozo Films, to revive one of Nigeria’s most legendary Christian film series, ‘Agbara Nla’ (The…
Former Anambra State governor and 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has accused the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) of failing to deliver a FIFA-funded stadium that was promised to the state during his tenure. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter)…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress(AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has described the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) as an “irresponsible organisation” that routinely takes the law into its own hands, following his release from detention after meeting his bail…
An officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has sustained injury when a combined team of NDLEA and Army personnel came under attack on Monday at Ukpuje town, Owan West Local Government Area of Edo State. The State NDLEA commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, who…
The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice has described as false, the claim by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan that the charges filed against her before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Federal High Court…
President Bola Tinubu has met with the newly appointed Service Chiefs at the State House in Abuja on Monday, as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture. The Service Chiefs were attending the closed-door session following their recent appointment,…
The defence strategy of detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has drawn sharp reactions after he informed the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday that he would no longer call witnesses or enter any defence in his ongoing…
A United Kingdom court has handed life sentences to Lekan Akinsoji and Sundjata Keita, both 27-year-old men, for the murder of 21-year-old Ahmed Deen-Jah in east London. The conviction emerged following a trial at the Old Bailey, where Akinsoji and Keita were found guilty on…
