Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Former Borno deputy governor stands for Sanwo-olu. Former Borno State Deputy Governor Adamu Shettima Yuguda Dibal, who presided over the All Progressives Congress’s previous governorship primary election in Lagos State, testified before the Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal on Tuesday. Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu was chosen as the APC Governorship Candidate for the […]
President Bola Tinubu Nigerian Presidents who have chaired ECOWAS. On 29 May 2023, Bola Tinubu was sworn in as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the 16th head of state after winning the general election. Over the weekend, President Bola Tinubu was chosen Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States Authority […]
Pregnancies Unwanted pregnancies in Nigeria at 2023-UNDP. According to the United Nations Population Fund, the country’s inability to fund family planning may lead to an increase in undesired pregnancies and abortions. On Tuesday, the National Population Commission held a ceremony in Abuja to commemorate World Population Day 2023. During a panel discussion titled ‘Dialogue on […]
Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu Ohanaeze President-General says he inherited debts. Nigerian politician and entrepreneur, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has emerged as the new president-general of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has claimed that when he took office, he encountered certain indebtedness and financial issues. Iwuanyanwu, on the other hand, congratulated […]
Custom intercept N1.3b smuggled goods Custom arrest seven, intercept N1.3b goods. The Nigeria Customs Service’s Ogun 1 Area Command caught 22,526 bags of foreign parboiled rice weighing 50kg on Tuesday and seized 392 items, including five exotic luxury buses smuggled into the country through the Ohumbe land border between January and June 2023. Bamidele Makinde, […]
Hoodlums Hoodlums kidnap Ebonyi Catholic priest,3 others. Hoodlums (Gunmen) kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Joseph Azubuike, and three other people in Ebonyi State on Monday. Azubuike is the parish priest of St. Charles Parish, Mgbaleze village, Isu community, in the state’s Onicha Local Government Area. The Chancellor of the Abakaliki Diocese, Rev Father Mathew […]
Gbenga Daniel Gbenga Daniel stopped Ogun monthly pension. Former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, has explained why he requested that his pensions and benefits as a former governor be discontinued. He stated that the choice was made to avoid receiving double pay after returning to public service after a 12-year absence. This was stated […]
NDLEA NDLEA orders nationwide crackdown sale of nitrous oxide. The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brigadier General, Buba Marwa (retd), has ordered a nationwide clampdown on the sale and use of nitrous oxide also known as ”laughing gas.” Nitrous oxide, also called “N20″ is a colourless gas used for sedation and pain relief by […]
Army arrests theft 12 arrested for oil theft in Rivers. The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt said its men arrested one Desmond Okeh for impersonation, while 12 others were nabbed for their alleged involvement in illegal oil bunkering. The army said the 12 suspects were arrested by the troops of the […]
President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Tinubu seeks Senate confirmation. The President, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has written to the Senate urging that the newly appointed Service Chiefs be confirmed. Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who read the letter at the start of the plenary session on Tuesday, said the service chiefs would be screened by the entire […]