A former military governor of Osun state, Colonel Anthony Uzoma Obi (rtd), is dead. A statement from the family was saying, “We the family of His Excellency, Rtd Colonel Anthony Uzoma Obi humbly announce the gentle passing of our Patriarch, and head of the family on Saturday, 1st of January 2022 by 6:03 PM. “Our father…
Former senator representing Kaduna central and served from 2015 to 2019, Shehu Sani, has announced his intention to contest the 2023 governorship election in Kaduna State. Speaking in an interview on a radio programme weekend, Sani said he would contest the governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, vowing that when…
The Presidency says henceforth, visitors to the State House will be required to undergo a rapid COVID-19 test at the entrance before gaining access to the seat of power. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu made the disclosure in Abuja. He said the aim is to check the recent…
Bandits have killed a farmer, Irimiya Musa, and five other people in Jauro Manu village, Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State. Daily Trust gathered the gunmen, five in number, stormed the house of the large scale farmer at about 4.30pm Saturday. The gunmen, each on a motorcycle, shot him in front of his house before shooting the…
The Caretaker leadership of Nigeria’s governing party, the All Progressives Congress, APC said it is committed to conducting a National Convention in 2022. In a new year message signed by the Secretary of the APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, the party also reiterated its commitment to free and fair elections. “As…
Nigerians have been tasked to support the government by making more sacrifices to end the insecurity in the country. The Director-General of the Progressives Governors Forum, PGF, Mr. Salihu Lukman who said this in a press statement explained that one of the issue worsening Nigeria’s insecurity in insufficient funds to recruit and equip security personnel….
The Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has inaugurated Sokoto Eastern Zone Development Association, SEZDA a non partisan organisation set to work with government and security to fight security challenges in 8 local government areas affected by Banditry and kidnapping. Inaugurating the Association in Gwadabawa local government, Governor Tambuwal commended the initiators of the Association…
The agreement on salary increases and subsidies in sectors subject to sectoral joint agreements entitled 2022-2023-2024 was signed today, Saturday January 01, 2022, between the UGTT and the UTICA. The agreement stipulates, according to Echaab News, the following: First: It is awarded to workers in sectors subject to sectoral joint agreements concluded between the structures…
The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has donated delivery kits and baby items to 600 mothers of new born babies in selected Primary Health Care Centres across the six Area Councils of the territory as part of activities to celebrate the New Year. She specifically offset the medical bills…
Nigeria has confirmed 536 new cases of the deadly coronavirus also known as COVID-19. Nigeria’s Centre for Disease Control NCDC confirmed the cases on Sunday morning via its official Facebook page. According to NCDC, “The 536 new cases are reported from 13 States -Lagos-259, Rivers-90, Oyo-46, Edo-43, Kaduna-29, FCT-25, Cross River-12, Nasarawa-10, Osun-6, Gombe-5, Kano-5,…
