The Osun State Government has dismissed the accusation of the main opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) of hoarding the N2bn fund received from the federal government as a mere rhetoric of palace jesters, urging the people of the state to be wary of a imbecillic scheme by the opposition to pitch them against the performing…
Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has set up compliance committees at state, local governments and ward levels. In his efforts to ensure accountability and transparency in the distribution of palliatives and judicious utilisation of the items. This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the Governor’s Chef Press Secretary, Sanusi Bature Dawakin…
Presidents and prime ministers are meeting for the annual G20 leaders’ summit in India’s capital, Delhi, from 9-10 September. The main theme for the meeting is sustainable development, but the ongoing conflict in Ukraine is also expected to be discussed. What is the G20?The G20 – or Group of Twenty – is a club of…
Neymar was presented with an award for surpassing Pele’s record by his country’s football federation after the game Neymar has surpassed Pele as Brazil’s male all-time top scorer with two goals in a 5-1 win over Bolivia. The forward, 31, who went into the World Cup qualifying match tied with legend Pele on 77 goals,…
G20 summit host India has walked a diplomatic tightrope over the Ukraine war. G20 leaders decried the use of force in Ukraine for territorial gain in a summit statement on Saturday, without naming Russia. Referencing the “war in Ukraine”, the document said that “all states” should “refrain from the threat or use of force to…
Nigeria’s President, Bola TinubuPresident Tinubu has approved the construction of 1,000 houses in seven states of Sokoto, Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Kaduna, Niger and Benue as part of broad plan by the Federal Government to address the humanitarian crisis in northern Nigeria. Vice President Kashim Shettima who represented the President made this known on Friday in…
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has exposed a community in Abuja where hard drugs are sold like regular food items. NDLEA carried out a sensitisation exercise against the use of hard drugs in the community known as Abattoir in Abuja. The sensitisation came on the heels of an investigation revealed Abattoir, located close…
Karpowership switched off the power supply following an unpaid debt of around $40 million, the energy minister of the country said on Friday. Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown has been thrown into darkness after Turkish firm, Karpowership switched off the electricity supply to the West African country. Karpowership switched off the power supply following an unpaid…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, His Excellency Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has graciously approved the payment of Severance Gratuity to Honourable Members of the Sixth and Seventh Assembly of the Osun State House of Assembly, which is majorly composed of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was disclosed in a statement…
