The Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency on Thursday announced the conviction of a local government worker in the state over the illegal sale of land belonging to the State Housing Corporation. A statement on Thursday, signed by the Executive Secretary of the agency, I.O Tijani, on behalf of the Chairman of OYACA, Honorable Justice Eni Esan…
President Bola Tinubu and his Equatorial Guinean counterpart, Teodoro Mbasogo, on Wednesday in Malabo signed an agreement on the Gulf of Guinea Pipeline Project, further affirming the partnership for mutual development. “The agreement covered legislative and regulatory measures for the gas pipeline, establishment and operation, transit of natural gas, ownership of the gas pipeline, and…
Thousands took to the streets of Kolkata early Thursday to condemn the rape and murder of a local doctor, demanding justice for the victim and an end to the chronic issue of violence against women in Indian society. The discovery of the 31-year-old’s brutalised body last week at a state-run hospital has sparked nationwide protests,…
The United States President, Joe Biden, shared a key economic victory with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris on Thursday after securing a cut in drug prices that could resonate with US voters worried about the cost of living. The 81-year-old president and 59-year-old vice president announced the deal as they prepared to make their first…
The Kano State Police Command has arrested two suspects involved in the theft of the Bachirawa Police Station sign post in the Ungogo Local Government Area of the state. The spokesperson for the state police command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, disclosed this on Facebook on Wednesday, adding that the suspects were arrested with the help of…
The Oyo State Government has approved N500 million to support beneficiaries of the Youth Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness Project. This decision, announced during an Executive Council meeting presided over by Acting Governor Bayo Lawal, is part of the state’s Sustainable Actions for Economic Recovery programme. YEAP, facilitated by the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency, trained about…
By Tomi Lala, Sola Isola The Chairman of Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSSIEC) Barr. Hashim Akintunde Abioye Esq has stated that all 18 political parties in the state has indicated interest to participate in the forthcoming Local Government election in the state adding that it is unprecedented in the history of Osun. He made…
Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has stated that the Maiduguri dry inland port will begin operations in six months. Zulum made this known on Wednesday in Lagos while addressing journalists after a courtesy call to the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council, Pius Akutah. The Governor expressed confidence that the establishment of the…
Drawing from the Presidential directives aimed at alleviating the hardship faced by Nigerians due to high prices of essential food items, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is pleased to announce that His Excellency, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR through the Honourable Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister…
The speaker caved in to outrage that trailed the introduction of the controversial bill which seeks to criminalise refusal to sing the anthem, ‘Nigeria, we hail thee’. Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas has withdrawn the controversial Counter Subversion and Other Related Bills which seeks to criminalise refusal to sing Nigeria’s reintroduced national…
