Osun Commissioner for Culture and Tourism Hon. Abiodun OJO (FAFA) has promised a well befitting Osun Osogbo festival grand finale. This was disclosed in a press statement released by his media director on Tuesday, which reads: “Today while featuring on a radio program tagged IMOLE OSUN on OSBC 104.5 Radio Ile-Awiye Oke-Bale announced the activities…
by Femi Fani – Kayode I am on record as saying that if Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, Mali or ANY OTHER country attacks Nigeria, violates our territorial integrity, or attempts to take one inch of our nation, we must and will fight them to the last man. I have also said that Nigeria’s defence budget…
The Senate has sent the names of 45 confirmed ministerial nominees to the Presidency. Sahel gatheredthat the Senate on Monday confirmed 45 out of 48 ministerial nominees sent to the upper chamber by President Bola Tinubu. The remaining three nominees, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, Stella Okotete from Delta State, and Abubakar Danladi from…
The National Association of Women Journalist (NAWOJ), has called on the Nigerian government, Media Executives and Proprietors to review the salaries and welfare of journalist, to help address the hazards and risk encountered by journalist as well as enable them function better. The National President, Mrs. Ladi Bala, made the call at the Association’s thanksgiving…
Persons with Disabilities on Tuesday decried exclusion from the ministerial list submitted by President Bola Tinubu to the Senate. The Senate on Monday approved and confirmed 45 out of the 48 nominees sent by the President. Speaking at a joint conference, the Community of PWDs said their omission was not in accordance with the Discrimination…
Lionesses forward, Lauren James has sent out an apology to Super Falcons; Michelle Alozie over her stamp of the Nigerian in Monday’s round of i6 Women’s World Cup match in Australia. The European champions got away with one on Monday in Brisbane as they stumbled into the quarter-finals 4-2 on penalties. Nigeria are ranked 40th…
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday, unveiled the chairmen of the 79 full-standing committees of the 10th Senate. The Senate committees were formed after hours of closed-door sessions. Some of the heavyweights, who were named committee chairmen include Housing and Urban Development, Aminu Tambuwal; Interior, Adams Oshiomole; Defence, Ahmed Lawan; Water Resources, Abdulaziz Yari;…
A delegation consisting of the representatives of the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the United Nations will on Tuesday travel to Niger to meet with coup leaders. French broadcaster RFI reported that the delegation is set to arrive in the Nigerien capital city of Niamey “in the coming hours”…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has disclosed reasons for the delay in the processing and issuance of some international passports to Nigerian applicants. The Nigeria Immigration blamed discrepancies in identification such as National Identification Numbers (NINs) for the delay processing and issuing passports. The Controller of the Service in Rivers State, Sunday James, made this…
President Bola Tinubu has inaugurated the presidential committee on fiscal policy and tax reforms. The inauguration ceremony was held at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday. The Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Dele Alake, in a statement on July 7 announced the establishment of the committee by the…
