Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has appointed 115 new aides to serve in his government as Special Advisers, Senior Special Assistants and Special Reporters, taking the tally of his aides to 196. Daily Trust reports that the latest appointments were announced on Friday and Saturday by Sanusi Bature, the Chief Press Secretary to the…
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has cautioned the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, against expelling the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, from the party. Fayose warned that the PDP would be expelling Wike at its own peril because he’s a force within the party. The former governor issued the warning…
Fayose pointed out that while Nigeria may have shortcomings, it is unique since the country’s democracy has been reasonably established. A former governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, says he is pleased with developments in Gabon following soldiers’ seizure of power in the oil-rich Central African country. In an exclusive interview on Channels Television’s Hard…
The decision reportedly signals the end of the diplomat’s tenure as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Kingdom. President Bola Tinubu has recalled Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Ishola. Ishola was appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2021. However, the Minister…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has felicitated with Emeritus Professor, Mojeed Olayide Abass who is 80 years old , praying to God to grant him more blessed years on earth. In a statement signed by Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Friday, Adeleke described Prof Abass as a great mentor of many leaders within and…
The prime minister runs the city-state’s government, currently Lee Hsien Loong of the People’s Action Party (PAP), which has ruled Singapore continuously since 1959. Singaporeans headed to the polls Friday in the city-state’s first contested presidential election in more than a decade, a vote being closely watched as an indication of support for the ruling…
The Nigeria Labour Congres (NLC) has declared a two-day warning strike over the effect of petrol subsidy removal on Nigerians. The strike is to commence on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, according to the NLC. President Bola Tinubu had declared an end on subsidy within his first hour in office, tripling the price of petrol from…
The Federal government cannot refund money spent on Federal Roads by State Governments for now, says Works Minister David Umahi. Umahi made this known on Thursday when he visited Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Minister is on a two-day working visit to Oyo…
In a twist of events, the African Union has suspended Gabon following the military junta in the Central African country. The AU’s Peace and Security Council made the announcement on Thursday evening, according to NAN report. The AU suspended Niger Republic’s membership just a few weeks ago after the military took power there at the…
Daniel Bwala, a former spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council in the 2023 presidential poll, says the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, will be expelled from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the appropriate time. Bwala spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Thursday night a day after…
