President Bola Tinubu has sent heartfelt congratulations to Vice-President Kashim Shettima, GCON, on the occasion of his 58th birthday. Shettima, who has had a distinguished career as an academic, banking professional, and leader, is celebrated for his impactful contributions to Nigerian governance. From 2011 to 2019, Shettima served as the governor of Borno State before…

Scores of demonstrators hit the streets of Abuja on Monday to demand the immediate dismissal of the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Mele Kyari, over the lingering fuel scarcity bedevilling the country. The protest comes on the heels of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited’s confession that its substantial debt…

The Peoples Democratic Party has summoned the former Governor of Rivers State and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over alleged anti-party activities. The PDP Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Ibrahim Abdullahi, made this known on Monday during an appearance on Channels Television’s programme, Sunrise Daily. Abdullahi stated that Wike had been summoned…

The attention of Osun State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been drawn to a delusional and misleading report purportedly issued by a non-existent group of people called Osun Workers Union (OWU). It is crystal clear that these said elements are not legally or constitutionally recognized as an affiliate of the two labour…

The state government says it had taken proactive measures since January to create awareness and sensitise the public. The Edo State Government has recorded one outbreak of Mpox in the state as well as eight suspected cases of Cholera. Dr Ojeifo Stephenson, the state Director of Public Health at the Ministry of Health, disclosed this…

L The barrage comes just days after Ukraine’s energy infrastructure was targeted by over 200 Russian drones and miss Russia said Sunday that it had thwarted a “massive” Ukrainian drone attack by downing 158 drones across 15 regions, including two over the capital Moscow A coal-fired power plant near the city was reported hit, as…

There was jubilation among civil servants in Ebonyi State as Governor Francis Nwifuru approved the payment of a Seventy Thousand Naira Minimum Wage. Governor Nwifuru made the announcement during the grand finale of the Ojiji Izhi New Yam Festival 2024. He directed relevant government authorities to draft modalities for implementing the new minimum wage, set…

Chelsea suffered fresh frustration after blowing the lead in a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace, while Newcastle beat Tottenham 2-1 as Manchester United and Liverpool prepared for their Premier League showdown on Sunday. Enzo Maresca’s Chelsea have won only once in the first three league games of the Italian’s reign after a chaotic close season….

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that he is happy working for President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress government. Wike, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party and the only opposition member in Tinubu’s cabinet, made this remark on Saturday during the PDP Congress in Port Harcourt, the…

Several hundreds of members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) publicly renounced their membership of the party and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday. The defectors were formally welcomed to the party at Ansar-ul Deen Primary School, Araromi, Iwo in the Iwo Local Government area of Osun State by Hon. Sunday Bisi, the…