Mr Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, has described the death of Princess Adenrele Adeniran-Ogunsanya, a former Secretary to the State Government, as a major loss to the state. Obasa said this in a statement issued in Ikeja on Tuesday. Adeniran-Ogunsanya, who served the state during the first term of former Gov. Babatunde…
Alhaji Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the richest man in Africa, with a net worth of $12.1 billion, according to the 2022 edition of the Forbes’ Top 10 Africa’s Billionaires List. This is contained in a post on their verified Twitter account @Forbes. According to the report, for 11th year in a row, Aliko…
The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) has called for justice for Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old pupil, murdered by the proprietor of Noble Primary School, Kano. The National President of NCWS, Mrs Laraba Shoda, made the called in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Shoda described the incident as tragic and demanded that the accused…
The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is set to host a roundtable to brainstorm and analyse the progress and challenges of the domestic export warehouse in the country. The roundtable organised by the National Chamber Policy Centre (NCPC) of ACCI will focus on the challenges as well as solution to further boost implementation…
— Eze…. Says projects mark Buhari out as best Nigerian President ever, as far as Southeast/South-South are concerned…Pleads with Fashola over the deplorable state of Ikot Ekpene – Umuahia Road Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP) and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has…
“A timeline for a return to constitutional order will be proposed within a reasonable time, after consultation with forces in society,” the statement said, without further details. “After a transition, the country will return to constitutional order, Sidsoré Kader Ouedraogo read. Government and parliament have been dissolved, and all borders are closed. There will also be a…
Several sources (including AFP and RFI) report the arrest by soldiers of Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of the Republic of Burkina-Faso, democratically re-elected for a second term in 2020. Soldiers positioned themselves in front of the RTB, Public Radio Television in Ouagadougou. The head of state is believed to be detained in a military…
Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba took command of Burkina Faso on January 24, after the arrest of President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré by mutinous soldiers. Who is this senior infantry officer in the Burkinabe Armed Forces? Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. A name that has been in the news since Sunday January 23 in Africa. But what can…
Niger’s president, Mohamed Bazoum, is worried about his life and his position. Faced with the situation in Burkina Faso marked by mutinies in strategic barracks in Ouagadougou, Mohamed Bazoum left the presidential palace to go to sleep in his residence. According to BeninWebTv, the President of Niger Mohamed Bazoum, remained on the alert. According to…
The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited got a morale booster for 2022 business following commendation by an economic expert for the performance of the Petroleum industry in 2021. Prof. Uche Uwaleke, a professor of capital market at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi who gave the commendation in Abuja said with the…
