The Deputy Minority Leader Of The Senate, Akogun Lere Oyewumi has congratulated the Alapomu of Apomu Kingdom, Oba Kayode Adenekan Afolabi, Atoyebi II on his 60th birthday anniversary. In a congratulatory statement signed his media unit and made available to newsmen described the Atoyebi II as a distinguished royal father and worthy ambassador of the…
Resident doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended the indefinite strike of July 26. Its National President, Dr Emeka Orji, disclosed this to newsmen on Friday in Abuja According to him, a review will be made in two weeks. Nigerians dying in numbers, end ongoing strike, FG begs…
The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has declared a 30-day fasting and prayer across the country. Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has said that Nigeria does not need another war added to what it is currently going through….
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial team. Momodu said Tinubu’s ministerial list was worst than his predecessor, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s team. This was as he disclosed that some of Tinubu’s ministers are unknown unlike what was obtainable in the past. He disclosed this while featuring…
The construction of the $800M Kandadji hydroelectric project in Niger has been halted by the Chinese contractor Gezhouba Group which claims that most of its funds have been frozen due to the current sanctions after the coup. In a letter dated 7th August, the group said it would halt operations and lay off its workforce….
by Femi Fani-Kayode We worked hard, took many bullets and took great risks to put this Government in place and we not only have a big stake in it but we must also ensure that it succeeds. Apart from our unalloyed loyalty and unflinching support and our commitment to assist him in weathering every storm…
No fewer than three persons were reportedly killed and twelve others injured on Friday following a violent clash between rival cult groups around the Osun-Osogbo ancient groove, during the festival’s grand finale. The Office of Hunters and Forest Security Service located along the road was also attacked and vandalised with its personnel injured in the…
Some officers of the Nigeria Police Force, Osun State Command have been arrested for extorting N75,000 from travellers along Ido-Osun road. The incident which happened on Thursday evening along Ido-Osun road, Egbedore Local Government area of the State led to protest by travellers, who accused the armed policemen of standing in the middle of the…
Former Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai has allegedly withdrawn his interest to serve as a minister under President Bola Tinubu, according to a report. He did not only withdraw his ministerial role, he also recommended Jafaru Ibrahim Sani who served as commissioner in three ministries – Local Government, Education and Environment in Kaduna State –…
President of the Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS) Commission, Omar Touray, has stressed that the resolution taken by the Authority of Heads of State was not that of Nigeria. Addressing a press conference to explain the position, Touray reiterated that ECOWAS had been engaged in peaceful and diplomatic efforts to effect the restoration of…
