Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has offered a scholarship to Miss Nkechinyere Umeh, who emerged best performing candidate in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations. Soludo said the gesture followed the recent JAMB declaration of Umeh from Anambra State as the highest scorer with a cumulative mark of 360 in the examination. The governor…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to probe an Assistant Commissioner of Police, ASP, Ibrahim Mohammed Musa, who on behalf of the Federal Government, preferred an eight-count charge against a former Minister of Aviation, Senator Stella Oduah. Oduah was in the fresh charge, accused…
…condemns media report, says APC chair quoted out of context The Ondo state government has dismissed and condemned a media report credited to the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Adamu, that the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, is in state of extreme incapacity and hospitalised Condemning the report in a statement, the state…
President Bola Tinubu has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of service chiefs Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who read the letter at the resumption of the plenary session on Tuesday, said the service chiefs would be screened by the entire Senate in its chamber at a yet-to-be-announced date. Last week, the President similarly asked…
Daniel also said that public reactions to his decision show that people are not happy with public figures any longer A former governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel, has explained the reason behind his decision to ask the state government to stop his pensions as a former administrator of the state Mr Daniwl now the…
President Bola Tinubu has written the Senate, seeking for the screening and subsequent confirmation of the new Chief of Defence Staff and service chiefs. The request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio who read the letter on Tuesday during Plenary, said that the request was…
NNPC Limited, on Monday, said it has intercepted a vessel with 800,000 litres of stolen crude oil. The vessel – MT TURA II (IMO number: 6620462) – belonging to Holab Maritime Services Limited, was apprehended offshore with the Captain and Crew members on board. In his statement obtained by Vanguard, Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, has disclosed that the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, is presently hospitalised. According to him, Akeredolu is in a state of “extreme incapacity”. Adamu confirmed this on Monday in Abuja during a meeting with APC chairmen across the country. On June 7, Akeredolu…
Legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola, has condemned the use of high court judges at the election petition tribunal in the country. The legal giant spoke at “the 60 Years at the Bar” held at the Alfa Belgore Hall of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD. Chief Babalola, who said the judiciary in Nigeria needed a…
Senator Olurermi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Tinubu has debunked reports that she closed the Aso Rock Chapel. Reports had emerged over the weekend that Remi ordered the closure of the chapel because some members of the congregation did not support her husband. Reacting in a statement issued by her aide, Busola Kukoyi, she said…
