Ahead of the 2023 General Elections, one of the prominent elders in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto state, Alhaji Sahabi Bojo-Bodinga, had defected to the opposition of All Progressives Congress (APC). Bojo-Bodinga, a PDP stalwart from Sokoto South Senatorial District was received by the APC leader in …
Read More »‘No Comment’ From Davido’s Family As Autopsy Confirms Ifeanyi Drowned – Police
Davido and Chioma with son Ifeanyi. The Lagos State Police Command on Saturday said the Adeleke family has yet to make any comment on the outcome of an autopsy that showed that Davido’s son, Ifeanyi Adeleke, died as a result of drowning. The post-mortem examination was conducted on Ifeanyi to …
Read More »Buhari Declares Lagos International Trade Fair Open, Assures MSMEs Of More Support
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday November 4, 2022 opened the 36th edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair, pledging to sustain the Federal Government’s support and creating more friendly business environment to boost micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. The 2022 trade fair is organised by the Lagos …
Read More »NDLEA $10 Dogs Must Be Kept Away From States That Eat Dogs – Shehu Sani
Former Senator for Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has stated that the expensive dogs owned by National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) should not be allowed in states that eat dogs. The former law maker made this comment via his official Twitter account on Friday. Sani wrote, “Those NDLEA $10k Dogs …
Read More »N5.5bn Contracts: Atiku’s coordinator in Rivers, Sekibo, demands apology from Wike
…denies receiving contracts from state gov A former Minister of Transportation and Director-General of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential Campaign Council in Rivers State, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, has demanded a public apology from Governor Nyesom Wike over the latter’s claim that he was given N5.5 billion contracts by the state …
Read More »Immigration Service dismisses 8 personnel, redeploys 100 at MMIA
The Nigeria Immigration Service NIS has dismissed eight of its personnel and sanctioned 18 others for various offences ranging from indiscipline to employment racketeering and other forms of corrupt practices. In addition, about 100 of officers and men hitherto attached to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos have …
Read More »65,000 women benefitted from Lagos empowerment programmes — Commissioner
Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Bolaji Dada The Lagos State Commissioner of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Mrs. Bolaji Dada, has revealed that 65,000 women have benefitted from empowerment programmes in the state. The commissioner disclosed this at the 21st WIMBIZ Annual Conference, themed ‘Firing …
Read More »I’ll change Northern Nigeria through agric – Peter Obi
Peter Obi Presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has vowed to change the Northern region of Nigeria through agriculture if elected president of Nigeria in 2023. Obi made made this promise at a virtual meeting with Labour Party support groups on Friday. He said, “I am going to …
Read More »We’ll do everything to bring down food prices – Agric minister
Dr Muhammad Abubakar The Minister of Agriculture, Dr Muhammad Abubakar has said that the federal government is working tirelessly to reduce the prices of food as the country goes into the dry season. He said dray season farming begins in December, and as such, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will ensure …
Read More »Delta 2022: National Sports Festival to hold as scheduled
Sports Minister, Chief Sunday Dare, declared on Friday that the 21st National Sports Festival tagged Delta 2022 will go ahead as scheduled. A joint technical meeting involving the Main Organising Committee (MOC), the Local Organising Committee (LOC) and other stakeholders of the event took place in Asaba after the inspection …
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