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  President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Regional Coordinating Centre (RCC) of the Africa Centres for Disease Control (Africa-CDC) in Nigeria as part of his larger effort to convey the country’s commitment to regional and global health security. The move by Tinubu who is …

  Access Holdings Plc has announced the return of Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, CFR, as its Non-Executive Chairman, replacing Mr. Abubakar Jimoh. Mr. Jimoh, the erstwhile Chairman, will continue to serve on the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director. Aig-Imoukhuede, a distinguished figure in Nigeria’s banking and finance sector, brings with him …

New Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa The Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Olamide Oladiji, is facing potential impeachment after publicly endorsing the re-election bid of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa without the consent of the House. During Aiyedatiwa’s declaration to seek re-election, Oladiji stated, “18 members of the Ondo …

Governor Ademola Adeleke Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State had on Tuesday raised alarm about alleged plans to attack schools and farmlands in the state, based on security intelligence at his disposal. However, the claim has ignited a political firestorm between the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition …

Remi Tinubu The First Lady, Mrs Remi Tinubu, has said that she wasn’t afraid of death as she was more than 60 years old. She stated this on Tuesday while reacting to Governor Bala Mohammed’s comment regarding recent threats to her life during a visit to the state. “I want …

Nelson Chukwudi,   Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has appointed, Nelson Chukwudi, a former Chairman, Editorial Board and Editor-in-chief of Rivers State State owned Tide Newspaper as his new Chief Press Secretary with immediate effect. The appointment was announced in a press statement issued on Sunday, signed by Boniface …

Julius Abure and Lamidi Apapa of Labour Party Lamidi Apapa has not given up his fight to lead the Labour Party (LP) despite the March 6, 2024 judgement of the Court Of Appeal in Abuja which affirmed Julius Abure as the Chairman of the party. The spokesperson for a faction …

CGC Bashir Adeniyi speaking at the flag-off of the rice disbursement program in Lagos State. Legal luminary, Femi Falana, has asked the authorities of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to compensate victims’ families of the stampede that occurred during its food distribution exercise in Lagos State last month. NCS had on February …

Senate President Godswill Akpabio; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas; Chairman of the National Assembly and Clerk of the National Assembly are 1st to 4th respondents respectively. AFederal High Court has been asked to stop further proceedings of both the Senate and House of Representatives seeking to extend …

•LEA Government Primary School, Kuriga 1, where bandits kidnapped 280 pupils, staff members in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State… on Thursday. Photo: Godwin Isenyo The House of Representatives has condemned the recent abduction of citizens, particularly the school abductions of pupils in Sokoto and Kaduna states. The …