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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has commended Nigeria’s former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the African Union Mediator, for facilitating the signing of a peace deal between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. With the signing of the agreement, the parties in the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern …

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has said that the 2023 budget is more important than the previous ones in the state. Abiodun said in the 2023 budget, the state requires a holistic constitution of the people’s needs and judicious application of the limited resources …

Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed The Senate Committee on Power has summoned Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, over N147 billion included in the capital project of the Ministry of Power. The Chairman of the Committee, Senator Gabriel Suswam, who invited the Minister during the budget …

The Federal Government on Wednesday commenced the distribution of relief materials to the victims of windstorm disaster in Umuahia North, Arochukwu, Obingwa and Ikwuano local government areas of Abia. The times were presented by Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency. Dr. Ahmed said the materials would be distributed to …

The wife of Apollos Dandaura, Commander of the NSCDC Commandant General’s Special intelligence Squad, was reportedly Kidnapped Wednesday evening, while his younger brother shot in Lafia, the capita of Nasarawa State. According to the Vanguard, the younger brother of Dandaura, a deputy commander of the corps, is currently receiving treatment …

PVCs The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has repatriated 18 foreigners arrested over alleged possession of permanent voter cards (PVCs) in Oyo State. Isah Dansuleiman, NIS comptroller in the state said this on Wednesday at a sensitisation programme for stakeholders on the 2023 general election. According Dansuleiman, the operatives arrested the …

Atiku Abubakar, PDP presidential candidate Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State declared their support for the presidential candidate of the party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, despite Governor Seyi Makinde not backing the party’s candidate. Some of the leaders including a former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Wole …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday said the party in Lagos remained unbeatable. Tinubu said this at the Lagos APC secretariat on Acme Road, Ogba, during the party’s caucus meeting. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State led all members of the State Executive Council to …

A major crisis is rocking the Nigerian Bar Association of Nigeria as aggrieved members have begun moves to register another umbrella body. It was reported that disgruntled members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have decided to form the Law Society of Nigeria (LSN) as a new umbrella organization for …

Buhari The Presidency has restated its commitment to ensure credible elections in 2023, noting that President Muhammadu Buhari would stand by the deployment of the Bimodal Voters’ Accreditation System (BVAS). Femi Adesina, special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Buhari disclosed this Tuesday while delivering his goodwill message at …