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The Kano State Government, on Wednesday, inaugurated a committee for the forthcoming 2024 Ramadan Feeding Programme. The Deputy Governor, Aminu Gwarzo, who inaugurated the committee in his office, said, “The objective of the programme is to assist all residents of the state, irrespective of political affiliations to benefit from the incumbent government’s largesse.” This was

Former Governor of Edo State, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday, said President Bola Tinubu will not support the zoning of the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the rescheduled primaries Thursday. Oshiomhole, a former National Chairman of the APC, disclosed this to State House correspondents after private talks with the President at

The Senate has stated that it would give priority to the state police and devolution of power bills in the course of the Constitution review exercise. This came to the fore on Wednesday during the committees’ inaugural meeting. The Chairman of the committees who is also the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, announced the names

The 4th Brigade, Nigerian Army, has assured the Independent National Electoral Commission, Edo State of support ahead of the governorship poll holding on September 21. The brigade commander, 4 Brigade Nigeria Army, Brigadier General Ebenezer Oduyebo, made the commitment when the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Anugbum Onuoha, paid him a courtesy visit with his team

A former Nigerian Head of State and one of the founding fathers of the Economic Community of West African States, Yakubu Gowon, has urged the regional bloc government to lift sanctions on Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic. Gowon gave the recommendation in an open letter to the Heads of State and the ECOWAS member

A former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has urged Nigerians to exercise patience with President Bola Tinubu’s administration, emphasizing that it’s premature to anticipate flawless outcomes at this stage. Gowon spoke in an interview with State House correspondents after a meeting he had with Tinubu on Wednesday. The former Head of State, who

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has discharged and acquitted a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and Deputy Chairman of Youth Movement in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chief Fubara Ohaka, of charges filed against him by the Federal government. Ohaka had been standing trial on six counts of alleged

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr. Ibrahim Gaga as the Executive Director, Corporate Services, at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, announced this in a statement he signed Wednesday titled ‘President Tinubu appoints new Executive Director at the Nigerian Export-Import Bank.’ Gaga, a lawyer, has gained

The House of Representatives has unveiled plans to investigate the abandoned $38.7 million Phase 2 of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation – Nigerian Agip Oil Company joint venture Okpai independence power plant project. The resolution was passed sequel to the adoption of a motion sponsored by a lawmaker, Nnamdi Ezechi, who called for the intervention

Osun State Police Command on Wednesday confirmed the arrest of a Beninois farmer, whose name could not be immediately ascertained, who allegedly assaulted a 70-year-old community leader simply identified as Mrs Adunni in Iwoye Ijesa town of the state. The victim, who claimed to be a chieftaincy title holder in Iwoye, during an interview with

One person was confirmed dead while nine others were injured in a lone crash that occurred along the PMB Estate axis of the Abeokuta-Sagamu expressway in Ogun State on Tuesday. An eyewitness who spoke with PUNCH Online on condition of anonymity on Wednesday disclosed that the accident occurred when the vehicle skidded off the road

The spokesman for Labour Party, Obiora Ifoh, on Wednesday, said that the party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, was arrested following a petition written against him by a faction of the party. Ifoh disclosed this in a statement released few hours after Abure and Edo chairman of the party, Kelly Ogbaloi, were whisked away by policemen

The Senate on Wednesday grilled nominees for membership of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee over the forex crisis and unending food crisis. President Bola Tinubu had, last week, forwarded to the Senate for confirmation, the names of nominees for the committee of the CBN. In giving the request expeditious consideration ahead of

Gombe State Executive Council on Wednesday approved about N5.2bn for payment of retirees in state and local government workers. Announcing this during a media conference at the end of its 36th meeting, the Commissioner for Information Mijinyawa Tilde, said no fewer than nine memos were presented before the council presided by Governor Muhammadu Yahaya. Tilde

Former Nigerian head of state and one of the founding fathers of the Economic Community of West African States, Yakubu Gowon, has urged the regional political and economic union to lift sanctions on Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger Republic. Gowon made the call in an open letter to the Heads of State and the ECOWAS

The Chairman, Ogun State House of Assembly Committee on Public Accounts and Anti-Corruption,  Damilare Bello, on Wednesday, said that the invitation extended to the former Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Abdul-Waheed Odusile; and the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Emmanuel Ojo, was not an indictment but rather to seek clarifications on the

No fewer than 12 people were feared killed in an auto crash that happened at Ngido village along Katsina-Ala-Zaki Biam Road, Benue State on Wednesday. An eyewitness said the accident happened around 12:32 pm involving two vehicles. The eyewitness claimed that one of the drivers of the vehicle who was speeding tried to avoid a

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara State Command, on Monday, arrested a 51-year-old man, Idowu Mahmud, for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl said to be his wife’s cousin. The sexual assault was alleged to have been perpetrated in November 2023 at Gbaagba area, off Airport Road in Ilorin West Local Government Area of

The Chairman of MTN Nigeria Plc, Dr Ernest Ndukwe, has described the reported move to establish state police in the country as a step in the right direction towards enhancing security in Nigeria. He also commended President Bola Tinubu and the 36 state governors for agreeing to take the step. In a statement on Wednesday,

The Anambra female lawyer, Adachukwu Okafor, who allegedly brutalised her 11-year-old house help has denied inflicting injuries on the maid. The suspect, who resides at Chris Igwilo Street Akapka GRA, 3-3 Onitsha of Anambra State, allegedly used various objects like a broken bottle, knife, and electric iron to harm her house help, identified as Happiness

Following the controversy that trailed Saturday’s governorship primary in Edo State, the ruling All Progressives Congress has removed Governor Hope Uzodimma as Chairman of the Elections Committee. The Imo State governor was replaced with his counterpart from Cross River State, Bassey Otu, who was formerly the deputy chairman of the seven-member committee. This was disclosed

A group, Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, has called on Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to increase the number of teachers in the state to 8,000. Osun State Government in an advertorial published in some national dailies last Thursday, disclosed plans to recruit 5,000 teachers, urging interested persons to apply through a portal

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DCG Kemi Nanna Nandap to serve as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service. Nandap’s appointment would take effect from March 1, 2024, according to a statement on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, Nandap takes over from Mrs.

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has eulogised the late former governor of the state, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, saying the late Akeredolu would be remembered for his efforts in strengthening the judicial system in the state. Aiyedatiwa said his former boss did well in using the rule of law to fight against crimes and criminalities while

The Ogun State Chairman of the Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria, Pastor Jolaoluwa Emmanuel has lamented a staggering sum of N650m bridging allowance the state government owed the waste managers. Emmanuel disclosed that the refusal of the state government to clear this huge debt despite several appeal letters has not only hampered their efficiency