Senate presidency: APC mulls consensus, asks Lukman to withdraw suit against Adamu

The ruling All Progressives Congress has hinted that it may opt for consensus candidates in place of the much-publicised zoning of leadership positions in the 10th National Assembly. This was even as the ruling party affirmed that no decision can be taken without the input of the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Multiple sources within the […]

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Why I didn’t welcome Tinubu to Rivers – APC governorship candidate, Cole

Rivers State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Tonye Cole, has explained the reasons he failed to visit the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, during his visit to the state to inaugurate projects. Cole cited negligence and Governor Nyesom Wike’s nonchalance among others as reasons why he was absent from the inauguration. Tinubu, on Wednesday visited […]

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When FUOYE, Unilorin VC challenge root of nation’s woes

Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE). Photo; icirnigeria The global adage “necessity is the mother of invention”, probably remains the first and oldest human intuition and wise thought, challenging generations from the Stone-Age to today’s ICT-run-world, whose long Millennium is ladened with innumerable discoveries and landmark technologies, and has continued to inspire un-ending break-through which from time […]

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Another batch of ABUAD students set for London study trip

Barely six weeks after the trio of Boluwatife Akinoso, Odafe Angela Okparanyote and Moyinoluwa Omoyajowo, all 500 Level MBBS students of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), traveled to America for Clinical posting under the Tripartite Partnership among ABUAD, Little-by-Little Foundation and John Hopkins Hospital, three other students at the university are on their way to […]

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Tinubu advocates better welfare for judges to aid judiciary’s fight against corruption

Bola Tinubu and Nyesom Wike President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Thursday advocated better welfare for judges to aid the judiciary’s fight against corruption in Nigeria. He said this inaugurating a Magistrate court complex in Rivers State on the invitation of Governor Nyesom Wike. “I take a different angle to what Wike has done here today, he […]

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2023 budget to improve well-being of oil producing areas – Ondo Assembly

An Ilaje oil producing community in Ondo State Ondo State House of Assembly says that the 2023 budget for the Ondo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (OSOPADEC) will improve the well-being and standard of oil-producing areas. Mr Akintomide Akinrogunde, the Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, stated this on Thursday at […]

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Troops destroy 41 refineries, recover 1.06m litres crude – DHQ

Nigerian Troops The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) have destroyed 41 illegal refining sites and recovered more than 1.06 million litres of crude oil in the last two weeks. The Director, Defence Media Operation, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the bi-weekly news conference on the operations […]

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Sudan: Nigerian evacuees get N100,000 each

Some of the evacuees on Wedneday night Nigerian evacuees from Sudan on Thursday receive the sum of N100,000 each upon their return to the country. Additional to this is N25,000 worth of recharge cards and 1.5 Gigabytes of data. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Farouq, disclosed these at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja […]

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Envoy unveils book on history, culture of Ile-Ife

To preserve the culture and history of the Yoruba people of Ile-Ife, Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Dr Maureen Tamuno, has unveiled a book titled, ‘Ile-Ife, Cradle of the World’. Speaking at the unveiling of the book at the Eko Hotel, Lagos, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, commended the author for the literary […]

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