Edo 2024: Former minister, Agba inaugurates campaign office in Benin ahead of official declaration

– Says he is a drum major for Edo agenda As the jostle for the Edo governorship seat in 2024 hots up, the immediate past Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, is rounding off his wide-ranging consultations just as he has begun to emplace his campaign architecture in the […]

Continue Reading

Edo 2024: Ex-Deputy Speaker, Festus Ebea, formally declares interest Saturday

A former Deputy Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Festus Ebea, will, on Saturday, formally declare interest in the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The official declaration of his governorship intent is scheduled to hold under the nose of the State working committee of the party. The event, […]

Continue Reading

Bayelsa APC media campaign director dies in boat mishap

The Director of Media and Publicity for the Bayelsa State All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Campaign Council, Peremobowei Tukuwei, has died in a boat mishap in the state. Reports said that Tukuwei died in a boat mishap which occurred during the APC’s campaign to Okoroma in Nembe Local Government Area en route to Ogbia in […]

Continue Reading

Tinubu appoints Tunji Olaopa as chairman of Federal Civil Service Commission, 11 others

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the chairman and members of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC), subject to confirmation by the Senate. The commission is one of the 14 federal executive bodies into which Section 154 of the 1999 Constitution as amended, empowers the president to appoint their Chairmen and members. The […]

Continue Reading

FG appoints FRSC spokesman, Kazeem Deputy Corps Marshal

The Federal Goverent has promoted the spokesman of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Bisi Kazeem to the rank of Deputy Corps Marshal A statement by Charles Edem, the Corps Commander, Deputy Corps Public Education Officer at the FRSC headquarters, said that the new appointee, formerly an Assistant Corps Marshal, will represent the nation’s South-West […]

Continue Reading

Flyover: Ondo closes section of Ilesa-Akure-Owo road again

In line with its determination to ensure that Onyearugbulem-Shagari Village flyover stands the test of time when completed, Ondo state government has ordered another round of substructure evaluation of the project. It is in keeping with the Akeredolu administration’s policy of adhering to standard procedures in project execution. Consequently, the government has again ordered temporary […]

Continue Reading

Lady seeks help for N2.5m surgery to escape confinement to wheel chair

Toyin Omojola is a 29 year old lady eking a living in Akure the Ondo State capital. After obtaining a B.Ed Biology from Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo, she ventured into fashion designing rather than going about looking for jobs that are not there . Toyin threw herself into her job while hoping for a […]

Continue Reading

FG releases N743bn for capital expenditure in six months – AGF

AGF, Sakirat Oluwatoyin Madein The Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein, on Thursday, disclosed that the federal government has so far released N743 billion for capital expenditure from March to August 2023. She made disclosure at a one-day capacity-building workshop organised by the office in collaboration with the Bureau of Public Procurement […]

Continue Reading

Court unbans IPOB, awards Kanu N8bn damages

Justice A. O. Onovo of the Enugu State High Court, Thursday, declared the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra by the South-East Governors’ Forum as illegal, unconstitutional, and null and void. In 2017, the South-East Governors Forum, led by former Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, proscribed IPOB activities. The development led to the […]

Continue Reading

24 govt polys, education colleges converted to universities

No fewer than 24 polytechnics and colleges of education have been converted to universities by the federal and state governments, The PUNCH reports. However, the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and education reform activists tagged the move as a plan to “bury” the essence of technical education in the country. Over the years, governors and […]

Continue Reading