Former president Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the N100 million Presidential Nomination and Expression of Interest forms, of the All Progressives Congress APC purportedly purchased for him by some groups. News broke late Monday that a coalition of supporter groups from the northern part of the country had bought form for the ex-president. Though there…
The Lagos State Government is set to begin the demolition of identified distressed buildings in the State throughout the week in order to prevent building collapse as well as secure lives and property. The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako, made this known on Monday while giving updates on Government’s building…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited, NNPC has cautioned Nigerians not to engage in panic buying of petrol, saying it has enough products for the country. The corporation in a statement released said the sudden appearance of fuel queues in parts of Abuja was due to low loadouts at depots, which usually happen during…
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says no person will succeed in becoming the next governor of the state if the intention is to make the State a personal estate. Wike made the declaration at the thanksgiving service on Sunday to celebrate the legal victory secured at the Supreme Court of Nigeria in the oil…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, May 8, 2022, departed for Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, to attend a United Nations organized conference on the future of land, regarding desertification, drought, degradation, rights, restoration and implications for national and world economies. The President, who will participate in a Summit of Head of States and Government, May 9th-10th, 2022,…
Ahead of the 2023 presidential race, three different groups have purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination Form for the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The groups, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria, Friends of Emefiele and Emefiele Support Group, said Emefiele is the only responsible and responsive…
The Federal Government will take over the management of the University of Medical Sciences, Uburu, Ebonyi State, as a Federal Medical University. President Muhammadu Buhari made the pronouncement at a state dinner in his honour on Thursday, in response to a request by Governor Dave Umahi on the university located in Ohaozara Local Government Area…
An amalgamation of Igbo traders across 58 major markets in Lagos State, on Thursday, passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, endorsing the Governor’s second term bid. The traders, under the aegis of Ndigboamaka Progressive Markets Association, said although Sanwo-Olu had not formally informed them of his second term bid,…
Lagos State First Lady, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has made a passionate appeal to all stakeholders in the education sector to work towards resolving the prolonged strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), describing the situation as a ticking time bomb that must be urgently addressed. She made the appeal on…
Presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says he will form a government of national unity if elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Wike gave the assurance when he met with leaders and delegates of the PDP in Lokoja, capital city of Kogi State…