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A two-term serving federal lawmaker, representing Yagba Federal Constituency of Kogi State Hon Leke Joseph Abejide, has declared his support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu re-election ahead of 2027. In a statement issued yesterday in Abuja, by his special adviser on Public Communication, Bashiru Abdul Mohammed, describing the just concluded by-elections in 16 constituencies across […]
Nigerian-American polymath Dr Akinyemi Agbede has declared his interest to run for governor of California in the next election. In a statement Agbede’s vision for the state was described as a potential turning point for California’s future. The statement reads”, his announcement to run for governor next year is not just another campaign launch; it […]
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) are currently at loggerheads over the management of the N24.6 trillion pension fund assets in the country. While the labour uniion had earlier gave a two-week ultimatum to PenCom to inaugurate its board and provide a comprehensive status report on the funds, PenCom condemned […]
The Yobe State governor, Hon. (Dr) Mai Mala Buni, has called on Nigerians to intensify prayers for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, other leaders, and security operatives for divine guidance and improved security across the country. A statement issued by the director general press affairs and media to the governor, Alh. Mamman Mohammed said Buni made […]
The Children of Drivers and Fishermen Association of Warri Kingdom (CODAFA) has commended the Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, for the peace and progress that have characterised his reign in the kingdom. The association’s chairman, Comrade Romeo Diden made the commendation during a visit to the palace (Aghofen) of the Olu of […]
Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN) has decried the rise in harmful traditional practices and gender-based violence against women in parts of Rivers State, especially in Abua/Odual local government area of the state. It declared that such harmful practices were crippling the progress of women in the council. MWAN national president, Prof. Roseline Ogu, disclosed […]
Ahead of Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu’s exit as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), some civil society organisations (CSOs) have called for a constitutional amendment that would strip the president of the power to appoint the commission’s chairman. The call was made at the weekend during a sensitisation workshop organised for civil society groups […]
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials worth millions of naira to four communities in Abakaliki local government area of Ebonyi State, which were affected by the protracted communal crises between them and their neighbours in Cross River State. The communities included Enyigba, Amachi, Edda, and Ndiegu Okpuitumo. They received the items at […]
Nigerian-American polymath, Dr Akinyemi Agbede, has declared his interest in running for governor of California in the next election. In a statement signed by political strategist Dr Emmanuel Stephen, Agbede’s vision for the state was described as a potential turning point for California’s future. Stephen said, “His announcement to run for governor next year is […]
A total of 1,000 nomadic children in 20 local government areas of Bauchi State have benefitted from the Nomadic Vacation Courses, designed to expand access to quality education for nomadic communities. The executive secretary of the Bauchi State Agency for Nomadic Education (BASANE), Alhaji Ahmad Abdullahi Bello, made this known during a sendforth yesterday at […]