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The Senate Committee on Aviation and Aerospace Development has inspected and certified the Samuel Ladoke Akintola International Airport in Ibadan, Oyo State, as fit for for the anticipated arrival of President Bola Tinubu in Ibadan later within the week. LEADERSHIP reports that President Tinubu is scheduled to attend the coronation of His Imperial Majesty, Oba […]
A former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has stated that Yorubas as his in-laws will occupy a topmost place in his policy making and governance, if elected president in 2027. Atiku, a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), also extolled the virtues of the Yoruba people, describing them as one of the finest species […]
No fewer than 5,000 Kaduna State civil servants have started writing Computer-Based Test confirmation examinations after two years of probation period. The exercise which was expected to last for three days where the candidates will be sitting for the test across all cadres of the civil service as Zone 2 has the highest number of […]
A four-year-old Master Sunday Surnen has been confirmed dead while his mother and four other siblings were found unconscious in their room at Akaajime community in Ipav, Gwer local government area of Benue State. Our correspondent gathered from an elder in the community who simply identified himself as James that the incident occurred overnight Wednesday […]
The Northern Ethnic Youths Group has praised Senate President, Godswill Obot Akpabio, for what it described as his “measured, decisive, and fatherly leadership” in resolving the dispute over the sealed office of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central. In a statement released to the media, Alhaji Ibrahim Dan-Musa, the spokesperson for the group, said Akpabio’s […]
Markets across Ibadan, the Oyo State capital will be shut on Friday, as traders honour the coronation of the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja. The directive was issued by the Babaloja General of Oyo State, Asiwaju Yekeen Abass, who said the closure would serve as a mark of respect for the new […]
Katsina State governor, Umaru Dikko Radda, has appealed to international donors and development agencies to support his administration’s drive to provide affordable housing for families displaced by banditry and violent crime. Speaking at the distribution of tricycles, sewing and grinding machines, an initiative jointly organised by Qatar Charity Nigeria and the Katsina State Government, Governor […]
No fewer than 14 shops were destroyed by fire at Ogundipe Market, Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Wednesday. Special Adviser to Governor Seyi Makinde on Fire Reform and Chairman of the State Fire Services Agency, Moroof Akinwande, who confirmed the incident, said the fire emergency was received through telephoning at 3:50am on Wednesday, reporting that […]
The Bauchi State Civil Service Commission, as part of its ongoing efforts to sanitise the state civil service, has dismissed two senior officers for forgery. The affected officials include an administrative officer, Yusuf Adamu Ningi and a Principal Executive Officer I, Mr. Suleiman Ahmed (Ahuta) who were posted to the Government House from the Office […]
Oyo State government, through the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), in collaboration with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening policies, institutional frameworks, and capacity building to accelerate access to inclusive and sustainable Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services towards ending open defecation across the state. This commitment […]
