Reps Okay A Bill To Increase Retirement Age, Service Year Of Health Workers In Nigeria By Saheed Badmus

End Impunity, protect Journalists’ lives, ABJFN charges govts The Association of Bloggers and Journalists Against Fake News (ABJFN) has joined the global community to commemorate the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists. It also urges enhanced protection and freedom for media practitioners in Nigeria. In a statement released on Saturday and signed by its National President, Comrade …

I endorse Aiyedatiwa for Governor of Ondo State in the November 16 Election. Since individuals are elected based on their Party label or affiliation, this endorsement is one that I give with a grain of salt and with some reluctance and trepidation as a concerned citizen of Ondo State and as the Federal pioneer Director of DIFFRI assigned to Ondo …

President Tinubu Meets Northern PDP Senators To Address Critical Issues By Jameel Gulma, Kebbi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu held a strategic meeting on Wednesday with three influential northern Senators from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The session brought together Senators Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), Yahaya Abdullahi former Senate Majority leader (Kebbi North), and Garba Musa …

NIGERIAN SENATE ADJOURNS PLENARY SESSIONS UNTIL NOVEMBER 19, 2024 For PROJECT EVALUATION And BUDGET OVERSIGHT   Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced on Thursday that plenary sittings of the Nigerian Senate have been adjourned until November 19, 2024. This decision was reached after a deliberative session, where it was deemed necessary for the Senate to take a brief recess to allow for …

About Major-General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede, Nigeria’s New Acting Chief of Army Staff   President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Major-General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS), filling the role temporarily while the current COAS, Lt. General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja, is indisposed. Prior to this appointment, Olufemi served as the 56th Commander of the Infantry Corps …

EFCC Arrests 25 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City By Shalom Oludele The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has announced the arrest of 25 internet fraudsters, at different locations in Benin City, Edo State. The operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the commission made this known on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. The suspects were said to have been …

ONDO GUBER: Akure South Ward 4 strategizes for Aiyedatiwa victory. The campaign team for Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, led by Alhaja F. I. Gidado in Akure South Ward 4, has held a pivotal stakeholder meeting yesterday to strengthen and solidify strategies ahead of the upcoming gubernatorial election. The meeting, which included a significant fundraising initiative spearheaded by Hon. Oyeyinka Akosile, …

Tinubu’s Ministerial Picks Pass Senate Scrutin By Mercy Adewunmi   The Upper House of the Nigerian Senate has given the green light to President Bola Tinubu’s selection of seven ministerial nominees following a thorough vetting process last week. Following a recent cabinet reshuffle orchestrated by President Tinubu, which saw a reorganization of ministerial positions, the nominees underwent rigorous screening by …

America’s 2024 Presidential Election : Trump, the man to beat. With a few days to the November 5, 2024 U.S. presidential election, the tempo of the campaign has reached fever pitch, with the two candidates, Vice-President Kamala Harris ( Democrat ) and former president, Donald Trump (Republican) in a dead run to the finish line. The final national New York …