Plan to marry off 100 orphaned girls unacceptable, says minister. The minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has said that the plan of Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, Speaker of the Niger State Assembly to marry out 100 orphaned girls as part of his constituency project, is unacceptable Mrs Kennedy-Ohanenye has petitioned the Inspector General of Police…
I will be a frontliner of developments in Osun – Adeleke vows as he becomes the Asiwaju of Ede land . Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has vowed to be a frontliner of peace and development of the Ede land and Osun State as a whole. Speaking at the occasion of his installation as…
President Bola Tinubu today presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Council Chambers of the State House, Abuja. The meeting, which commenced at around 12:50 pm on Monday, May 13, was attended by all cabinet members. The fifth of such since January this year, is expected to come out with some far-reaching…
Diri Restates Call For Fiscal Federalism As Ijaws In America Honour Bayelsa Gov, Others Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has again called for a review of the country’s revenue derivation formula in line with the practice of fiscal federalism. He queried the existing practice where resource-endowed states in Nigeria, particularly in the…
World Communication Day: AI bringing laziness into journalism, Stakeholders lament Stakeholders at this year’s edition of the World Communication day held at the St. Benedict Catholic Cathedral Church in Osogbo, on Sunday lamented the effects of technology on human development. Speakers who spoke at the event put together by the Catholic Church of Osogbo, said…
Isa Dogonyaro, House of Rep member from Jigawa state died in Abuja. The law maker representing Babura/Garki Federal Constituency of Jigawa State has died, he was the vice chairman of the House Committee on HIV/AIDS and Malaria control, it was reported that he died Friday morning in Abuja after a brief illness. According to the…
N80.2bn fraud: Court rejects Yahaya Bello’s request to stop trial A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has rejected the request by the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, to halt trial in the hearing of the N80.2bn fraud charges brought against him. Bello asked the court to stay execution in his trial…
Ile-Ife agog as Governor Adeleke flags-off N14.9b Flyover Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, flagged off the construction of Lagere iconic Flyover in Ile-Ife. This is one of the first ever flyover projects at Ile-Ife in the history of Osun state . Adeleke who noted the deep level of infra-deficit across the five local Governments…
Veteran Broadcaster, Barrister Steve Alabi Becomes Oba-elect  Veteran Broadcaster and legal practitioner, Barr (Sir) Steve Alabi has been elected as the new Olosi of Osi in Ido/Osi local government area of Ekiti state. Barr Steve Alabi’s emergence as the new Olosi of Osi Ekiti was contained in a statement by the Osi Progressives Union, OPU,…
Disregard alleged leaked Whatsapp chats – Kogi Youth Emancipation for Justice A Non-Governmental Organization, under the aegis of Kogi Youth Emancipation for Justice (KYEJ) on Saturday warned members of the Opposition Party to desist from circulating malicious information against the former Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. The Convener of the Group, Mr. Ibrahim…
