PRESIDENT TINUBU SUSPENDS MINISTER OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION FROM OFFICE In line with his avowed commitment to uphold the highest standards of integrity, transparency, and accountability in the management of the commonwealth of Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu suspends the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office with…
The body of the late former Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has arrived Nigeria. The plane conveying the body arrived at about 3:39 p.m on Friday, January 5, 2024. The late Governor’s remains were brought into the country from Germany, where he passed away. The body was received by his wife, Chief Betty…
TEXT OF PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU’S NEW YEAR ADDRESS TO THE NATION Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and everyone of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for his grace and benevolence to…
Aisha Bura from Borno State has been elected the new President of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ. Aisha defeated the incumbent Ladi Bala to emerge the President at the 11th Triennial Delegate Conference of NAWOJ, held in Abuja. Bura lost against Ladi in 2020 at the 10th Triennial Delegate Conference in Minna,…
Rufus Giwa Polytechnic Owo, RUGIPO, has indicated its readiness to become a pace setter in Nigeria, following the donation of a solar powered borehole by its Abuja Alumni association chapter. Speaking at the commissioning of the solar powered borehole at the institution, the acting rector, Mr Adegun Olorunwa disclosed that some investors have assured on…
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA), Prof. Adenike Oladiji will on Sunday, November 26 deliver the keynote address at the 2023 public lecture of Precision Online Newspaper. A statement by the founder of the newspaper, Olusegun Hakeem Adebumiti made available to newsmen in Akure, the Ondo State capital, indicated that…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, nullified the election of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, held that Governor Yusuf was not a valid candidate in the gubernatorial election that was held in the state on March…
Sequel to the declaration of a nationwide indefinite strike by organized labour unions, led by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Electricity workers have shut down the national grid, leading to abrupt power cut in many parts of the country. Confirming the national grid shutdown on Tuesday, Ndidi Mbah, the spokesperson for Transmission Company of Nigeria,TCN,…
Rivers state house of assembly has elected a new Speaker Rt.Hon.Barr. Ehie Edison DSSRS. Meanwhile all Local Government Executives has been suspended by the House of Assembly. More details soon
The Kogi State Government, on Sunday, said that there was an assassination attempt on the state governor, Yahaya Bello, a few kilometres away from Abuja, on his way to an official engagement from Lokoja, the state capital. According to a statement issued by the state Commissioner for information, Kingsley Fanwo, it stated that the attack…
