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…
EU Supports Dialogue On Increasing Women’s Participation And Representation In Governance By Saheed Badmus In its continued efforts to enhance women’s political participation in Nigeria, the European Union (EU), on Monday, supported a key dialogue focused on women’s inclusion and representation in governance. The dialogue, held in Abuja and organised by the 10th House…
Reps Committee Unhappy Over State Of Abuja-Kaduna Highway By Saheed Badmus The Nigerian House of Representatives adhoc committee to oversee the progress and implementation of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Road project has expressed displeasure with the state of the Kaduna-Abuja axis of the road occasioned by the contractor’s slow pace of work. The committee vowed that…
Outpouring Of Grief As Friends Mourn, Celebrate Dorgu’s Impactful Life It was a solemn and mournful moment as friends and associates gathered in Yenogoa, the Bayelsa capital city on 25th and 26th of October 2024, to grief and celebrate the endearing legacies of Engr. Charles Dorgu, during a Service of Songs organised in his…
Bayelsa Deputy Gov Ewhrudjakpo Counsels Young Couples To Build Marital Unions on Faith Newly married couples have again been advised to build their marriages on faithfulness, love, as well as mutual trust and respect for each other. The deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the advice in Yenagoa, at the weekend,…
Portharcourt Helicopter Accident: 3 Bodies Recovered By Shalom Oludele Three bodies have so far been recovered as a helicopter engaged by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, to transport personnel to its Floating, Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) facility, NUIMS ANTAN, crashed near Portharcourt, Rivers State. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace…
President Tinubu and FEC Scrap Niger Delta, Sports Development Ministries. By Shalom Oludele President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Federal Executive Council have announced the scrapping of both the Niger Delta Ministry and the Ministry of Sports Development. A new Ministry of Regional Development will be established to oversee all regional development commissions, including…
Court Reserves Judgement in Suit Against EFCC The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, has reserved judgment in the suit challenging the legality of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The case marked SC/CV/178/2023, was initially brought to the court by the Kogi State Government and was later joined by 18 other states. The seven-member…
Oluwo Chased Me Out of His Palace Like a Child – Ooni of Ife The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has narrated how the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, chased out like a child during a recent visit to his palace. In a video circulating on social media, the Ooni…
CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF ALIVE AND DOING WELL – Hon Oburu Against rumours making the rounds on various media outlets on the purported death of Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, Nigerians are advised to disregard such ill-fated and unverified reports. It is true that the COAS has traveled overseas but that…
