Again, Tinubu off to France on working visit
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart for Paris, France, today (April 2, 2025) on a short working visit. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, his Adviser on Media and Communication said during the visit, the President will appraise his administration’s mid-term performance and assess key milestones. He will also use the retreat to review the progress […]
President greets Profs Aluko, Adegbulugbe at 70
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Professor Mobolaji Aluko, the pioneering Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Otuoke in Bayelsa State, on his 70th birthday. The President joined family, friends, and well-wishers in celebrating the professor of chemical engineering and former Chair of the Chemical Engineering Department at Howard University in Washington, D.C., United States, […]
Tinubu shakes NNPC board, appoints new executives
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a sweeping reconstitution of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited board. In the new board, the President removed the chairman, Chief Pius Akinyelure and the group chief executive officer, Mallam Mele Kolo Kyari. The new 11-man board has Bashir Bayo Ojulari, an engineer as the Group CEO and […]
Okpebholo pledges compensation for Uromi 16 victims
Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo State on Monday pledged to compensate the families of the 16 slain hunters. They were allegedly murdered by a vigilante group at Uromi, Edo State while on their way to Kano. He made the pledge when, in company of his Kano State counterpart, Abba Yusuf, he paid a condolence visit […]
How opposition coalition can win 2027 election, by ex-presidential candidate
Chief Martin Onovo, the Presidential candidate of the defunct National Conscience Party (NCP) in the 2015 general election, says only unity and emergence of a strong candidate could secure victory for the coalition of opposition leaders in 2027. Onovo, an activist and Head of Policy Positions, Movement for Fundamental Change (MFC), said this in an […]
House of Reps Deputy Speaker appoints new Chief of Staff
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has announced the appointment of Sam Ifeanyi Hart, as his new Chief of Staff (CoS). This is contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Chief Levinus Nwabughiogu in Abuja on Tuesday. He stated that Hart replaced Mr Toby Okechukwu who was recently appointed […]
Katsina Assembly Speaker admonishes Muslims to uphold fasting sacrifices
The Speaker, Katsina State House of Assembly, Alh. Nasir Yahaya-Daura, has urged Muslims to uphold the lessons of self-discipline, piety, sacrifice, learned during the fasting period. Yahaya-Daura gave the advice in a Sallah message, issued to newsmen by his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Malam Aminu Magaji, in Katsina on Tuesday. “As we celebrate Eid-el-Fitr, let […]
Police stop Natasha’s Sallah rally in Okene
The Police Command in Kogi State has stopped an alleged planned Sallah rally in Okene Local Government Area by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP – Kogi central). The Police Commissioner, Mr Miller Dantawaye, announced the ban in a statement on his behalf by the command’s spokesman, SP Williams Ovye-Aya, in Lokoja on Tuesday. According to the […]
Paul Lovejoy: A Celebration
By Toyin Falola On Thursday, April 03rd, 2025, The Harriet Tubman Institute and the Department of History, York University, Canada, will host a book launch and retirement celebration for Professor Paul Lovejoy. We cannot thank Professor Damilola Adebayo enough for the initiative and organization that made this possible. It is not often that one […]
The Case For Robust Tobacco Control Fund
The tobacco epidemic has for years adversely impacted the public health of several countries around the world, including Nigeria. In 2012, for instance, the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), found that 5.6 per cent of Nigerians 15 years and older (4.5 million persons at the time) used tobacco products. The survey also found high and […]
