Lawan condoles with Kalu over wife’s death
Senate President Ahmad Lawan has condoled with the Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Uzor-Kalu over the death of his wife, Ifeoma. Lawan in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Ola Awoniyi, on Monday in Abuja said he was shocked and saddened by the news of the death of the wife […]
Ekiti gov raises eight-member panel on political appointments
Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has constituted an eight-member committee to coordinate the process of the appointments into his government. Speaking during the inauguration of the Committee on Political Appointments, Oyebanji said the move was in fulfilment of his pre-election promise to the people of Ekiti to get them involved in governance. The governor […]
NEMA receives 144 Nigerians stranded in Niger Republic
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday received another batch of 144 stranded Nigerians from Niamey in Niger Republic. Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, NEMA Coordinator Kano Territorial Office, received the returnees at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano. Abdullahi, represented by NEMA Kano Head of Human Resources, Mr Suleiman Sa’ad-Abubakar, said that the […]
Easter: FRSC warns motorists against expired drivers licence, worn out tyres
The Idiroko Unit Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has warned motorists against driving with expired drivers licences and worn out tyres to stem unnecessary road crashes during the forthcoming Easter celebrations. Mr Akinwunmi Olaluwoye, the Unit Commander of FRSC in the area, made this known in an interview with the News Agency […]
2023:Buhari has fulfilled his promise of credible polls, says Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has said President Muhammadu Buhari delivered on his pledge to leave behind a legacy of free, fair and credible elections in the conduct of 2023 polls. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this in Washington DC during his official engagements with some international media organisations. The minister is […]
Police chief meets Arase, new PSC chair
The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Monday, met with the new Chairperson of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase, a former IGP. They both met at the PSC conference room at the Federal Secretariat, Abuja, where they discussed measures to improve the mutual relationship between the NPF and the PSC, as well as identify […]
Finland joins NATO tomorrow
Finland’s flag will be hoisted outside NATO headquarters on Tuesday when it becomes the newest member of the Western alliance, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said. Stoltenberg told reporters on the eve of a historic meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels that, “Tomorrow we will welcome Finland as the 31st member.” Russian President Vladimir […]
THIS IS A.A. SULE’s TIME
By Yakubu Lamai Time is a measure of events, duration, and change. Time helps us to structure our expectations and also to measure our performance. The 2023 election is a decimal of time, just as the discovery and drilling of oil in Nasarawa State is an imprint on the sands of time. Exactly 252 […]
Media Complaints Commission to be inaugurated Monday
The Nigerian media will on Monday inaugurate a nine-member board of the National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), otherwise known as the National Ombudsman. This is contained in a statement by Malam Kabiru Yusuf, President of Newspapers’ Proprietor Association of Nigeria (NPAN) and President, Nigeria Press Organisation (NPO). Yusuf said in the statement on Friday in […]
APC optimistic of victory in Sokoto supplementary poll
Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, the Minister of Police Affairs, has expressed optimism that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will emerge victorious at the April 15 Senatorial and House of Representatives supplementary election in Sokoto State. The minister who is also the state APC Campaign Director-General said this at an interactive session with journalists on Saturday in […]
