The Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, B Zone has appealed to the Federal Government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently rehabilitate and reconstruct some bad roads in the zone. The union leaders in the six states that make up the region made this declaration in a communique issued at the end of its…
The Oyo State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged the National Special Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbedokun, to carry out a thorough investigation on the various allegations against the former Chairman of Park Management System, PMS, in Oyo State, Mr. Mukaila Lamidi, also known as Auxiliary. The…
The Child’s Rights Advocacy Network (CRANE), a prominent child rights organization, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to safeguard the rights of former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello’s minor children during its ongoing probe into his financial activities. the plea was made at a press briefing in Abuja on Friday. CRANE highlighted…
The Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government has suspended the transfer of regulatory authority to state governments. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, made this known on Friday while speaking at the 8th edition of the Africa Energy Market Place (AEMP) conference in Abuja. Recall that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in April, transferred oversight of…
Two women kidnapped in the Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State have been rescued from their abductors. The Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. While giving details of the security situation in the State, he disclosed that the state government under the leadership of…
At least two criminal elements have been killed while others were injured following a gun battle with Nigerian troops of Operation UDO KA in Imo State. A statement issued on Saturday by Lieutenant Colonel for Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA, said one kidnapper was gunned down at Umuaka in Njaba Local Government Area of…
The US State Department has issued a worldwide security alert due to the potential for terrorist attacks against LGBTQI+ people and events. CNN reports that the security alert on Friday comes two weeks before Pride Month begins on June 1. The department warned US citizens to stay alert in locations that tourists often visit “including…
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has hinted at the possibility of supporting his Labour Party counterpart in the last election, Peter Obi in 2027. The former Vice President, who is currently on a merger talk with stakeholders of some opposition political parties, said he will…
The North-East Governors Forum have expressed dismay over the blackout experienced by the region in the last month. The forum berated the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN over what it describes as a ‘ nonchalant attitude’ in addressing the issue. The governors disclosed their dissatisfaction in a communique issued at the end of their 10th…
Lagos Assembly Is Drafting a Law on Geographic Information Bill aims to establish an extensive database of Lagos State. It will reduce problems related to land ownership An innovative proposal to coordinate all of Lagos’s GIS programs is being deliberated by the State House of Assembly. Establishing a computerized central database for all information pertaining…
