Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Tuesday urged President Bola Tinubu to ensure the Federal Government develops a sustainable strategy for financing education in Nigeria. Speaking at the 70th birthday celebration of the Vice Chancellor of Bells University, Oludele Ojediran, held at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Obasanjo also urged all levels…
The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Ayodele Sonubi, on Tuesday, dismissed reports claiming a state of emergency had been declared in the state. In a statement issued by the State Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, in Ibadan, the command cautioned the public against spreading false and unverified information that could undermine the state’s relative peace…
President Bola Tinubu has declared the commitment of his administration to win the war against insecurity in the country. Tinubu stated this on Monday, at the Regimental Dinner Night in honour of the Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day in Abuja. Represented by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, the president…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has denied issuing any directive to Local Government chairmen seeking re-election to resign ahead of the 2025 council election in the state. Seye Oladejo, the party’s spokesperson made this known in a statement on Monday, January 13, 2025. He described the purported directive as fake news…
Kola Ologbodiyan, former national publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has blamed the crisis rocking the party on the ruling All Progressives Congress. Ologbodiyan agreed with the claim by Debo Ologunagba, the national publicity secretary of the PDP that there’s an external interreference in the opposition party’s crisis. While speaking on Arise TV’s…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Fouad Oki, has claimed that President Bola Tinubu attempted to intervene in the Lagos State House of Assembly leadership crisis during the Christmas holiday. State lawmakers on Monday impeached Speaker Mudashiru Obasa on allegations of misconduct and financial impropriety. He was replaced by his former deputy, Mojisola…
US President-elect Donald Trump has expressed his intention to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin soon after his inauguration on January 20. “And I know he (Putin) wants to meet, and I’m going to meet him very quickly. I would have done it sooner, but you have to get into the office. For some of…
Some vulnerable FCT residents including the scavengers, beggars, petty traders, among others, have filed a suit against the minister, Nyesom Wike, demanding N500 million in damages over alleged breach of their fundamental rights. A legal practitioner, Abba Hikima, filed the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1749/3024 before Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High Court in Abuja on…
The Abia State Government has announced an increase in the stipends paid to traditional rulers in the state. The state Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, made this known on Monday while briefing newsmen on the outcome of this week’s State Executive Council meeting chaired by the state governor, Alex Otti. He said, “Abia State Government…
The Nigerian Immigration Service, Sokoto State Command, has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing border security, as part of efforts to address security threats posed by the emergence of the Lakurawa sect. The state Comptroller of the NIS, Mr Yusuf Bage, gave the assurance on Monday in Sokoto, when he received the leadership of the state…
