Kebbi state governor, Dr Nasir Idris, has released N117 million for upkeep and accommodation fees for 25 students studying in various universities in Egypt. The commissioner for higher education, a ministry for higher education in Kebbi state, Alhaji Isah Abubakar Tunga, said that in a similar kind gesture, the Kebbi state government, through the ministry,…
China on Wednesday reiterated its opposition to what it called ‘forced displacement’ of Palestinians. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said this while responding to a question when asked about United States President Donald Trump’s plan to move Gaza’s inhabitants elsewhere. “Gaza belongs to the Palestinians and is an integral part of the Palestinian territory……
North Korea on Wednesday blasted the United States for President Donald Trump’s plan to redevelop the Gaza Strip by taking over the war-ruined territory and resettling residents elsewhere. A Pyongyang-based media outlet, KCNA, said the world is now seething with the US ‘bomb declaration’. “The US should awaken from its anachronistic daydream and stop at…
A former member of the Labour Party, LP, Kenneth Okonkwo has urged President Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to step aside from contesting for the presidential seat in the 2027 election The Nollywood actor-turned politician was a former spokesman of the LP presidential campaign team in the 2023 general election,…
The 2023 vice presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, Isaac Idahosa, has said that appropriate punishment should be meted out to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and public officials for electoral failures.Idahosa stated this on ‘The Morning Brief’, a programme on Channels Television on Wednesday. According to him, once there are…
FORMER governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, yesterday, raised the alarm over the ongoing sandfilling operations in Makoko, warning that the destruction of natural water bodies could lead to catastrophic flooding across Lagos mainland. Rhodes-Vivour, in a statement, who condemned the practice, said: “The reckless sandfilling of our waterbodies and wetlands…
THE Lagos State government has reiterated its commitment to combating underage gambling, emphasizing its zero-tolerance policy for the menace. The Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority, LSLGA, stated this during a press conference with key stakeholders in the gaming sector. The Chief Executive Officer of LSLGA and Chairman of the Federation of State Gaming Regulators…
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has declared that President Bola Tinubu will complete two terms in office. Ganduje made this assertion on Tuesday when he received a delegation from the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Media Centre and the Tinubu Northern Youth Forum at the APC national secretariat in Abuja. According…
The Lagos State House of Assembly has urged Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to direct relevant agencies to expand the annual “Detty December” celebrations in the state. The House passed the resolution at the end of the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mrs Mojisola Meranda, in Ikeja on Tuesday The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports…
The Senate has initiated steps to ban the movement of articulated lorries, tankers, and trailers during daytime hours across the country. A bill titled “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Federal Road Safety Commission (Establishment) Act, 2007, to Restrict the Daytime Movement of Heavy-Duty Vehicles and for Related Matters” was read for the…
