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Month: September 2024

Sanwo-Olu to give Edo governor-elect ideas he used to move Lagos forward

Sanwo-Olu said that the state government would give the governor-elect ideas that moved Lagos forward. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has pledged to support the Governor-elect of Edo, Senator Monday Okpebholo, with development templates that worked for Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu pledged during a courtesy visit to him by Okpebholo. The event was held at the…

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Kaduna Gov gifts appointees, party executives, others land for hard work

He added that the Governor has approved a reduction in penalties and regularisation charges to facilitate land ownership amid economic challenges. Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has allocated plots of land to political appointees, party executives, government officials, and law enforcement officers as a recognition of their hard work. This is contained in a…

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Our true identity is not that of opposition but ruling party – PDP chairman

Tella lamented that the party had undergone a series of underserved traumas, various forms of unnecessary internal friction and judicial interventions. The newly elected Chairman of the Ogun State chapter of PDP, Abayomi Tella says he will ensure the party is rejuvenated, rebuilt and repositioned for success in the state. Tella said this after he…

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Israel settles score with Hezbollah leader’s killing – Netanyahu

Netanyahu said the killing of Nasrallah was also a step forward in the goal of enabling tens of thousands of Israelis to return to the north of the country. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the targeted killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as a settling of accounts with an “arch-murderer.” “Nasrallah was not…

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NSCDC dismisses officer for supplying drugs, ammunition to Zamfara bandits

Mustapha said that the command has zero tolerance for indiscipline, corruption, criminality or any vices that were unbecoming of an officer of the corps. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) Zamfara Command, has dismissed ASCII Maikano Sarkin-Tasha for alleged collaboration with bandits to supply hard drugs and ammunition. The State Commandant, Sani Mustapha,…

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Make sure Nigeria remains giant of Africa – Tinubu tells Armed Forces

Tinubu said the economic challenges and deterioration in the standard of living, as well as unemployment and insecurity, top the list of problems that were besieging the nation. President Bola Tinubu has charged the Armed Forces to engage the nation’s adversaries with more military gallantry and sophistication. Tinubu gave the charge on Saturday in Kaduna…

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Tinubu has increased crude oil output to 1.7m bpd, we can achieve 3m, NNPCL

He said previously, oil production had plummeted to 900,000 barrels per day before private security agencies and military interventions. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is confident that it can increase crude oil production from 1.7 million barrels per day to 3 million, says Chief Corporate Communications Officer Olufemi Soneye. Speaking in Abuja on…

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Woman cries for help after Edo poly lecturer rejects twins for ‘japa’

The woman said the ex-partner, who was a lecturer at a polytechnic in Edo State, had instructed her to get rid of the pregnancy as he was not ready to become a father. Nigerians have donated ₦5 million to a woman, identified as Braimoh Blessing Evelyn, to take care of her twins after their father…

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EFCC arrests 13 students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University for internet fraud

EFCC said the recent crackdown is part of its ongoing efforts to combat internet fraud across Nigeria. Operatives from the Sokoto Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have apprehended 13 individuals suspected of internet fraud in Sokoto State. Dele Oyewale, EFCC Spokesperson, in a statement in Abuja, said the arrests were…

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Please don’t put fire in my state – Makinde seeks peace with Wike

Wike had threatened to put fire in states of PDP governors over their resolution to hand the party’s structure in Rivers to Fubara. Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has extended an olive branch to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, over a recent bust-up with governors elected on the platform of the Peoples…

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