President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will interface with Senators-elect and members-elect of the House of Representatives concerning the presiding officers of the National Assembly on Thursday. Notice of the meeting was conveyed in a letter addressed to the Senate and read by the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege who presided …
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Former Nigerian minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has taken on a new role as the managing partner of Ballard Partners, an international lobbying firm. Ballard Partners, a renowned government relations firm based in the United States, announced its expansion into Africa with the opening of its first …
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Governors from the 36 States of the federation are in the presidential villa, Abuja, meeting with President Bola Tinubu. Led by the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) and governor of Kwara, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, they were received in audience at 12.30 pm in the Council Chamber by the president. …
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The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yusha’u Dogara Ahmed has said the Scheme is poised to empower Corps Members for wealth creation with the support of relevant stakeholders. He said his administration would continue to deepen the impact of Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development for the …
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A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that a 33-year-old teacher, Emmanuel Okoriko, be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged armed robbery. The police charged Okoriko, who lives in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue with armed robbery and attempted culpable homicide. However, Magistrate Roseline Iyorshe did not …
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President Bola Tinubu, has sworn-in Senator George Akume as the new Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Present at the brief event today (Wednesday) were the Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, some servicing and former governors, including former Governor of …
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of denying them access to vital electoral documents needed to effectively prosecute their petition challenging the February 25 election victory by President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The …
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Eminent Nigerians like the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi and former governor of Sokoto State Aminu Tambuwal, on Tuesday night, in Abuja, paid tributes to the late Dame Dorothy Nsonma Ihedioha, the mother of former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha. They described the late …
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Ahead of next year’s Edo State governorship election, former governorship aspirant and chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Kenneth Imansuangbon, resigned his membership of the party. Prior to his quitting the PDP, there have been feelers that Imansuangbon, popularly known as ‘Rice man’, following his annual yuletide period free …
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The race for the position of president of the Senate by former Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, has again, suffered a major blow, as senators-elect have reportedly withdrawn support, ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly next Tuesday. This is even as senator-elect from Kano State, Sumaila …
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