The Governor of Ekiti State, Mr Abiodun Oyebanji, has congratulated his Lagos State counterpart, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on his 60th birthday. Oyebanji, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Yinka Oyebode, on Wednesday, said Sanwo-Olu’s attainment of diamond age was a milestone, worthy of appreciation. He described …

THE National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday distributed relief materials to the victims of Ocean surge in Ondo. Speaking at the presentation in Akure, the Director-General of NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, who sympathised with the victims, said the gesture was to cushion the effect of the disaster. Represented by …

THE national leadership of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday met with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), over the lingering crisis on the position of its national secretary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the meeting at the INEC headquarters Abuja which started at 2.30pm later went …

Iran and Israel on Tuesday at the UN Security Council, sharply disagreed over employing diplomacy to resolve Iran’s nuclear programme that led to a 13-day violent conflict between them. Iran had said diplomacy could and must resolve differences between it and Israel on the one hand, and the world on …

U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria Richard Mills says his top priority is to enhance bilateral commercial and investment ties with Nigeria to foster economic growth, and create beneficial opportunities for their citizens. Mills made this known at the official unveiling of a meeting of working groups of the United States–Nigeria Commercial …

The House of Representatives has inaugurated an Ad hoc Committee to convene a special security conference on the security challenges in Plateau and beyond. Speaking at the ceremony on Tuesday in Abuja, the Chairman of the committee, Rep. Hammed Waheed (APC-Lagos) decried the incessant crises in the state. He said …

The Malala Fund has pledged 50 million U.S. dollars globally to tackle barriers hindering girls’ access to education. Nankwat Dakum, the Fund’s Communications Manager in Nigeria, revealed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Dakum said the funding forms part of the Fund’s new five-year strategy titled Strengthening …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has extended the service year of Ms. Rita Ushie, popularly known on social media as Raye, by two months for breaching the scheme’s code of conduct. Raye, a corps member and Instagram influencer, recently posted a viral video online in which she openly criticised …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has extended warm congratulations to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State as he celebrates his 60th birthday on Wednesday. The congratulatory message is contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga. Sanwo-Olu, who rose through the political ranks under Tinubu’s …

The Mining Team of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) intercepted a trailer loaded with railway slippers on 20 June at Missu axis, Bauchi State. The slippers were hidden beneath sacks of sawdust, raising suspicion of deliberate concealment and intent to vandalise public infrastructure. Dr Kayode Opeifa, Managing …