PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of nine (9) new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The appointment is for a term of five (5) years each, which is also subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate. Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu’s media aide, noted …
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THE leadership of the Labour Party wishes to intimate Nigerians on yet an unholy alliance between the Honourable Minister of State for Labour, Nkiruka Onyejeocha and some expelled members of our party led by Chief Lamidi Apapa, and whose purpose is to ensure that crisis is sustained perpetually in our …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu will present the 2024 national budget estimate to a joint sitting of the National Assembly in November. The hint was given on Wednesday by the chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Solomon Adeola during an interaction with newsmen. Senator Adeola noted that the lawmakers are expecting the 2024 appropriation …
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THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has deleted the names of Timipre Sylva and his running mate, Joshua Maciver, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the list of candidates for the forthcoming Bayelsa State gubernatorial election. INEC on Tuesday released the amended lists of candidates for the Bayelsa and …
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AN elder statesman and former Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Malam Adamu Fika is dead. The death of the nonagenarian was announced by the Secretary Fika Emirate Council Potiskum, Yobe State, Ali Gimba Fika in a statement. According to the statement, “Mallam Adamu Fika, the Waziri of Fika …
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THE Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Yola has fixed Saturday, October 28 to hear a case challenging the handling of the last governorship election in Adamawa State. A leading governorship candidate, Senator Aishatu Ahmed Binani of All Progressives Congress, APC, had instituted the case questioning the decision of the Independent …
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BARRING any further red tape and last minute events, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, His Excellency Comrade Philip Shaibu will officially flag-off his campaign for nomination as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the state. Multiple trusted sources told Midwest Herald …
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GOVERNOR Bassey Otu of Cross River State has disclosed that his government will recall many retired doctors who are still strong to work. Otu has also directed that the services of retiring nurses be extended by three years. This is as a result of the acute shortage of doctors and …
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THE Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgements in the appeals filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and that of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, challenging the declaration of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the …
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THE Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has permitted the Ministry of Solid Mineral Development to unveil a new draft policy that would drive the operations of the solid minerals sector. Minister for Solid Mineral Development Dele Alake, who disclosed the information on Monday, said …
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