Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun has urged the Chief of Army Staff , Lt.- Gen. Tukur Buratai, to speed up action on the joint security team to combat rising security challenge in the state. A statement issued in Osogbo by Mr Adeniyi Adeshina, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor,Continue Reading
The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari on Thursday announced her decision to be addressed as the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. She said this would take effect immediately in order to also resolve the issue of the title of wives of governors. Buhari disclosed herContinue Reading
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has vowed that the government will not tolerate shutting down of oil facilities. Wike said under no circumstances should communities take laws into their hands by preventing oil companies from working. A statement by his media aide, Simeon Nwakaudu, said the governor spoke at aContinue Reading
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South) is the Minority Leader of the 9th Senate. Abaribe emerged at an ongoing meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the Maitama residence of the National Chairman, Uche Secondus, The Nation reports. Senator Emmanuel Bwacha from Taraba South was returned as Deputy Minority Leader,Continue Reading
It was a historic moment, as the speed train eventually landed at Ologuneru, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, which is km 152, of the 157 km-long project. An excited Nigerian Railway Chairman Alhaji Ibrahim Alhassan said the remaining five kilometres would be linked before month end. Alhassan spoke at Ibadan,Continue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied being in possession of the server where results of the February 23 presidential election were uploaded. INEC’s position was made known at the ongoing Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja challenging the outcome of the election. Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples DemocraticContinue Reading
Rochas Okorocha, senator representing Imo west, says “Igbo presidency” does not exist. Speaking with journalists after he was sworn into the senate on Thursday, the lawmaker said the south-east would have to work hard to earn the presidency. The former governor had been asked if there is the possibility of theContinue Reading
Media mogul and former presidential candidate of the National Conscience Party (NCP), Dele Momodu, has said that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government cannot unite Nigeria. Momodu said this on Channels TV on Wednesday evening while speaking on MKO Abiola’s polity and how he won the hearts of the people OnContinue Reading
Reno Omokri, the ex-Special Assistant on New Media to former President Goodluck Jonathan, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day, is a desperate attempt to gain undeserved goodwill from Nigerians. According to the Tribune, Omokri said Buhari’s administration had turned Nigeria into one of theContinue Reading
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may soon allow the naira to freely find its value, with a possible depreciation on the official rate, usually pegged at about N305/$, an update on its website has indicated. The development is signaling an end to the most criticised foreign exchange rate window,Continue Reading
