Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has charged supporters, Rivers people, and Nigerians to thank President Bola Tinubu for his swift intervention to salvage the state from anarchy arising from the festering political crisis. He also said that the peace and reconciliation process, which was a precursor to restoring all executive and legislative institutions and offices,…
The ruling All Progressives Congress APC on Thursday hailed President Bola Tinubu’s developmental trajectory in the last two years of his administration, saying while his predecessors avoided tackling complex challenges, thereby postponing the doomsday, the President has confronted all challenges without hesitation. At a midterm review of the President’s performance in Abuja, National Publicity Secretary…
On behalf of the Board Members, Management, and the entire workforce of the Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Services, I extend our warmest and most sincere congratulations on making your remarkable sixth year in office. Your visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to the progress and development of Oyo State have had a profound and positive impact…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday rejected the evidence sought to be tendered by the Federal Government in the ongoing trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, agreed with the argument of the defence counsel, Paul Erokoro, SAN, that the Supreme…
Renowned Nigerian gospel singer Bolaji Olanrewaju, popularly known as Big Bolaji, was laid to rest in Ibadan, Oyo State, days after his death on April 19 following a brief illness. He was 50 years old. The final rites began on Wednesday with a funeral service and lying-in-state held at the Hall of Grace, Jogor Centre,…
Niger State Emergency Management Agency has said 21 people have lost their lives following a severe rainfall that resulted in a flood disaster in the Mokwa Local Government Area of the state. The Director General of the agency, Ibrahim Hussaini, disclosed this in Minna on Thursday. He said the incident occurred during a downpour on…
The traditional ruler of Umeh Kingdom in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State, His Majesty Ambrose Odiri Owhe I, has died at the age of 103, having reigned over the kingdom for 50 years. The monarch, who ascended the throne in 1975, was officially gazetted by the then Bendel State Government in 1984,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of the National Credit Guarantee Company (NCGC), a transformative institution aimed at de-risking lending and boosting access to finance for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Small Corporations, Manufacturers, Consumers, and Large Enterprises across Nigeria. In a significant move, the President has appointed Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara…
Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have announced the arrest of 18 serving soldiers and 15 police officers for allegedly selling arms to terrorists and other criminal elements. Addressing journalists in Maiduguri on the activities of troops in the North-East, the Theatre Commander, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar, who spoke through his Staff Officer, Administration, Major…
As Governor Seyi Makinde marks six years in office, Hon. Olufunke Comforter, the lawmaker representing Ibadan North Constituency 1, has extended warm congratulations to the governor, hailing him as the “true architect of modern Oyo State”. Hon. Comforter praised Makinde’s vision and mission, which have catapulted Oyo State to unprecedented heights. “His Excellency’s leadership has…