Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of Ondo, has appointed 344 persons as senior special assistants (SSAs) and special assistants (SAs). The appointments come about two months to the November 10 governorship election in Ondo state. In April, Aiyedatiwa won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Ondo state with 48,460 votes. In a statement on…
Nigerians are expected to pay more for their vehicle and drivers license renewals and new ones even as the Joint Tax Board (JTB) has approved an increment in price. The new price adjustment will be effective Sunday, 8th June 2025. By this announcement, the JTB, being the apex body for revenue authorities in Nigeria, urges…
A member of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Dele Momodu, has dismissed speculations that former President Goodluck Jonathan may contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Momodu spoke on Friday while fielding questions on Channels Television’s Sunrise programme, noted that entrenched interests within the PDP remain opposed to…
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has declared that he would honour any coalition agreement that mandates him to serve only one term as president, handing over power to the North in 2031. Speaking during a widely attended XSpace session titled #PeterObiOnParallelFacts, Obi emphasised that for him, character and integrity outweigh any desire for…
Police are investigating an incident where a fight between a man and his girlfriend ended tragically when the man died after falling from the 14th floor of an apartment along Kindaruma Road, Kilimani Nairobi, Kenya. The body of the deceased was found sprawled on the rooftop of a parked salon car moments after his fall…
The biggest sporting reason footballers play the game is to win trophies. It is indeed the best thing that can happen to a footballer, for it does not come easy at all. The reason for the foregoing is not difficult to discern. There have been great players who have not been able to lift their…
The Federal Government on Thursday honoured Miss Nafisa Abdullahi Aminu, a 17-year-old student from Yobe State, for emerging as the World’s Best in English Language Skills at the 2025 TeenEagle Global Finals held in London, United Kingdom. Nafisa Aminu was honoured alongside two students from Yobe State, namely Rukayya Muhammad Fema and Hadiza Kashim Kalli,…
Human rights activist and #FreeNnamdiKanuNow campaigner, Omoyele Sowore, was re-arrested by the Nigerian Police shortly after his appearance at the Kuje Magistrate Court on Friday. Sowore, alongside Nnamdi Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, a former member of Kanu’s legal team, Aloy Ejimakor and ten others, had earlier met their bail conditions. The court, presided over…
The Federal Government has raised an alarm that 11 states could face heavy rainfall and possible flooding between Sunday and Thursday. The warning came from the National Flood Early Warning Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment. According to the notice, the areas at risk include Adamawa State: Ganye, Natubi, Benue State: Abinsi, Agyo, Gogo,…
Skitmaker Zicsaloma has revealed that buying a luxury Range Rover Sport was his biggest financial mistake. Speaking in an interview, Zicsaloma said he spent over N30 million on the vehicle, but mechanical issues forced him to spend N10 million on repairs within months. According to him, the car troubles persisted, leading him to sell it…
