Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State has directed his newly appointed commissioners and top government officials to always wear the ‘Asiwaju Mandate Cap’ as a show of loyalty to President Bola Tinubu, warning that any commissioner who fails to comply will face sanctions. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony of commissioners, agency board members, and commission…
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has decried threats to her life and the safety of agency staff. She urged authorities to provide them with better protection. Speaking at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, Adeyeye disclosed that NAFDAC officials face constant danger while cracking…
President Bola Tinubu will, on Thursday, sign into law four tax reform bills that will “transform Nigeria’s fiscal and revenue framework,” the Presidency has revealed. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement he signed Wednesday evening titled, ‘President Tinubu signs four tax bills into law tomorrow.’…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for lifting the state of emergency in Rivers State, describing the move as a bold step that has restored democratic governance and renewed confidence in leadership. In a statement issued on Wednesday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications…
The Yoruba Nation agitators under the Yoruba National Youth, United Kingdom Chapter, has written to the Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle (MP), seeking support from the United Kingdom on the Yoruba people’s quest in Nigeria for self-determination. The letter, dated November 28, 2024, and obtained by SaharaReporters, asked the…
The Students’ Union Government (SUG) of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), under the leadership of Comrade Temitope Afolabi, popularly known as Big Afo, has extended warm birthday wishes to Dr Adegboyega Abdulateef Sulaiman, the Coordinator of the City Boy Movement, Ogun State chapter. In a goodwill message issued on Thursday to mark Dr Sulaiman’s birthday on…
The Coalition of Federal Pensioners of Nigeria has threatened a nationwide naked protest on November 24, if government fails to pay their outstanding pension increment arrears and palliative allowances. The coalition’s National Chairman, Mr Mukaila Ogunbote, announced this while briefing newsmen in Lagos, yesterday. Ogunbote, who is also the Chairman, Nigeria Union of Pensioners, NIPOST…
A huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, killing nearly 150 people and injuring hundreds, with dozens trapped in collapsed buildings and the death toll expected to rise. The shallow 7.7-magnitude early afternoon tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar, and was followed minutes later by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock. The…
The Police on Friday morning confirmed the attack on Wukari -Kente road allegedly involving the family of Governor Agbu Kefas on Thursday. Social media had on Thursday evening reported that gunmen attacked the mother and sister of Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, along Kente Road in Wukari Local Government Area. According to the report, the…
The Police Service Commission, in conjunction with the Nigeria Police Force, has announced the commencement of applications for prospective Police Constables and Specialist personnel. This follows President Bola Tinubu’s directive authorising the enlistment of 50,000 additional personnel to boost national security and increase the Force’s capacity to confront escalating crime and insecurity nationwide. The online…