archiveDecember 2022

The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), General Buba Marwa (rtd) has appealed to parents to lead the fight against drug abuse, beginning with their children. He emphasised the need for parents to demand drug-free certificates from the suitors of their children. Marwa made this known in...

  The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) says it will demand at least N5 billion in compensation for the murder of one of its members, Bolanle Raheem. It would be recalled that Drambi Vandi allegedly killed Mrs Raheem, an expectant mother on Christmas Day. The officer, an assistant superintendent of police,...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has threatened sanctions against five of its aggrieved governors known as the G5, following alleged meeting with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in London, on Tuesday. Led by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his counterparts,...

The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Ado Ekiti has upheld the victory of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Biodun Oyebanji, in the June governorship election in the state. The three-man tribunal chaired by Justice Wilfred Kpochi ruled that the allegations of election rigging, vote...

The Senate has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to extend its deadline for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes from January 31st to June 30th, 2023. The senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume raised the alarm over the January 31st deadline. According to...

By Mallam Olawale Rasheed Assuming office under a very hostile environment can be quite challenging. For Governor Ademola Adeleke, the battle for the Governorship did not end with winning on July 16th; the war extended till the Inauguration day on November 27th. Overcoming the odds to rejig the system and...

seeks answers on expended N10b & $28m without project progress direct consultant to handover N70m project vehicle launch Full Probe of the Water Project and Loan Disbursement The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has directed the immediate suspension of the project consultant for the Ilesa Water Project,...

Christmas Day 2022 came with undiluted fun and excitement for consumers as Rite Foods’ Bigi soft drinks delivered maximum refreshment to thousands of youths and music lovers who stormed the Landmark Event Center for the 4:30 Concert by DJ4Kerty, to enjoy a mix of live-music, food, chills, celebrity chats, networking...

The Senate again made history on Wednesday when it passed, in record time and for the fourth time, the 2023 national budget of about N21.8 trillion. The Upper chamber also passed a supplementary budget of about N819.5 Billion for 2022 and Finance Bill 2022. The Senate, on the request of...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said he is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor George Obiozor, the President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide. Obiozor, a revered retired diplomat, died on Wednesday at the age of 80. The President in a statement extended his condolences to Obiozor’s family, the government and...