archiveMay 6, 2023

The Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi, has insisted “the nation can’t build legitimate governance without electoral justice.” He said it is “completely dumb” to run an electoral system that puts someone in power and asks him to defend his election as commander-in-chief. Amadi...

  The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has expressed satisfaction over the conduct of the rescheduled 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) that witnessed about 80,000 candidates sitting for the exams. Adamu, who on Saturday alongside the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede,...

  Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has dispelled the rumours of him jostling to become Chief of Staff in President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. El-Rufai stated this in Gombe on Saturday while addressing newsmen. He was in the state to inaugurate the construction of 550 housing units and Gombe...

  Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, urged investors to take advantage of the market that Lagos represents. A statement signed by his Chief of Staff, Gboyega Akosile disclosed that the governor during a courtesy visit by the African Delegation from World Economic Forum (WEF), at Alausa, Ikeja,  said Lagos State...

  Governor Seyi Makinde has appointed Mrs. Olubunmi Oni as the new Head of Service for Oyo State. Oni will be taking over from Mrs. Ololade Agboola who just retired from the Oyo State Civil Service Commission. Commissioner for Special Duties, Mrs. Fausat Sanni, made the announcement while briefing newsmen...

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu; Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola; Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; a former Osun State governor, Gboyega Oyetola, and an associate, Oladipo Eludoyin, have been allegedly linked to 20 properties bought in the United Kingdom when he (Tinubu) was serving as Lagos State governor....

  In a historic ceremony witnessed by hundreds of high-profile guests, Britain’s King Charles III was officially crowned at Westminster Abbey on Saturday (today). The ceremony was presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who placed the 360-year-old St. Edward’s Crown on King Charles’ head, marking the most...

  A total turnover of 2.973 billion shares worth N22.828 billion in 23,765 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited, in contrast to a total of 14.029 billion shares valued at N59.007 billion that exchanged hands last week in 24,048 deals. The...