The Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission, EBSIEC, has fixed July 20, 2024 for the conduct of local government elections. The Chairman of EBSIEC, Barrister Josy Eze, said on Thursday that the elections are for the 13 local government areas and 171 political wards in the state. Eze stated this during a meeting with chairmen and […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday, said Nigeria has high-grade lithium deposits that could power the world’s clean energy future. Speaking during a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands in The Hague, Tinubu reiterated his government’s commitment to deepening reforms for a conducive investment climate and seeking mutually beneficial partnerships, especially in […]
A former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has said the nation requires a core statesman to unite rather than further divide it. Saraki, represented by a former House of Representatives’ member, Honourable Golu Timothy, identified this imperative at the maiden edition of the Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin Students’ Legislative Summit held at the University of Ibadan, […]
AKWA Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno has said his administration would always welcome and appreciates constructive criticisms that were not borne out of malice and mischief. Eno made the remarks on Wednesday during the commissioning of a 1.3 Kilometres underground concrete flood control tunnel, reconstructed section of Atiku Abubakar Way, with walkway, drainage, solar […]
The 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, said, on Wednesday, that the party would overcome its internal crisis and get stronger. According to him, the internal crisis in the LP pales besides the problems the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are grappling with. The LP is grappling with an ongoing […]
The Kano State High Court, which initially granted an ex-parte order affirming the suspension of the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has vacated the order. The presiding judge, Justice Usman Na’Abba, who gave the April 17 order affirming Ganduje’s suspension, yesterday granted another interim order staying execution of the […]
The Katsina State Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced the official nomination fees for aspirants vying for the position of local government chairman and councillors in the forthcoming elections. The State Deputy Chairman of the APC, Alhaji Bala Abu Musawa, during a press briefing held at the Katsina Government House Banquet […]
THE Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, on Monday, said the Federal Government is considering the adoption of 18 years as the entry age for admission into universities and other tertiary institutions of learning. The minister also accused underage students of being responsible for some of the problems being encountered in higher institutions. The President […]
The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has rejected the state police proposal, warning that the governors can abuse the outfit for political or personal gains and compromise human rights and national security. The IG stated this at the national dialogue on state policing organised by the House of Representatives in Abuja, on Monday, with the […]
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed concern about the Lagos-Calabar Super highway Project. Obi said there is pressing issue of numerous uncompleted roads scattered across the country, many of which, according to him, have become hazardous death traps and security risks. He maintained that embarking on another huge […]
