Rivers Assembly overrides Fubara on LG Bill, bypasses gov on Commission
The proxy war between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his estranged godfather, Nyesom Wike, deepened on Monday, April 22, 2024 as the Rivers State House...
IGP kicks against state police, seeks NSCDC, FRSC merger with force
The Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, has declared that Nigeria was not ripe enough for state police.
He rather advised the Federal Government...
Obi counsels Tinubu on road projects, knocks Lagos-Calabar Highway
The 2023 Presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has kicked against the Lagos-Calabar Coastal road project of the Tinubu administration.
Obi...
Nigerian student deported over codeine syrup, colleagues in trouble
A Nigerian student (names withheld) studying abroad has been deported over the seizure of codeine syrup in the luggage of fellow travelling students.
Director of...
Nigeria secures World Bank’s $2.25bn loan at 1% interest rate
The Federal Government had secured a $2.25 billion single-interest loan from the World Bank.
The facility offers a 40-year-term with 10 years moratorium at one...
FirstBank appoints Olusegun Alebiosu Acting MD/CEO
Following the sudden resignation of its Managing Director/Chief Executive, the Board of FBN Holdings Plc. has appointed Mr. Olusegun Alebiosu as acting Chief Executive,...
Primaries: Gov Aiyedatiwa wins Ondo APC governorship ticket
Amidst protest over the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Ondo State, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been declared winner.
Aiyedatiwa polled...
Presidency: 5,500 CNG vehicles, 100 Electric buses set for rollout
By BAYO ONANUGA
After the removal of the wasteful fuel subsidy on May 29, 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu launched the Presidential CNG Initiative in...
NDLEA nabs 3 drug kingpins, secures forfeiture order on mansions, vehicles,...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested three members of an organized criminal organization which specializes in illicit drug trafficking...
‘We’ll not accept it’: Gov aspirants, chieftains decry Ondo APC primaries
Some All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants in Saturday’s primary election in Ondo State have decried the conduct of the exercise.
The aspirants in Okitipupa...
