A former Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Godwin Erahon, has warned Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, to avoid desperation as standard-bearers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 19 election. He urged them to avoid a repeat of the unpleasant experience of the governorship […]
An undisclosed number of Boko Haram fighters have been killed as Military fighter jets bombard their meeting venue at Mainyakare on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State, it was learnt. According to a statement by the Coordinator Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, the operation was conducted by the Air Task […]
AIDES of Very Important Persons (VIPs) and politicians without business traveling will no longer be allowed to enter the airports when domestic flights would resume, Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika said on Thursday. Sirika spoke at an interactive session with members of the Senate Committee on Aviation while responding to questions on protocols put in place […]
The Federal Government has said that preliminary results of the analysis of Madagascar’s herbal cure for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) revealed it as the same as Artemisia annua, also known as ‘sweet annie’, used in malaria treatment. Artemisia annua is grown by the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRID). Further research into its […]
My dead body can’t join, says President’s aide As the crisis in Ekiti State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) rages, former Governor Ayodele Fayose has told the Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, Babafemi Ojudu and former Minister of Works, Adedayo Adeyeye, to perish the thought of coming to the Peoples […]
The APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday night . Tinubu, also said, “there is no crisis in the party, hence, no fight to reconcile.” He made the declaration shortly after a closed-door meeting with Gov. Mai Mala Buni, Chairman of the APC Caretaker Committee and other members at his Bourdillon Residence in […]
Stamp Duties Tax generated N66 billion within the first five months of this year, the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) has disclosed. The executive chairman of the revenue agency, Muhammad Nami, who spoke at the inauguration of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Audit and Recovery of Back Years Stamp Duties in Abuja said that the amount […]
Govt, UN partner to support vulnerable women in Kebbi Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has flagged off sale of fertilisers to farmers at subsidised rates to boost farming. Tambuwal, while declaring the sale open at Agricultural Store, Kasarawa, Wamakko Council, said the aim was to boost production, reduce poverty and create jobs in the state. […]
State govt flays PDP for rejoicing over judgment All 27 Imo council chairmen and councillors who were sacked by former Governor Emeka Ihedioha and reinstated by an Owerri Federal High Court have pledged support and loyalty to Governor Hope Uzodinma if the state government obeys the court order. The affected officials, who had their mandates […]
The Caretaker and Reconciliation Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday held a closed-door meeting with the former Interim National Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande, in his Ila-Orangun country home, Osun State. The meeting, which lasted about an hour, was said to have dwelled on the assignment given to the committee. […]