The Senate has approved the Rivers State 2025 budget for a second reading. The budget, which totals ₦1,480,662,592,442 trillion, was presented by the Senate Leader, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, on Wednesday. Bamidele explained that the Senate had assumed legislative powers over Rivers State following the declaration of a State of Emergency in the state. Supporting […]

President Bola Tinubu has appointed 36 individuals to fill vacancies on the governing councils of various Federal Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement signed and released on Wednesday titled, ‘President Tinubu announces more appointments for federal institutions.’ The […]

Officials of the Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA) have apprehended an individual for illegally dumping refuse along the median of Egbeda–Iyana-Ipaja Road. The Managing Director of LAWMA, Muyiwa Gbagedesin, identified the offender as Fashola. While sharing the details on his verified X handle, Gbadegesin described Fashola as a known repeat offender in Lagos. “Fashola, […]

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested 17 individuals and seized multiple vehicles in a coordinated operation against illegal mining activities in Kogi State. The operation, carried out by the NSCDC Mining Marshals, took place in the Odiagbo-Okaba district of Ankpa Local Government Area. According to a statement signed by the NSCDC spokesperson, […]

Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the recent wave of violence and killings in Taraba, Benue, and Kogi states, describing the situation as a “gaping wound in the soul of our nation.” Obi, in a statement on Wednesday via X, lamented what he called the “senseless killings” that […]