The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has demanded President Muhammadu Buhari to publish the names of people the federal government recovered N800 billion looted funds. SERAP Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, in a statement on Sunday requested President Buhari to mandate the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and the Minister […]
The Enugu State Government has announced 22 new cases of COVID-19 in the state, bringing the total number to 57. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi, said this in a statement in Enugu on Monday. Obi said that the State Ministry of Health gave the confirmation through the update given by the Nigeria […]
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki yesterday held a closed-door meeting with his Rivers State counterpart and strongman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Nyesom Wike. The meeting lasted about 45 minutes, after which both governors declined to speak to journalists.Later, Obaseki tweeted appreciation for the solidasrity and goodwill of Edo people and Nigerians amid […]
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Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his government will continue to align with the people to fight off “those hellbent on mortgaging the state’s patrimony for the benefit of a handful of persons”. The governor, in his Democracy Day address, said that the commemoration was remarkable as it was a humble reminder of how far […]
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has described late Moshood Abiola as a nation in the mould of foremost Nigerian nationalist, late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe. Obiano said the recognition of June 12, the date Abiola won a national election across the ethnic, regional and religious divide by the federal government, was most deserving. The governor said […]
The Federal Government has initiated some policies and programmes designed to promote the legal rights of Nigerians. President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this when he addressed the nation in a broadcast to mark the 2020 Democracy Day in Abuja on Friday. He said that the policies and programmes would facilitate the institutionalisation of a responsive legal […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday addressed the country as Nigeria marks Democracy Day. Here are five things we noticed in his speech. Zero nod to MKO Abiola, big on scorecard presentation President Buhari signed a bill into law in 2019 designating June 12 as Democracy Day instead of May 29. Both days are significant. Nigeria […]
Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has described the recognition of June 12 as Democracy Day by President Muhammadu Buhari as a “tribute to courage”. Oyetola stated this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Ismail Omipidan, on Friday in Osogbo to mark Democracy Day. He said June 12 was symbolic of Nigerians’ collective resolve […]
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Thursday swore-in Alhaji Sani Garba-Shuni as the new Head of Service (HOS) in the state. The new head of service his appointment was the Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Works and Transport. Malam Muhammad Bello, Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs to the governor, stated […]
Epetedo was an unassuming locality on Lagos Island. But it was not without historical importance. Epetedo became home some of the followers of the deposed and exiled Oba Kosoko of Lagos in the late 1800s. Kosoko was sacked by the British colonialists for refusing to end Trans Atlantic Slave Trade and his troops’ faceoff with […]
The University of Ibadan has confirmed the authenticity of the certificate of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, stating that he graduated with Second Class Honours (Lower Division) in 1979. In a statement by the University’s Registrar, Mrs. Olubunmi Faluyi, records of Obaseki’s admission shows that he gained admission in 1976 and graduated in 1979 […]