State plans to recruit 3,000 as Amotekun corps The Oyo State Executive Council has approved the issuance of an N100 billion private bond tagged, “Oyo Prosperity Bond,” to facilitate the execution of priority projects for economic development in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, who disclosed this to […]

Former attorney-general and commissioner for justice in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election for the October 10, 2020 guber poll. Eight aspirants – Jegede, Banji Okunomo, Bode Ayorinde, Boluwaji Kunlere, Sola Ebiseni, Godday Erewa, Eddy Olafeso and the state deputy governor, Agboola Ajayi – participated in the […]

• Moves to review Take-or-Pay power purchase pact The Senate yesterday confirmed the appointment of The Guardian’s former editor, Mr. Debo Adesina and 39 others as non-career ambassadors-designate. The upper legislative chamber also approved the nomination of Mr. Suleiman Sani from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as career ambassador. The development was a sequel to […]

President Muhmmadu Buhari is presiding over the 9th virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House. The meeting, which took off about 10am, has Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN); Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha; Head of Service of the Federation (HOSF) Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan and the National Security […]

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS ) has said the prices of foods increased in June 2020. In its report titled : “Selected Food Prices Watch – June 2020,” it said the average price of 1kg of yam tuber increased year-on-year by 37.63 per cent and month- on- month by 5.83 percent to N250.70 in […]

The House of Representatives has declared a ‘war’ against Niger Delta Affairs Minister Godswill Akpabio. It wants Senator Akpabio to, within 48 hours, provide the names of the National Assembly members whom he accused on Monday of being beneficiaries of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contracts. To show how serious the House was about the […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have disagreed over governorship campaigns and rallies in Edo State. Oshiomhole had fired salvos at Governor Godwin Obaseki in Benin, the state capital, for desperation and lack of principle. He said the governor, unlike him who stayed on in the party despite losing the position […]

The British parliament’s intelligence and security committee said in a report published on Tuesday that Russia had interfered in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum but it had not seen hard evidence of Russian meddling in the Brexit vote. While the lawmakers noted allegations of meddling in Brexit, and some studies pointed to Russian attempts to […]

President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over a virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) holding at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, which is currently ongoing, began about 10 am with many top government officials in attendance. They include Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, Head […]

The last has not been seen on the drama at Idumuje-Ugboko in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State over the arrest of the Obi of Idumeje Ugboko Kingdom, Chukwunonso Nwoko, last weekend. A social-political youth group, Anioma Youth Forum – Worldwide (AYF-W), Asaba has condemned in its entirety, the invasion and subsequent abduction […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Federal Government’s business reforms, through the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), is an opportunity to boost local and foreign investments in the country. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the vice president spoke at a virtual meeting of the PEBEC […]

Governor Udom Emmanuel has said the provision of 7 blocks of Residential Quarters, Portable Water and other facilities to the Army at Ibagwa Barracks are part of measures by towards heightening security in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Charles Udo, made this known on Wednesday while leading the State Government Information Management Team, on […]