Reject PDP, Edo APC gov aspirant urges residents

The All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant in Edo State, Blessing Agbomhere, has urged residents of the state to reject the Peoples Democratic Party and their candidate. He noted that the party and Governor Godwin Obaseki have failed the citizens. Agbomhere, who is the

Kebbi distributes 26 vehicles to commissioners, warns against misuse

The Kebbi State Government on Wednesday distributed 26 operational vehicles to members of the state executive councils drawn from 21 local government areas of the state. Distributing the vehicles to the commissioners in Birnin Kebbi, Governor Nasir Idris warned that any commissioner who

Kaduna bombing: Villagers sue FG, demand N33bn compensation

The people of Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State have sued the Federal Government, demanding N33 billion for the killing of no fewer than 100 of their kinsmen. we reported that the Kaduna State Government said the Nigerian Army

CBN suspends application for new intervention loans

The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced a suspension of applications for new loans, under its development finance intervention funds programme. The suspension represents a significant shift in its approach to development finance intervention funds, which was previously considered a cornerstone of the

Court bars pro-Wike Speaker, APC demands sanction for judge

A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has barred the factional Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, who is loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, from going into the state assembly complex until the

Tinubu swears in ICPC, FCSC chairmen

President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, swore in Dr. Musa Aliyu as substantive Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission following his confirmation by the Senate. Aliyu took the oath of office at 12:24pm in the Council Chamber of the

Adamawa health worker allegedly commits suicide after boyfriend’s death

A female health worker attached to Primary Health Care Centre Girei LGA in Adamawa State, identified as Florence Vandi, has allegedly committed suicide while protesting the death of her boyfriend. Late Florence, an indigent of Michika LGA who resides at Viniklang in the

Bury me in Rome, not Vatican, says Pope

Pope Francis has chosen to be buried not in St Peter’s Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors but in a basilica in Rome, he revealed in an interview broadcast on Wednesday. “The place is already prepared. I want to be buried in Santa Maria

One electrocuted, two others nabbed for cable theft

The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the electrocution of a yet-to-be-identified person in the Day Waterman area along the Kobape area of the state. The police told us on Wednesday that the yet-to-be-identified man was cutting the cable that belongs to the

Gov. Uzodinma presents N592 billion 2024 Appropriation Bill to Imo assembly

Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma on Tuesday presented the state Appropriation Bill totalling N592.2 billion for the 2024 fiscal year to the state’s House of Assembly for consideration and approval. The bill comprised N100.99 billion recurrent expenditure, representing 17 per cent, and