The Federal Government is pressing ahead with establishment of grazing reserves and creation of modern ranches across the country. Sixteen locations in eight states have been mapped out as livestock services centres, as contained in the National Livestock Transformation Plan (NLTP). The NLTP encompasses Grazing Reserves Development, which, in addition to provision of livestock service … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned 2.0 megawatts Solar Hybrid power plant at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto. Commissioning the project on Monday, the president said the project was meant to provide sustainable and reliable electricity to the entire campus, improve education and create a better university experience for both students and staff. According to Buhari, the … [Read more…]
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Bola Tinubu, is set to suspend his campaign and town hall engagements for at least eight days to embark on a tour of some selected Western countries. The candidate, according to a series of tweets by the APC Presidential Campaign Council, would be out of the country between … [Read more…]
The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has affirmed the judgment of a Federal High Court in Damaturu, Yobe State, which declared Bashir Machina as the genuine candidate for the All Progressives Congress( APC), Yobe North senatorial district. In a unanimous judgment delivered by the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, … [Read more…]
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Senator Yusuf Datti Ahmed, has said that from the first month in office, Nigerians would start seeing clear changes if the LP Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi is elected, next year. Speaking on a one-on-one programme on Channels Television, kidnapping for ransom, subsidy racketeering, and money … [Read more…]
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has ordered that all appointments of traditional rulers made by the immediate past administration of Gboyega Oyetola be put on hold. Adeleke said the measure is to ensure strict compliance with the due process of Chieftaincy declarations and native law, custom and tradition relating to such chieftaincies. This order … [Read more…]
Monkeypox is to be renamed mpox in English, the World Health Organization announced Monday, in a bid to avoid stigmatisation stemming from the existing name. Monkeypox received its name because the virus was originally identified in monkeys kept for research in Denmark in 1958, but the disease is found in a number of animals, and … [Read more…]
HOODLUMS have set ablaze the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Izzi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, destroying, among others, 340 ballot boxes and yet to be determined quantity of Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVCs. The attack is the third on INEC’s local government offices in less than three weeks, following similar … [Read more…]
Rival cults clashed along the popular Zik Avenue, in Awka, Anambra State capital, weekend, reportedly claimed six lives. Residents of the area, according to sources, scampered for safety as the cultists shot sporadically during the clash for supremacy. Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident, said police patrol had … [Read more…]
Damaged Naira notes continue to surface following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) redesign of the nation’s currency unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, November 23, 2022. But in a video making rounds on social media, bags of damaged naira notes were uncovered at a warehouse in an unknown location at the time of … [Read more…]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will today confer Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) on 62 lawyers elevated to the rank by the Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC). The swearing-in ceremony will kick-start the new legal year of the Supreme Court. Among the successful legal practitioners are three lawyers prosecuting for the … [Read more…]
Senator Ademola Adeleke has been sworn in as the sixth governor of Osun State. The oath of office was administered on Sunday by Osun State Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo at the Osogbo City Stadium in the state capital. While Adeleke took his oath of office at about 11:50am, his deputy, Kola Adewusi, followed suit some … [Read more…]