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Sanwo-Olu Tasks New Council Boss On Unity, Continuity
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has sworn in the former vice chairman of Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Barr Rekiya Olufunke Hassan, as the council’s substantive chairman, days after the death of the former chairman, Hon. Oladotun Olakanle, urging her to embrace unity and continuity in the council. Hassan, 44, took the oath of […]
Aiyedatiwa Commissions 32.7Km Reconstructed Alape-Araromi Seaside Road
The Governor of Ondo State, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to developing riverine communities, especially the oil-producing areas of the state. Aiyedatiwa stated this on Tuesday when he officially commissioned the rehabilitated 32.7km Alape Junction – Araromi Seaside Road in Ilaje local government area, a project of the Ondo State Oil Producing […]
More Ethical People Needed In Governance – Makinde
Ahead of the 2027 general election, Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde has stressed the need for ethical leadership in the country. He said his government had been able to bridge the trust gap between the public and it over the last five years because it had been running a transparent and people-oriented government. Makinde spoke […]
400,000 Civil Servants To Access CREDICORP Credit Scheme In 2025
Fresh facts have emerged that about 400,000 civil servants can access credit facilities from the Nigeria Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDITCORP) by the middle of 2025. The managing director and chief executive officer of CREDICORP, Engr. Uzoma Nwagba disclosed this on a working invitation from the Head of Service of the Federation, Esther Walson-Jack. Nwagba, in […]
Ekiti To End Mother-to-child HIV/AIDS Transmission
Ekiti State government has vowed to ensure that no child is born with the human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS), saying it would strive to reduce the prevalence rate of the virus in the state. The state Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, stated this while playing host to the Director-General of NACA, Dr Temitope Ilori […]
MUTLA Plans Tiv Cultural Festival In Lagos
The Mzough U Tiv Lagos (MUTLA), a non-political socio-cultural association that fosters love, unity, and development among the Tiv people, has disclosed that it has concluded plans to hold the 2024 Cultural Tiv Cultural Day in Lagos. According to a statement signed by Engr John Terfa Mka, the head of the media and publicity subcommittee […]
Be Hard On Purveyors Of Fake News, Gov Nwifuru Tells NBC
Ebonyi State governor, Francis Nwifuru has decried the rising cases of fake news in the country with a charge on the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to be hard on purveyors of such news. Governor Nwifuru who gave the charge when the Director General of the Commission paid him a courtesy visit in his office in […]
JUST-IN: Okpebholo Dissolves Boards Of Agencies, Sacks Political Appointees In Edo
Edo State governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Wednesday announced the immediate dissolution of all boards of agencies and parastatals and relieved non-civil service appointees of their positions. The dissolution was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Hon Fred Itua, where the Governor directed the affected appointees to hand over all government properties […]
Popular Gombe Islamic Scholar, Sani, Is Dead
A popular Qur’anic scholar in Gombe State, Malam Goni Sani is dead. Sani died Wednesday morning in Gombe after a period of illness. Our correspondent recalls that the late Islamic scholar taught numerous students across the northern part of the country and beyond in his “Tsangaya” (Traditional) school. Meanwhile, Governor Inuwa Yahaya has expressed sorrow […]
PICTORIAL: Fire Guts Popular Abuja Fitness Hub
A popular fitness outfit, Eco Fitness Hub located in the Gwarinpa District of Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, was on Wednesday razed by fire. The massive inferno occurred towards noon on Wednesday, gutting major parts of the facility. Our correspondent could not ascertain the cause of the inferno as at the time of filing this […]
