Category: Politics
I am strong and ready to work- Tinubu
25 Apr 2023
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed readiness to kick start work ahead of the May 29th handing-over date. Recall that the President-elect returned to the country on Monday evening after about a month trip to Paris, France. He was received by a mammoth crowd of enthusiastic associates and supporters who thronged the Presidential […]
Continue ReadingFG to evacuate stranded Nigerians in Sudan by road
25 Apr 2023
Nigerians stranded in Sudan will be evacuated by road, according to Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama. Many are stranded in the North African country following a power tussle that has resulted in a crisis. The development has led to calls for the evacuation of the nation’s citizens. But speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, Onyeama […]
Continue ReadingSANWO-OLU ORDERS THE DEMOLITION OF 20 BUILDINGS IN BANANA ISLAND
25 Apr 2023
Miffed by the frequent incidents of building collapse in Lagos State, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the demolition of 20 houses in Banana Island, Ikoyi area of the state. Speaking yesterday during a visit to the site of the recent building collapse on First Avenue in Banana Island, a visibly angry Sanwo-Olu accused some agencies […]
Continue ReadingBuhari apologies to Nigerians hurt by his policies in his regime
22 Apr 2023
With only 38 days left in office, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, in Abuja, asked Nigerians hurt by his policies for a pardon. Buhari described himself as a lucky and fulfilled politician, having served as military governor of Borno State in 1976, Minister of Petroleum Resources in the same year and […]
Continue ReadingMay 29 handover remains sacrosanct- Buhari
22 Apr 2023
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assured that the May 29th handover date remains sacrosanct. “God willing, nothing will stop it,” he affirmed, stating that he is looking forward to the completion of his second term on May 29, 2023, when he will hand over power to the incoming president. Buhari, who spoke shortly after observing […]
Continue ReadingMay 29 Hand-Over: Marwa, Kyari, Onanuga others make Tinubu’s 14-man committee
21 Apr 2023
To ensure a seamless transition come May 29, the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has announced a 14-man Presidential Inauguration Committee comprising of eminent Nigerians to plan a week-long event that would usher him and his VP-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima in as the President and Vice-President of the country. Tinubu, who is still abroad on vacation […]
Continue ReadingFG approves the sum of N1.5 trillion for the construction of 11 roads totalling 737,000
20 Apr 2023
The federal executive council (FEC) has approved the sum of N1.535 trillion for the construction and rehabilitation of eleven roads across the country. The construction would be enabled under the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) tax credit scheme. Speaking on Wednesday after the council meeting, Babatunde Fashola, the minister of works and housing, said […]
Continue ReadingFG launch a five-year plan to tackle insecurity
20 Apr 2023
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Tuesday, launched a five-year strategic plan for the Ministry and its Services/Board to tackle insecurity in the country. In a statement by Afonja Fatai Ajibola, the spokesman of the ministry, the Minister said the Ministry of Interior is integral to the national security and prosperity of the country. […]
Continue ReadingVows are now more important than Nigerians- Ortom to Garba
20 Apr 2023
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Thursday, accused the presidency of placing cows above human lives. Ortom stated this through his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur, while reacting to an earlier statement issued by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. The president’s media aide had in a statement issued on […]
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