As the All Progressives Congress prepares for its National Convention, Nseobong Okon-Ekong highlights issues that can guarantee a Hitch-free exercise One of the most anticipated political events of 2022, the National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is around the corner. With it comes the myriad of issues that have bedeviled the party from […]

For all his achievements in the private sector and his enduring attainment in public service, Wale Morafa commends Senator Ibikunle Amosun on his 64th birthday Sixty-four years today, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, immediate past governor of Ogun State, has maintained an infrequent staying power and relevance, in a characteristically squalid political space. This is worthy of […]

In a bid to reduce availability and curb abuse of alcohol in the country, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said it has stopped the registration of alcohol in Sachet and small volume and glass bottles below 200 milliliters amidst other stringent regulatory measures. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola […]

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) yesterday invited reserve bidders for the 2020 marginal fields programme completed in 2021, after some initial bid winners failed to pay up their signature bonuses within the stipulated time. A public notice signed by the Commission’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, indicated that a number of the […]

There was mild drama at the Federal high court, yesterday as a surety to a former National Chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), Yusuf Danjuma, standing trial over charges bordering on laundering of N4.6 billion, informed the court that he was no longer willing to stand as his surety. Danjuma alongside a former […]

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has underscored the importance of collaboration between public institutions and the private sector, saying that partnerships between the public and private institutions are bound to promote good governance and sustainable development. Gbajabiamila stated this yesterday during the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]

NO fewer than 11,000 members of the governing All Progressives Congress in the Funakaye Local Government have defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party. But the APC has mocked them, saying they defected because they felt they could not secure tickets in 2023. Speaking on Saturday during the reception, a PDP chieftain, Abubakar Abubakar, assured […]

Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State and his team have made some influential decisions to bring home huge benefits to Kwarans beyond anything they experienced in the past, writes Nseobong Okon-Ekong Most of the political fireworks in Kwara State right now is either conflagration from the All Progressives Congress (APC) intra-party feud or the continuing […]

The Director-General of National Youth Service Corp, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has appealed to the Federal Government to approve the establishment of the NYSC Trust Fund for the benefit of corps members. The Bill on the proposed Trust Fund has passed the second reading at the House of Representatives, Abuja. The DG, according to a […]

It has emerged that the reconciliation committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has plunged into stormy water in Abia State following allegations that the committee was trying to use the back door to give upper hand to the faction that lost at the congress. The Abia chapter of the ruling party had been involved […]