Adedayo Akinwale examines how Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara State is gaining the confidence of his people with developmental projects, not minding, the crisis rocking the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress During the 2019 general election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) did what many thought was impossible in Kwara State when it pulled […]

The Central Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday, inaugurated the new executives of the party in Borno State. The event followed last week’s resolution of several years of litigation which led to a prolonged crisis in the party. The Deputy National Chairman of the PDP (North), Suleiman Nazif, supervised the inauguration of […]

Some yet-to-be identified gunmen have abducted at least three persons in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. It was gathered that the victims, who are said to be farmers, were kidnapped at two different locations in the Oluyole Local Government Area of the state on Monday. The man and a couple were said to have been […]

THE Federal Government has declared Friday and Monday, April 2 and 5, 2021, as public holidays to mark this year’s Easter celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement on Tuesday titled, ‘FG declares Friday 2nd, Monday 5th April, 2021, public holidays to mark […]

The House of Representatives Committee on Customs and Excise yesterday raised the revenue target for the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in the 2021 financial year from N1.465 trillion to N1.679 trillion. The committee made the increase when the Comptroller-General of NCS, Hameed Ali, appeared during the defence of the 2021 budget proposals and performance of […]

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, yesterday presented cars gift to 12 teachers in the public sector for their ‘outstanding’ contributions to learning in the state. The award was in fulfillment of the governor’s promise to reward excellence and hard work in the teaching profession. Speaking at the grand finale of the Year […]

Recently, Chief Ali Odefa was elected as the National Vice Chairman, South-east of the Peoples Democratic Party. David-Chyddy Eleke writes that the election will boost his resolve to win the zone for the party In November 2020, shortly after the Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi took the decision to leave the Peoples Democratic Party […]

Protesters on Monday grounded activities at the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress to demand an extension of the ongoing nationwide membership registration and revalidation. The protesters, armed with placards and posters with various inscriptions, stormed the party’s secretariat around 10.30am and occupied the entrance for about 30 minutes, appealing to the national leadership […]

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted illicit drugs worth over N2 billion at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos. The agency also arrested three suspected drug traffickers. This is coming as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), along with directors, men and […]

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, yesterday committed himself to rebuilding the army by procuring fighting equipment and rebuilding the fighting skills, capacity, confidence and morale of officers and soldiers. Attahiru said the army would soon receive equipment and other combat enablers expected to boost its operations and contain the use of […]