The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has described the Supreme Court’s judgment on local government autonomy as a distraction from the more pressing issues facing the country. In a video …
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PDP, APC commiserate with Plateau gov over school building collapse
The Peoples Democratic Party has condoled Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State and the parents affected by the tragic school building collapse in Jos, the state capital. This is just …
Read More »74 victims discharged as Plateau gov orders closure of collapsed school
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has ordered the closure of Saints Academy in Jos, which collapsed on Friday, killing over 22 persons. The state Commissioner for Information, Musa Ashoms, …
Read More »Taraba gov pledges good governance to sustain PDP dominance
Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State, on Saturday, said his administration will continue to provide good governance and maintain a clear line between politics and governance in the interest of …
Read More »90th birthday: Atiku, Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun, others congratulate Soyinka
Eminent Nigerians, including former Vice President Abubakar Atiku, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his Ogun State counterpart, Dapo Abiodun, have congratulated Professor Wole Soyinka on the occasion of his …
Read More »LP lawmakers ask Tinubu to release Kanu, implement financial autonomy
Members of the South-East House of Assembly caucus of the Labour Party have joined the call for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi …
Read More »LG autonomy: S’Court judgment conspiracy against democracy – Afenifere
The pan-Yoruba socio-political association, Afenifere, has condemned the judgment of the Supreme Court which granted total financial autonomy to the local governments in Nigeria. The Supreme Court on Thursday declared …
Read More »Killers of septuagenarian farmer, PoS operator arrested in Ogun
Two members of a seven-person criminal gang, Chukwuma Bartholomew and Igwe Monday, who allegedly abducted and murdered Point of Sale operator, Olúwaṣeun Oworu, and 71-year-old farmer Adekunle Ifelaja in the …
Read More »Abuja building collapse: Four rescued, search continues
Four persons have been rescued alive from the rubble of a collapsed two-storey building located beside Cupid Hotel, Sultan Dansuki Road, Phase 2, Site 2, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council, on …
Read More »Experts advocate prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission
Experts in the health sector have called for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Nigeria. They include representatives from the Centre for Integrated Health Programs, the National AIDS …
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