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A National Diploma student of the Nasarawa State-owned Isa Mustapha Agwai Polytechnic, Lafia, Taye Ajoke, who was kidnapped on Monday, has regained her freedom. Ajoke was released by her abductors after a ransom of N300,000 was paid. She was abducted after heavily armed men while shooting sporadically attacked her residence, Ombi 1, which is two […]
Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has lashed out at former President Olusegun Obasanjo for disrespecting traditional rulers in Oyo State by ordering them to “stand up and sit down” at a public function. Obasanjo, some weeks ago, asked monarchs who attended a road inauguration in Iseyin, Oyo State, to stand up and sit down when he […]
Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has called on the Muslim Ummah in Oyo State to continue to pray for the leadership of the country and the state. The governor made this call on Tuesday, while congratulating Muslims in the state and across the country on the occasion of the 2023 Eid-el-Maulud, the festival commemorating the […]
The new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has said he will prioritise clearing the apex bank’s backlog of unsettled foreign exchange obligations in the near term. He said this on Tuesday during the screening session of members of the Senate. Cardoso promises to enhance transparency, fix corporate governance, and ensure confidence […]
Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State on Monday charged the Federal Government to concession federal roads passing through states to state governments. He said this had become necessary to guarantee roads lifespans as, according to him: “the current roads maintenance model has failed woefully.’’ Mbah made his suggestion when he inspected a flyover bridge that […]
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong has assured Nigerian workers that the government will soon conclude the issue of wage award. The Minister also appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, not to embark on its planned strike, and allow government work to resolve all pending issues. This is as the National Union […]
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday 27th September as Public Holiday in commemoration of this year’s Eid-ul-Maulud celebration. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade in a statement said the minister, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who made the declaration in Abuja congratulated all Muslim faithful both home and in the Diaspora for witnessing this […]
The Senate will on Tuesday screen former Chairman of the Board of Citi Bank Nigeria, Dr Olayemi Cardoso for the position of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The senate will also screen four nominees for the positions of CBN Deputy Governors, who will join forces with Cardoso to steer affairs of […]
Osun Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, said it inherited a whopping salary, pension and employment-related debt to the tune of 100 billion naira from the two previous governments of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the State. The governor spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed who dropped the hint in Osogbo while reacting to an Ibadan-based […]
Shittu Agboola, head coach of Nigeria’s U-18 women’s handball team, says the team will not give Egypt too much respect when both teams clash in the semi-finals of the ongoing Africa Women’s Youth Handball Championship in Monastir, Tunisia on Friday (today). Nigeria defeated Morocco 28-14 in the quarter-finals of the tournament on Wednesday to set […]
