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From left: Chairman on the occasion, Mr David Sunmoni, Sen. Oluranti Adebule, LASU Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello and Assistant Director for Innovation & Technology Incubation, College of Engineering, Science, Technology and Agriculture, Central State University, Ohio, United States, Prof. Ibrahim Katampe, at the event By Sherifdeen Amusa Senator Idiat Adebule (Lagos West) has urged […]

The Presidency has lashed out at Omoyele Sowore over his plan to stage a protest march to the Presidential Villa, Abuja for the release of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Sowore is the publisher of the online news outlet, Sahara Reporters and was the presidential candidate of the African

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has extended warm felicitations to business magnate and philanthropist, Hajia Bola Shagaya, on her 66th birthday, describing her as a distinguished Nigerian whose vision and enterprise have significantly advanced the nation’s private sector. In a statement on Thursday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President lauded

Two lawmakers from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo – Hon. Oladiji Oguntudo and Hon. Raymond Oluwatoyin Daodu – have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Oguntudo, who represents Akure South Constituency I, and Daodu, the Deputy Minority Leader representing Akoko South West Constituency I, announced their defection during Thursday’s plenary

Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde said he may consider putting forward an individual from within his team as successor in the 2027 elections. Justifying the decision, the Governor said although the final decision on who take over after him lies with the people, suggesting a candidate from within his team, who would have been evaluated to

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr Wale Edun, on Thursday, assured Nigerians that the Federal Government is working to sustain growth in the 46 sectors of the economy towards lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty. Edun spoke when he led some members of the economic team of the present

The Northern Ethnic Nationalities Forum (NENF) has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of Prof. Joash Amupitan (SAN) as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) would restore public confidence in the electoral process. The group also described his historic appointment as a significant step toward strengthening Nigeria’s democratic institutions. A

Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Thursday, admitted additional evidence in the ongoing trial of the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, who is facing charges over an alleged $4.5 billion fraud. Emefiele is standing trial on a 19-count charge bordering on receiving

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has granted presidential pardon to 175 persons, including Nigeria’s foremost nationalist, Herbert Macaulay and former Federal Capital Territory Minister, Maj.-Gen. Mamman Vatsa (rtd), following the approval of the National Council of State at its meeting on Thursday in Abuja. The decision, taken at the instance of the President’s recommendation based on

The Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs. Zubaida Umar, has called for collaboration to mitigate the impact of floods, fire outbreaks and other disasters across the country. She also charged the agency’s staff across the country to create trust, restore dignity, and save lives while discharging their duties. Umar urged them