The Chairman of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tony Aziegbemi, has been reportedly abducted by gunmen. Newsmen reports that the chairman was abducted at about 7 pm on Friday, less than three days after the expiration of the party’s State Working Committee. It was gathered that the PDP chairman was…
The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party took a different dimension on Saturday after the National Working Committee of the opposition party accused the National President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, of desperately seeking to replace its National Chairman, Julius Abure. The allegation was a response to an open letter written on Friday by…
The service disruption caused by Thursday’s cuts to the undersea cable supplying broadband Internet connectivity to Nigeria and countries in the West African sub-region, on Friday, forced many banks and other financial institutions, as well as telecom companies and allied firms to scale down their operations. Customers of the financial institutions and telcos were also left frustrated…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dayo Mobereola to serve as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, for the next four years. Mobereola’s appointment follows the exit of Dr. Bashir Jamoh, whose tenure recently expired. His appointment brings to bear vast experience in his new role to…
President Bola Tinubu has called for collaboration with state governors to fix Nigeria’s economic challenges. Ajuri Ngelale, spokesperson to the President, made this known in his speech on Thursday during the breaking of the Ramadan fast with governors at the State House in Abuja. President Tinubu emphasized the importance of transitioning from politics to governance,…
Comptroller-General of Immigration, CGI, Kemi Nandap, has directed all personnel deployed to the Nigeria-Niger Republic border to resume work immediately. CGI Nandap gave the directive in a statement signed by the Acting Service Public Relations Officer, PRO, Mr Kenneth Kure in Abuja. Following the development, the Immigration boss directed all Comptrollers stationed at States and…
The National Agency for Food And Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has sealed two unregistered water-packaging companies for allegedly operating without NAFDAC approval in the Ota area of Ogun State. Mr Philip Benu, State Coordinator, NAFDAC, Ogun 2 Office, Ota, told NAN on Thursday after the exercise that the two companies failed to meet NAFDAC…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the reopening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger. He also ordered the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect. A statement by the President’s media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, noted that the directive was in compliance with the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority…
Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has revealed his intention to dialogue with bandits who abducted about 287 schoolchildren from Kuriga Government Secondary and LEA Primary Schools in the Chikun Local Government Area of the state. Gumi said this in a bid to facilitate the release of the abducted schoolchildren should President Bola Tinubu give…
Edo State House of Assembly has said it will publish the impeachment notice on Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. It said the decision followed Shaibu’s failure to acknowledge receipt of the notice sent through the Clerk of the House. Reports that the Assembly had last Wednesday issued an impeachment notice on the deputy governor with a…