President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held a meeting to discuss how Israel could assist Ukraine in its war with Russia. The pair met as Zelenskyy pressed for more open help from the Israeli state on Thursday.“The president noted the importance of Israel’s support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” said a…
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has given an assurance that the All Progressives Congress will retain all three senatorial seats, despite Wednesday’s Election Petitions Tribunal judgement overturning the February 25 Kogi Central senatorial election, declaring Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party as the actual winner. In his unanimous judgement, the Chairman of the three-man…
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed 15 out of the second batch of 18 commissioner-nominees recently sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.The Assembly also rejected two of the commissioner-nominees sent by the governor. The confirmation and rejection happened after the Chief Whip and Chairman of the screening committee, Mojeed Fatai, laid a report…
By Ayomide Otitoju This WHO Medical Product Alert refers to one falsified batch of DEFITELIO (defibrotide sodium). This falsified product has been detected in India (April 2023) and Türkiye (July 2023) and was supplied outside of regulated and authorized channels. DEFITELIO (defibrotide) is indicated for the treatment of severe hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) also known…
APC National Stability Project and theCoalition for National Spread and Balance Representation in Nigeria, have called on President Bola Tinubu to appoint Hon. Dauda Adamu as the Minister of Youth and member of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). The Diaspora coordinator; Chief Hon. Adrian Umanna Nwanchukwu, stated this while briefing their members in Houston, Texas,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won in all 18 Local Government Areas in the Edo State local government election held on Saturday, according to results released by the state independent electoral commission. The election was held in all the 18 local government areas of the state covering Edo North, Edo Central and Edo South…
Umar Bangari, the chief registrar of the court of appeal in Abuja, has disclosed that the judgment of the presidential election petition tribunal will be broadcast live on Wednesday, September 6. “In a bid to promote transparency and openness, these judgments will be televised live by interested Television Stations for the public to follow,” he…
….The Abia State governor, Alex Otti, has commenced the distribution of palliatives to cushion the impact of the fuel subsidy removal in the state. At least 3,000 bags of rice (50 kg) were said to have been shared in the first phase to political wards in the state, while the state has commenced distribution of…
The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, has tasked the Kogi State electorate to give the party nothing less than 99 per cent support and victory votes in the state’s forthcoming November 11 governorship election. Ganduje gave the charge on Saturday while addressing party members and supporters at the official inauguration of the…
