The Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has reiterated that his administration will continue to give terrorists a tough fight until they surrender and leave the entire state, describing those thinking of a peace accord and reconciliation with bandits as daydreamers. The Governor was reacting to a sermon delivered by a prominent scholar in the state,…
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has received distressing news that two South African citizens lost their lives in the ongoing Middle East conflict. The incident unfolded in the early hours of Saturday when Hamas’ militant wing launched an unexpected assault on Israel from Gaza. The situation has rapidly escalated into a full-scale…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, on Friday, swore in 20 commissioners and 22 special advisers into his cabinet. The appointees were sworn in at the Obas Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, following the approval of the Ogun State House of Assembly. Abiodun, who did not announce the portfolios of each of the appointees during the swearing-in…
Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of EcoBank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan, will lead seasoned financial experts to address the issues affecting the small and medium enterprises in the country. In a press statement by Chairman Publicity Committee, Chika Izuora, Akinwuntan has confirmed to chair the 20th annual lecture and 29th anniversary of the Catholic…
The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has commended the management of the Gateway Mortgage Bank for the remarkable transformation of the bank into a financially viable institution through improved corporate governance. Abiodun made this commendation at the 6th Annual General Meeting of the Gateway Mortgage Bank in Abeokuta. The governor recalled the challenging state…
Israel’s evacuation order for Gaza amounts to a “death sentence” for vulnerable hospital patients, the World Health Organization has warned. WHO spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said health authorities in Gaza have advised that it is impossible to evacuate vulnerable hospital patients within 24 hours as ordered by Israel’s military. “There are severely ill people whose injuries…
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the appointment of Mr. Ola Olukoyede to serve as the Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for a renewable term of four years in the first instance, pending Senate confirmation. This comes nearly four months after Tinubu suspended the former chairman of the anti-graft agency chief,…
The National Publicity Secretary of the Lamidi Apapa-led faction of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, and the spokesman for the party’s presidential campaign council, Yunusa Tanko, have shared different views on the names written on the certificates of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Speaking in an interview on Africa Independent Television on Thursday, Arabambi…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, on Monday, said four consortia would finance the rehabilitation of pipelines across the country based on build, operate and transfer terms. Marketers have repeatedly complained about the dormancy of about 20 NNPCL depots, as they explained that this was due to the vandalism of pipelines that supply products to…
