The Anambra State Commissioner for Information & Public Enlightenment, C. Don Adinuba, has disclosed that the Executive Governor, Chief Sir Willie Obiano, will only mark and not celebrate his 66th birthday. In a statement, he said, “An increasing number of Anambra people, communities and organizations, including religious bodies, have in the last two weeks been…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday said his government will continue to raise the bar of governance and make public office holders in the State accountable to the people that elected them into office. The Governor also reiterated his administration’s commitment towards creating an environment that is enduring, sustainable, resilient and provides…
The current crises in the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has assumed a national status and one that is capable of shaping our national and political life as a nation. The battle for the soul of the party which has shifted to the Appeal Court, Kano after a plethora of court orders and judgments from…
The Yobe government is set to introduce an Emergency Medical Ambulance Service (EMAS), to provide prompt and efficient emergency medical response, says Dr Babawaru Goni, the Chairman EMAS Committee and Chief Medical Director, Yobe State Teaching Hospital. Goni, who disclosed this on Friday at an EMAS stakeholders’ meeting in Damaturu, highlighted the goal of the…
A Christian association under the auspices of the Christian Youth Leadership Network, says Kogi Gov. Yahaya Bello is the right choice to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. The group made this known in Abuja on Saturday during the opening of its two-day National Retreat with the theme: “Kingdom Dimension: Effective Leadership and Governance”. Apostle…
An Afghan air force pilot has been killed in a bomb blast in Kabul, claimed by the Taliban, officials said. The pilot, Hamidullah Azimi, died on Saturday when a sticky bomb attached to his vehicle detonated, officials said, adding that five civilians were wounded in the explosion. He had moved to Kabul with his family…
The Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Exchange Group Plc, Mr Oscar Onyema, has said demutualisation will reduce conflict of interests in the shareholder-owned entity and support agile decision-making. Onyema said this at the Association of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria (ACMAN) webinar on Friday where he featured as the guest speaker. He added that demutalisation…
The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), says the country will start administering the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines from Aug. 10. The vaccines were donated by the United State of America. The committee’s Director of Publicity, Mr Willie Bassey, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to Bassey, this is…
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Saturday in Maiduguri received Ruth Pogu, one of the 276 schoolgirls abducted in Chibok by the Boko Haram in April 2014. A statement by Mallam Isa Gusau, the Special Adviser to the governor on Communications and Strategy, said Pogu and a man claimed to be her husband, surrendered at…
