A four-man robbery gang on Friday carted away a trader’s $11million in the Oke-Sokori area of Abeokuta, in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State in an operation that lasted three minutes. The suspects escaped the scene with the $ 11 million stacked in two ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bags, after demobilising the car of their victim, […]

The Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Yusuf, has declared his assets and liabilities in a completed form submitted on Friday to the Code of Conduct Bureau, Kano office. Yusuf, who was received by the CCB State Director, Hajia Ibrahim, said his earnest declaration of assets is a demonstration of transparency and accountability that will form the […]

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has accepted the resignation of the Head of Service, Bapayo Yahaya, and replaced him with his Principal Private Secretary, Ahmed Abdullahi. This was contained in a statement made available to our correspondent by the Director-General, Press Affairs Gombe Government House, Ismaila Misilli. According to the statement, Abdullahi would work in […]

The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, on Friday, said he will implore the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, if the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), fails to. Soludo said this while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, adding that he is an advocate […]

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, promised to work harder and perform better in the interest of Lagosians in his second term in office than in his first term. The governor, who made the pledge during the unveiling of various projects in the state as part of activities lined up for his second […]

The Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, Prof Prof. Saad Ahmed urged the Federal Government to increase the budgetary allocation for the hospital to improve medical services and enhance health security in the country. Prof. Saad said this at the official commissioning of the hospital’s ultra-modern administrative complex on Friday. While appreciating […]

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Friday commissioned a 3000-capacity ultra-modern custodial centre in Janguza, Kano state. This was contained in a statement, signed by the spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Abubakar Umar. Buhari stated that his administration embarked on the construction of six such mega custodial facilities in the six geopolitical […]

Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Friday, said the President  Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was leaving Nigeria much better than he met it on assumption. Ganduje made the statement at the inauguration of 3,000 capacity Ultra-Modern Custodial Centre at Janguza in Kano on Friday. Ganduje, represented by Alhaji Usman Alhaji, Secretary to the […]

A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has filed a libel suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Attorney-General of the Federation. In the suit marked CV/6273/2023, the former petroleum boss is accusing the first and second defendants – the EFCC and the AGF – of writing and publishing “false and […]

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has dissolved his cabinet with a caveat that they would still remain handy till May 29 inauguration. Yahaya made this disclosure during a valedictory meeting at the council chamber, Government House. He said, “I hereby announce this cabinet is dissolved as of today. This is the last working day but […]