By Ayomide Otitoju Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a leading infrastructure solutions provider on the continent, has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering youth empowerment by partnering with the +234Art Fair for the second consecutive year. This collaboration aligns with AFC’s mission to elevate Africa’s creative sector, with over 260 young artists expressing interest in showcasing their…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Lagos State Government has announced the temporary closure and traffic diversion for emergency repairs on the Independence/Mekwen Bridge, affecting the inbound Marina/CMS route. The repairs will last for two months, from Wednesday, March 19, to Monday, May 26, 2025. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi,…
The Presidency has clarified that President Bola Tinubu remains focused on delivering economic development and improving the lives of Nigerians rather than the 2027 general elections. Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communications, Sunday Dare, made this known in a statement on X on Friday, emphasizing that the President’s priority is enacting reforms that…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has ruled out the possibility of a political merger ahead of the 2027 general elections, instead urging opposition figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and ex-Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi, to join the Social Democratic Party (SDP). El-Rufai, who resigned from the All Progressives Congress (APC) on…
By Ayomide Otitoju A prominent Ijaw leader in Rivers State, David Briggs, has demanded an unreserved apology from the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over remarks he made against the Ijaw ethnic group during a recent media chat. Briggs, a former Commissioner for Works under Governor Peter Odili and the current…
By Ayomide Otitoju Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has written to the Rivers State House of Assembly, proposing March 19, 2025, as the new date for the presentation of the state’s 2025 budget. The move comes after his previous attempt on March 12 was blocked, with security personnel denying him entry into the Assembly premises….
By Ayomide Otitoju The embattled Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, Moses Oricha, has reaffirmed his position as the party’s authentic leader, stating that his tenure remains valid until 2026. Oricha dismissed the purported congress held last Wednesday as illegitimate, describing it as a “kangaroo” assembly orchestrated by impostors who are…
By Ayomide Otitoju Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central, are set to appear before the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions to address allegations of sexual harassment leveled against Akpabio. The Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Onyekachi Nwebonyi, disclosed this development during an interview on Politics Today, a Channels…
Pope Francis has now spent a month in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital following his admission on February 14 due to pneumonia, with footballers—including the captain of his favorite team, San Lorenzo—sending messages of encouragement for his recovery. Despite suffering multiple breathing crises early in his hospitalization, the 88-year-old pontiff was declared out of immediate danger earlier…
