By Ayomide Otitoju The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has resigned from office to focus on his ambition to contest the governorship of Oyo State. His resignation, contained in a letter dated April 22, 2026 and addressed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, takes effect from April 30, 2026. The letter was submitted through the Office…
By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has formally written to the Senate, seeking approval for a $516.3 million foreign syndicated loan to support the construction of the Sokoto–Badagry highway.The request was conveyed in a letter read at plenary on Thursday by the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, in line with Sections 16 and…
By Ayomide Otitoju President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated 14-year-old Adeolu Oreofe for emerging as the 2026 African Spelling Bee Champion in the junior category, following the competition held in Harare. Oreofe, a student of St. Lawrence Metropolitan College in Ado Ekiti, defeated contestants from more than 20 African countries to secure the continental title,…
By Ayomide Otitoju Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has expressed confidence in the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging support for his re-election to sustain ongoing reforms and development initiatives. Fubara made the remarks on Thursday while declaring open the meeting of the Southern Traditional Rulers Council in Port Harcourt, where monarchs from the…
By Ayomide Otitoju Former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has been arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja by the Department of State Services (DSS) on an amended five-count charge bordering on alleged unlawful interception of communications. At Thursday’s proceedings, DSS counsel informed the court that the charges had been expanded from three to…
By Ayomide Otitoju A wave of public outrage has erupted in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a viral video appeared to show a young woman being assaulted by a doctor during childbirth in a public hospital in Kinshasa. The footage, recorded inside a delivery room, shows the woman screaming shortly after giving birth, with…
By Ayomide Otitoju Health authorities in Cross River State have dismissed reports claiming the emergence of 10 new COVID-19 cases, clarifying that only one confirmed case has been recorded. The State Commissioner for Health, Henry Ayuk, made the clarification on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, attributing the misinformation to a…
By Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has outlined key gains his successor will inherit as his administration prepares for a transition to a new government.The governor disclosed that his administration is finalising a comprehensive Legacy and Transition Bill aimed at institutionalising major policy frameworks from his government and previous administrations into enduring structures…
By Ayomide Otitoju The Presidency has clarified that former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and former Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, voluntarily resigned from the Federal Executive Council and were not dismissed. In a statement on Wednesday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information…
