President Bola Tinubu on Sunday arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos ahead of the Eid al-Fitr celebration. The President was welcomed by Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and Secretary to the State Government, Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, among others. After his arrival, Tinubu inspected the military parade.The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed…
He made the remarks on Sunday when he donated a borehole to Pantami Sheep Market in Gombe State, a market with thousands of business owners and households. “I am for peace, I believe that we are one. We are one people and our concentration should be on peace and I believe we will resolve all…
The Newspapers Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria; the Nigerian Union of Journalists; and the Nigerian Guild of Editors, among other media industry stakeholders, have demanded a probe into the abduction of FirstNews editor, Segun Olatunji, by the military. On March 15, 2024, Olatunji was abducted from his Lagos home in Abule Egba by gun-toting men in…
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement on Sunday signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Aishetu Ndayako. The minister congratulated all Muslim faithful for the successful completion of the fasting in the holy month of Ramadan. He called on Muslim faithful to imbibe and…
The innovative card made in collaboration with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Inter-bank Settlement System (NIBSS), is to be powered by AfriGO, a National domestic card scheme. The Head of Corporate Communications of NIMC, Kayode Adegoke, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. The National ID card, layered with verifiable National…
Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State and his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, will, on April 15, open their defence at the state’s governorship election tribunal sitting in Abuja, against the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and its candidate, Murtala Yakubu (Ajaka). The three-member tribunal, chaired by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, fixed…
The Presidency said on Saturday that President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja, the nation’s capital, for Lagos on Sunday ahead of Eid-el-Fitr.This was disclosed via a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale.According to the statement, “In deference to the solemn occasion, which marks the end…
“It makes me so angry to talk about it,” said Zanna, 55, whose daughter is among the nearly 100 girls still missing after the 2014 kidnappings that stunned the world and sparked the global #BringBackOurGirls social media campaign. The Chibok kidnapping was the first major school abduction in the West African nation. Since then, at…
Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko unveiled his government made up of 25 ministers and 5 junior inisters on Friday. President Bassirou Diomaye approved the cabinet list. The performance of the council of ministers will be closely watched at home and abroad. Diomaye has promised audacious changes including dropping the West African currency- the CFA Franc and…
