Dr. AbdulAzeez Olatunde, the Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, has predicted that the party will govern the state in 2023. Olatunde spoke to newsmen in Ibadan on Saturday after the Ibadan South-East Local Government congress of the party. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the new set of party executives…
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun says his administration is feeding no fewer than 30,000 vulnerable residents of the state every month. The governor disclosed this in Abuja while giving the scorecard of his three years in office at NAN Forum, the flagship interview programme of the News Agency of Nigeria. He said the feeding programme…
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN), has approved immediate repair of the section of Lokoja-Obajana-Kabba highway that caved in on Monday. Mr Jimoh Kajogbola, Federal Controller of Works in Kogi disclosed this while on-the-spot assessment to ascertain the extent of the damage on Saturday in Obajana. a section of the…
Nearly two in five sharks are threatened with extinction due to overfishing, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned in an update of the wildlife Red List that also listed Indonesia’s Komodo dragons – the world’s largest living lizards – as “endangered”. Overall, about 28 percent of the 138,000 species assessed by…
Qatar has staked much on hosting the 2022 World Cup, but the official accommodation has now assumed a different role from that envisaged by the organising committee – housing Afghan refugees. “In our home, we don’t have facilities” like air conditioning or flat-screen TVs, says 28-year-old Ahmad Wali Sarhadi, who arrived a few days ago…
No fewer than 41 Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) were snatched by hoodlums during the Council polls in Kaduna state, according to Mrs Saratu Audu-Dikko, Chairman of Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM). Audu-Dikko told newsmen on Saturday that the machines were snatched in Giwa and Igabi Local Government Areas. According to her, this figure excludes…
Imo SGovernor, Hope Uzodinma, says that all is set for the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari [retd] visit to the state on Thursday, September 9. The governor disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri, on Saturday. Uzodinma, who spoke upon his return from an official trip to the Federal…
Iran urged the United States Saturday to stop its addiction to sanctions against the Islamic republic and accused President Joe Biden of following the same “dead end” policies as Donald Trump. Foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh made his remarks a day after the US Treasury announced financial sanctions against four Iranians accused of planning the…
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has described the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, as a seasoned public administrator. Kalu said Mustapha, as a public administrator, had proven records of achievements in private and public sectors. The senator in a goodwill message on Saturday in Abuja,…
