Category: News

China Bridge Collapse kills 11 After Heavy Rain

Eleven people were killed when a bridge in northern China collapsed amid torrential rains, state news agency Xinhua reported Saturday. The bridge in Shaanxi province’s Shangluo collapsed at around 8:40 pm Friday (1240 GMT)...

Obi’s Supporters, IPOB Behind Planned Protest, Onanuga Says

 Bayo Onanuga, a presidential aide, has accused supporters of Peter Obi, Labour Party’s candidate in the 2023 presidential election, of planning protests across the country. Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information...

Kano State Govt Files Fresh Charge Against Ganduje

The Kano State Government on Tuesday filed fresh charge against former governor of the state, Abdullahi Ganduje. In the charge sheet with case No. K/143c/24, the state government accused Ganduje and erstwhile Commissioner for...

UAE lifts Visa Ban On Nigerians

The United Arab Emirates Government has finally lifted visa restrictions imposed on Nigerians with immediate effect. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, made this known to State House correspondents on Monday...

FG Donates Trucks Of Rice To 36 States, FCT

President Bola Tinubu-led government, on Monday, donated twenty trucks of rice to the 36 state governors and the federal capital territory for onward distribution to Nigerians. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed...

Tinubu Makes Fresh Appointments In PenCom, Other Agencies

President Bola Tinubu on Saturday, appointed Omolola Bridget Oloworaran as the new Director-General of the National Pension Commission (PenCom). The appointment was announced by the president’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Saturday....

Ex-Senate President, Pius Anyim Formally Joins APC

Former President of the Senate,  Anyim Pius Anyim has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).  Anyim announced his defection to the ruling party at the Pa Oruta Ngele Township...

Afenifere Faults Supreme Court Verdict On LG Autonomy

The Pan Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, has expressed strong disapproval of the recent Supreme Court decision that affirmed fiscal autonomy for local government areas in Nigeria. In a press statement released in Akure and...