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President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, on Friday, inspected ongoing projects in Yobe North Senatorial District. The projects are the construction of a Community Centre; and 2000 capacity student hostel and clinic at the Federal University of Gashua. Both projects are facilitated by Lawan who is the lawmaker representing Yobe North Senatorial District…

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Saturday, announced the allocation of N36.4 million for distribution of N30,000 each as palliatives to 1,215 corps members often called ‘Corpers’ posted to Borno State by the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC). The governor visited the NYSC orientation camp at the weekend just days after he attended the…

…Says hardship from high living cost not permanent President of the 9th Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has urged Nigerians to stay hopeful in the face of challenges occasioned by the removal of petrol subsidy by the federal government. Lawan made the appeal, on Saturday, while flagging-off the distribution of 9,000 bags of grains as palliatives…

Borno state Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum has re-appointed public entertainer and prolific orator, Lanre Obadia as Senior Special Assistant. Mr Obadia who anchors most public functions involving the Governor served in the same capacity during the first tenure of Professor Zulum. Lanre Obadia’s appointment did not come to many as a surprise, given his…

From Lateef Taiwo The Director, Press and Public Relations of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Eddy Megwa, has said that the Minister of Arts and Culture, Mrs Hannatu Musawa, who is currently doing her one-year youth service is occupying the ministerial position in breach of the NYSC Act. Speaking with our reporter over the…

The Executive Governor of Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has said he is shocked and scared of the Federal Government’s inability to plan and effectively respond to the fuel subsidy removal policy that has further improvised Nigerians, inflicting hardship and suffering on the people. Speaking in Benin City, the state’s capital, the governor said: “I…

Borno Governor, Proffessor Babagana Umara Zulum donated 50 patrol vehicles and 300 motorcycles to the Nigerian military, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), and hunters Presenting the vehickes at the Government House in Maiduguri on Friday, the Governor said they are meant enhance the operations in the theater of the security agencies. He explained that, the…

The Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Thursday, reserved judgement on the petition brought before it by the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege. Omo-Agege, in his petition, is challenging the declaration of the Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, as winner of the March 18, 2023 gubernatorial election in…

Stephen Olufemi Oni, Ilorin The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kwara State Command, has decorated Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq as an Ambassador of the War Against Drug Abuse (WADA) for his sterling efforts in fighting the menace of drug abuse in the State. The decoration was done during the Agency’s courtesy visit, led by the…

Stephen Olufemi Oni; Ilorin The National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Prof. Mahmood Muhibdeen Aliyu, has come hard on the current Fourth Republic which Nigerians have been going through since 1999 to date, lamenting that it has fostered the worst type of governance on the people, particularly the downtrodden. Prof. Aliyu gave…