October 2023 (Page 255)

National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, on Wednesday announced his resignation from the party. He said that he could not continue to function as spokesman of a party whose expectations of the role was incompatible with his personal principles. Abdullahi, who announced his exit fromContinue Reading

Eighteen out of the 30 members of the Sokoto State House of Assembly on Wednesday defected from the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Speaker, Alhaji Salihu Maidaji, who was among the 18 defecting members, madeContinue Reading

Mr Mutiu Agboke, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Oyo State, says 60.1 per cent of the total number of uncollected Permanent Voter Cards(PVCs)  in the state belong to residents of Ibadan. Agboke made the disclosure on Wednesday in Ibadan at a  stakeholders forum organised by the Independent National Electoral CommissionContinue Reading

An NGO, Shehu Musa Yar’ Adua Foundation, has urged the Federal Government to ensure that all tiers of government meet their financial obligations toward boosting the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) account. Mr Amara Nwankpa, Director, Public Policy Initiative of the foundation, made the assertion on Monday after a roundtable onContinue Reading

Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Alhaji Sanusi Rikiji has announced the state government plans to immediately rehabilitate villages recently destroyed by bandits in Zurmi local government area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 18 villages in the three districts of Kwashabawa, BiraneContinue Reading

By Mustapha Yauri The Federal Ministry of Health has recalled 2.4 million bottles of cough syrup containing codeine after a recent audit of the substance carried out by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). According to a statement by Mrs Boade Akinola, Director Media and PublicContinue Reading

Former First Lady, Hajiya Maryam Abacha, has pledged to collaborate with the State Government in the fight against drug abuse. Maryam, founder of the ‘Sani and Maryam Abacha Support Foundation’, made the pledge during the launch of the the Foundation on Saturday night in Kano. She said the collaboration wasContinue Reading

Liverpool scored three second half goals as they wrapped up their pre-season tour of America on Saturday with a dominating 4-1 victory over Manchester United at Michigan Stadium. Xherdan Shaqiri put a stamp on his Liverpool debut with a spectacular bicycle-kick goal to round out the scoring in the InternationalContinue Reading