Say defection in interest of the state All the 21 Local Government Chairmen of the Labour Party in Kogi State have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress. They chairmen said they collapsed their structure in order to support the APC governorship candidate, Usman Ododo, in the November 11, 2023Continue Reading
By Henry Oladele Lagos: The Muslim Rights Concern(MIRIC) has commended the Kano State Government for prohibiting some textbooks in nursery, primary and secondary schools due to harmful and sexually explicit contents. MURIC Chairman in Kano, Mr Hassan Indabawa, in a statement said the move by the government to removeContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Federal Government has assured the International Labour Organisation(ILO) that it would work closely with the body to enhance the welfare and well-being of workers. Mr Simon Lalong, Minister of Labour and Employment gave the assurance when the ILO Country Director to Nigeria visited the Minister inContinue Reading
By Ibrahim G. Ahmad The Federal Government has expressed concern over the recent abduction of 25 students of the Federal University Gusau. The Minister of Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, passed the message during a two-day official working visit to commiserate with the state government and the universityContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVCNU) has said that Nigerian scholars `especially from the intellectual community’ were not nominated for the 2023 Nobel Prize because of poor research funding. The Secretary-General of the committee, Prof. Yakubu Ochefu was reacting to the recent announcement of the 2023 Nobel PrizeContinue Reading
By Ibrahim Bello The Kebbi Government, on Friday distributed palliatives worth N5.7 billion to 550,000 vulnerable families in the state. Gov. Nasir Idris inaugurated the distribution of the palliative in Maiyama. He said 210 trucks of grains would be shared to the families to cushion the effect of fuel subsidyContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Friday, convicted and sentenced two of the four defendants alleged to have kidnapped Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, to a 20-year-jail term each. Justice Binta Nyako, in a judgment, held that the prosecution had been able to establish the counts preferredContinue Reading
By Flowerbud News Oct. 6, 2023 Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has said that the task of keeping modern societies safe from the scourge of illicit drugs demands global commitment. This is contained in a statement on Friday in Abuja, by the Director, MediaContinue Reading
By Victor Adeoti The Osun Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Ifon and Ilobu, in Orolu and Irepodun Local Government Areas of the state respectively over ongoing communal clash in the area. This is contained in a statement in Osogbo on Friday, by Mr Kolapo Alimi, the State’s Commissioner forContinue Reading
