Flowerbud News Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Tuesday solicited the support of Finland in its pursuit of a permanent seat at the United Nations (UN) Security Council. A statement issued by spokesperson of Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, said Shettima made the appeal during a meeting with President of the Republic ofContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted 25 million pills of tapentadol, an opioid three times stronger than tramadol and 350,000 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth N16.1bn at the Tincan port complex in Lagos. The NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on SundayContinue Reading
Flowerbud News The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of results for the Edo governorship election held on Saturday. Prof. Faruk Adamu Kuta, INEC’s Returning Officer announced the suspension on Sunday due to outstanding results from Oredo and Ikpoba Okha local governments. “The collation officers for theContinue Reading
Flowerbud News Civil Society Organizations on Sunday in Benin raised concern over the transparency of the ongoing results collation for the Edo governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) A joint statement by six civil society groups urged the security agencies to allow the media and observers fullContinue Reading
Flowerbud News Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People Democratic Party (PDP) have occupied the popular Ramat Park in Benin, jubilating even when the result of the Edo Governorship Election is yet to be announced. As at the time of this report, collation of results for theContinue Reading
Flowerbud News Vice-President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for the United States to attend the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the behest of President Bola Tinubu. Mr Stanley Nkwocha, Senior Special Assistant to The President on Media and Communications (Office of The Vice President), madeContinue Reading
Flowerbud News Traders at the new Benin market on Friday defied the restriction of movement order by the police to engage in a brisk business on the day of the Edo governorship election. As at 7 a.m., traders have set their makeshift stalls, selling goods along the main thoroughfare despiteContinue Reading
Flowerbud News Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu, has mobilised 50 medical personnel to provide medical support services to victims of the flood disaster in Maiduguri, Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that flood submerged Maiduguri on Sept. 10, following the collapsed of spillways at theContinue Reading
By Mohammed Baba Busu Niger State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with 3 Companies for Sugarcane cultivation and Sugar production in the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Digital Media and Strategy, Abdullberqy Ebbo, on his social media page said the MOU, signed at the GovernmentContinue Reading
