By Deji Abdulwahab Abuja: National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says it has approved 2027 Hajj fares based on the respective departure zones. According to a circular issued in Abuja on Friday by the NAHCON management, the respective departure zones are: Maiduguri/Yola zone – N7.57million, Northern zone –Continue Reading
With barely 24 hours to the governorship election in Osun State, suspected political thugs have allegedly attacked the palace of the Aree of Iree, Oba Muritala Oyelakin. The monarch, while speaking with newsmen in Iree on Friday, said the incident occurred at about 2am when two Sienna vehicles allegedlyContinue Reading
Governors Abiodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State and Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi State on Friday met with former Osun State Deputy Governor, Senator Iyiola Omisore, as part of last-minute consultations ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. The meeting was disclosed in a statement by the Kogi State CommissionerContinue Reading
The Imole Campaign Council, the campaign organisation supporting Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has backed President Bola Tinubu’s directive to the police and other security agencies to remain professional and neutral during Saturday’s governorship election. The council said the presidential directive was necessary to ensure the protection of votersContinue Reading
MainPower calls for partnership, support to improve electricity service delivery The MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL) has called for sustained partnership and support of customers and residents to improve electricity service delivery. The Managing Director of MainPower, Dr Ernest Mupwaya, made the appeal on Friday in an opening address atContinue Reading
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has vowed to set up an independent inquiry commission to probe the political killings in the state. The governor, whose speech was delivered by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, said the commission is to ensure that those culpable are brought toContinue Reading
By Iyiola Olalere The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has said that the rescue of another 308 abducted persons after almost six months in captivity is a further testament to the efficiency and efficacy of the coordinated security approach being adopted by the President Bola Tinubu administration inContinue Reading
By Danladi Ahmed The Democratic Front (TDF) has welcomed President Bola Tinubu’s approval to recruit 3, 252 verified Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) teachers into the Federal Civil Service. In a statement signed by its Chairman Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary Wale Adedayo, the group described it as one of the initiativesContinue Reading
By Bassey Asuquo The Democratic Front (TDF) has denounced recent comments by former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke of a looming economic collapse in Nigeria as baseless, unfounded and fatally flawed. In a statement by its Chairman Danjuma Muhammad and Secretary Wale Adedayo, the group described Duke’sContinue Reading
