THE Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has permitted the Ministry of Solid Mineral Development to unveil a new draft policy that would drive the operations of the solid minerals sector. Minister for Solid Mineral Development Dele Alake, who disclosed the information on Monday, said …
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Court Orders Replacement Of PDP National Secretary
A High Court sitting in Enugu State has ordered the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to replace Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary. Anyanwu is the PDP governorship candidate for the forthcoming election in Imo State. The order was granted while ruling in a motion on notice filed by …
Read More »Nollywood Actress And Politician, Actress Tonto Dikeh Defects To APC
NOLLYWOOD actress Tonto Dikeh, has reportedly joined to the All Progressives Congress, APC. The thespian decamped from the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC). According to The Nation, Dikeh will be officially unveiled by the APC National Women Leader, Dr Mary Alile, later today at the national secretariat in Abuja. Trojan …
Read More »I Will Ensure Implementation Of Charter Of Equity – Governor Uzodinma To Imo Elders
THE governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma has called on members of the Imo State Council of Elders to join hands and ensure that the implementation of the Charter of Equity is realised. He promised that he would deploy the machinery of government to defend the document and its implementation. Uzodinma gave …
Read More »President Tinubu Applauds Nigeria’s Landmark Victory In P&ID Case
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu applauds today’s judgment rendered by Judge Robin Knowles of the Business and Property Court in London, awarding a landmark victory to the Federal Government of Nigeria over a firm known as Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) Limited. Following Judge Knowles’ dismissal of the $11.5 billion (USD) value …
Read More »Ondo Assembly Begins Process To Impeach Deputy Gov, Aiyedatiwa
FOLLOWING the expiration of the interim injunction of the Federal High Court in Abuja, the Ondo State House of Assembly has recommended another process to impeach the Deputy-Governor, Hon Lucky Ayedatiwa. The assembly asked the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Olusegun Odusola, to constitute a seven-man panel to investigate …
Read More »Afegbua To Atiku: Allow The Supreme Court Do Her Job
IT is now being said that the presidential candidate of the PDP, Waziri Atiku Abubakar has set up a media committee for the sole purpose of revving up the media to thoroughly embarrass and blackmail the justices of the Supreme Court. He tried this backroom tactic during the Presidential Tribunal, …
Read More »President Tinubu Appoints New ECN CEO
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha to serve as the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN). The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, made this known in a statement on Monday night in Abuja. Ngelale said …
Read More »Student Loan Scheme Begins January – President Tinubu
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Monday affirmed that the student loan scheme he approved on June 12, 2023, will kick off in January 2024. He also promised that episodes of industrial action by academic staff unions of tertiary institutions would become a thing of the past. “By January 2024, the new …
Read More »Appeal Court Sacks Senate Minority Leader, Mwadkwon, Orders Fresh Election
THE Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the victory of the Senate Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwon, in the February 25 Plateau North senatorial election. This was as the Appeal Court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct a fresh election within 90 days. The court …
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