January 22, 2024
Osun to Establish State Security Trust Fund
As part of efforts to secure lives and property of residents in Osun State, Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed the establishment of a State Security Trust Fund as a matter of urgency. In response to logistic and operational needs of the various security services, the Governor directed a committee of five to work out the […]
YPP denies collapsing its structures into APC
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) says it has not collapsed its structures into the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa-Ibom. Martins Egbeola, YPP National Publicity Secretary said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. “The news of the YPP collapsing its structures into the APC is not […]
Ondo 2024: No vacancy in Alagbaka governor’s office, says Aiyedatiwa
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has said there is no vacant seat in the Alagbaka governor’s office amid preparation for the state governorship election this year. Mr Aiyedatiwa stated this on Monday at a stakeholders meeting held with members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akure, the state capital. The governor, who […]
Police Arrest LG Chair For Alleged Attempt To Assassinate Benue Speaker
Police authorities have arrested two suspects including a local government chairman over an alleged plot to assassinate the Speaker of the Benue House of Assembly Aondona Hycenth Dajoh “Preliminary investigations revealed that the Local Government Chairman allegedly contracted a militia with the sinister intention of eliminating the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly, […]
Tinubu directs expansion of student loans programme
President Bola Tinubu has directed an expansion of the focus of the Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) to include students interested in skill-development programmes.Tinubu gave the directive to the management of the Fund after receiving briefing on the build-up to the launch of the programme later in the month from the Executive Secretary of NELFUND, […]
Navy Raids Lagos Beach, Intercepts N128m Cannabis
Officers of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS), BEECROFT at the weekend conducted a sting operation along Lagos waterways, intercepting a large wooden boat laden with weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa with an estimated street value of N128 million The seizure was made at the Ibeju-Lekki waterfront by naval officers deployed to Operation WATER GUARD. […]
Boakai’s inauguration as Liberia’s president halted after he suffered ‘heat stroke’
The inauguration of Joseph Boakai as the Liberian president on Monday came to an abrupt end when he suddenly suffered a “heat stroke” while reading his acceptance speech. Boakai was helped out of the podium by security details. The 79-year-old had taken the oath of office but mid-way into his acceptance speech he stuttered to […]
JUST IN: Ekong ruled out of Guinea-Bissau clash
Super Eagles defender, William Troost-Ekong, has been ruled out of the clash against Guinea-Bissau today.The Nation learnt that Troost-Ekong is down with a hamstring injury and was seen with an iced pack to the knee area of his right leg. Last Thursday, the 30-year-old POAK defender scored the winner for the Super Eagles against host […]
JUST IN: Otedola explains why he is buying Dangote Cement shares
Nigeria’s billionaire investor Femi Otedola has issued an official statement giving reasons for his recent acquisition of shares in Dangote Cement, one of Nigeria’s largest companies. In a press release seen by Nairametrics, the prominent entrepreneur and investor emphasized the strategic nature of his investment in Dangote Cement. See excerpts of the press release below […]
EU Pushes Israel To Accept Two-State Solution After War In Gaza
EU foreign ministers on Monday pressed Israel for an eventual two-state solution with the Palestinians after the war in Gaza, at meetings with the top diplomats from the two sides and key Arab states in Brussels. The surprise Hamas attack on October 7 on Israel and the subsequent devastating military response from Israel has plunged […]