Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the newly appointed Special Adviser on Works, Ahmad Bunkure, who died yesterday in Egypt. Bunkure was sworn-in as Special Adviser a day before his death, making the news of his demise a shock to many. In his condolence message, Yusuf described Bunkure’s death as a tragic and irreplaceable loss to the state, his family and the wider […]
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has dismissed an application filed by the former Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, challenging its jurisdiction to hear the 4.5 billion Dollar and 2.8 billion Naira fraud case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Delivering the ruling, Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the court has jurisdiction to try Emefiele on the charge, citing relevant authorities. The Judge, therefore, dismissed […]
The House of Representatives will begin the 2025 budget defence session with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies today (Tuesday) January 7, 2025. According to the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, Abubakar Bichi, the harmonisation of reports from the exercise will take place on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. The Committee is expected to lay its report in a special session set for January 31. Bichi made the announcement in an interview […]
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan will today hear the bail application for former Queen of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola, proprietor of an Ibadan based radio station, Oriyomi Hamzat and the principal of Islamic High School, Mr Abdullahi Fasasi. The trio is facing trial following the death of 35 children at Islamic High School, Bashorun, venue of a Children Funfair carnival on December 18, 2024. The case […]
President Bola Tinubu arrived Accra, Ghana, yesterday to attend the inauguration of President-elect John Mahama scheduled to hold today. Chief of Staff to the outgoing Ghanaian President, Julius Debra, received President Tinubu at the airport. President Tinubu, who is the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the ECOWAS, will join other African leaders to witness the swearing in ceremony of the new Ghanaian President and […]
Germany has launched a new online platform to simplify the visa application process for Nigerians seeking to work, study or join family members in the country. Germany’s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock described the online visa application portal as a positive development that will help the country meet its demand for skilled workers. “Our national economy is also in a global competition to attract trainees, apprentices, and students. “At times like […]
The Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has said that the upgrade of Ibadan Airport to international standard and the Ibadan Circular Road projects are dear to his government and quite important for the expansion of the state’s economy. He promised to deliver part of the airport project and the 32km East Wing segment of the Ibadan Circular Road in the current year. Governor Makinde stated this at the 2025 […]
The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has introduced resit examinations for candidates. The Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, John Kapi, confirmed the development and said the new initiative will allow students to resit their West African Senior Secondary Examinations papers as early as January and February 2025. He added that students whose results have been cancelled are also eligible to sit for the examination, provided they have not been […]
President Bola Tinubu, as Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, will join other African leaders at the ceremony to attend the inauguration of Ghanaian president elect, John Mahama. This was revealed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. He noted that Tinubu’s trip to Accra is at the invitation of the president-elect, who had visited […]
