NBA Calls On Tinubu To Give Priority To Security Concerns
The Nigerian Bar Association has reflected on the prevalent specter of insecurity that cast a shadow over many parts of the country in 2023. Expressing deep concern about the prevailing insecurity, NBA President Yakubu Maikyau, in a statement on Tuesday, implores President Bola Tinubu to accord greater priority to safeguarding the lives and properties of […]
Aiyedatiwa Commits To Expanding Health Worker Recruitment
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State commits to resolving health sector concerns, revealing plans for a strategic expansion of the workforce through new hires in the coming year. Governor Aiyedatiwa, who assumed office last Wednesday in the wake of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s passing, affirms a commitment to clearing outstanding entitlements for the state’s civil servants. […]
Safety Of Air Travelers A Priority For FG – Keyamo
The Federal Government has reaffirmed its dedication to upholding unparalleled levels of safety, efficiency, and reliability for air travelers, airlines, and all involved stakeholders. The promise of safeguarding industry operators was reiterated by Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, in a statement conveyed by his spokesperson, Tunde Moshood, on Tuesday. Preceding this, Keyamo […]
Group Dissatisfied Over Insensitivity Towards Akeredolu
The Conscience Of Progressive Change, United Kingdom, a socio-political group, has strongly opposed what they claim is insensitivity and disrespect shown towards the late governor of the state, Rotimi Akeredolu, during the swearing-in of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa last week. In a statement provided to newsmen in Akure, the group expressed sorrow over the absence of […]
Predecessor Left Booby Traps For Me, Gov Adeleke Says
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, disclosed that his predecessor laid booby traps for him, expecting failure, and highlighted the state’s release from the political constraints imposed by the past APC-led administrations. Governor Adeleke made these remarks during the 2024 state inter-denominational prayer for the New Year, held at the governor’s office parking lots on Tuesday. […]
Guest Hurt At New Year’s Eve Bash With Italian MP’s Gun
A political firestorm erupted on Tuesday as a Member of Parliament affiliated with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party stirred controversy by bringing a gun to a New Year’s Eve party, resulting in a shooting incident. Emanuele Pozzolo, a legislator from Meloni’s far-right Brothers of Italy party, has openly confirmed ownership of the mini revolver—a […]
NBA To Tinubu: Deploy Radical Measures Against Killings
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has implored President Bola Tinubu to deploy progressive security and economic policies to combat the increasing insecurity across the nation. Mr. Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, the association’s President, conveyed this message while condemning the recent bandit attacks on villages in Plateau State in their New Year statement. With an estimated death […]
Self-Defence: CAN Rejects Calls For Nigerians To Bear Arms
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has shared its views as it concerns the recent statement attributed to the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, regarding the issue of openly carrying firearms in Nigeria. The Secretary of CAN, North-Central Zone, Pastor Simon Dolly, in an interview with Vanguard in Abuja on Monday, Dolly […]
We Want Peace In Ukraine But On Russia’s Own Terms – Putin
President Vladimir Putin has revealed that Russia it is not out to fight “endlessly” in Ukraine however, it won’t also give up its positions and is ready for peace only on its own terms. Speaking in televised comments on Monday during a visit to a military hospital, Putin said he’s satisfied with the Russian army’s […]
Nigeria Has What It Takes To Win 4th AFCON — Peseiro
Nigerian Super Eagles head Coach, Jose Peseiro has backed Nigeria to grab a fourth Africa Cup of Nations, however, he conceded that it would be a real challenge when action gets under way in Ivory Coast later this month. The last of Nigeria’s three continental titles came 10 years ago in South Africa. “We will […]
Nigerian Railway Moves To Increase Daily Train Trips In 2024
Mr Fidet Okhiria who is the Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, has disclosed that the corporation will begin six train trips daily on the Standard Gauge Train across the board in 2024. Okhiria made this disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN which was monitored by Africa Today […]
Tinubu Signs ₦28.7tn 2024 Appropriation Bill Into Law
The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has signed the N28.7 trillion 2024 appropriation bill into law, Africa Today News, New York reports. He assented to the 2024 appropriation bill at a brief ceremony at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Among those who witnessed the signing were the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, and […]