Category: NEWS UPDATES

Some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State have filed a suit at a Federal High Court, sitting in Akure, Ondo State seeking nullification of the recently conducted party’s ward congress in the local government. The ward congress which was conducted on July 31, 2021, was described … Continue reading Members drag Ondo APC to court, seek nullification of ward congress

Cholera patients No fewer than 13 suspected Cholera cases were recorded in Adamawa, Prof. Abdullahi Isa, state Commissioner for Health and Human Services, has said. Isa confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria while giving updates on the cholera situation in the state on Tuesday in Yola. According to the … Continue reading Adamawa records 13 suspected Cholera cases

Waje, her dad Nigerian singer, Atuaje Aina, popularly known as Waje, has lost her father, she revealed via Instagram. Sharing the picture of her father on Monday night, the mother-of-one announced the passing of her father with an eulogy. She wrote, “A girl needs a father. A girl needs her father, this girl will always love … Continue reading Rest well daddy, Singer Waje mourns father

The Nigerian Senate The Nigerian Hunters Council, on Tuesday in Abuja urged the National Assembly to ensure early passage of the Nigerian Hunters Bill 2020. The Commander General of the council, Mr Joshua Osatimehin, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria. According to Osatimehin, passing the bill into law would … Continue reading Insecurity: Council seeks passage of Nigerian Hunters Bill 2020

The National President, National Association of Resident Doctors, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige The Progressives Governors Forum has waded into the ongoing dispute between the Federal Government and striking resident doctors. The PGF is a forum of governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. … Continue reading APC Govs wade into doctors’ strike, endorse NGF initiative

The United Nations Children’s Fund has said Nigeria accounts for 11 per cent of unregistered children in West Africa. UNICEF, in a statement on Tuesday, said the African continent has the lowest birth registration rate in the world with only 44 per cent of children registered at birth and millions of deaths also go uncounted … Continue reading Nigeria accounts for 11% unregistered children in West Africa -UNICEF

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo A socio-cultural group, Yoruba for One Nigeria Forum, has asked former president Olusegun Obasanjo to address reports that he’s lobbying to shield Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho from prosecution in the Republic of Benin. The group, in a statement signed by its national leader, Seun Adebayo Lawal, said Obasanjo’s … Continue reading Address alleged attempt to shield Igboho, Yoruba group tells Obasanjo

NNPC GMD, Mele Kyari The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Monday announced the promotion and redeployment of some staff to fill vacant positions, as well as the disengagement of a chief operating officer. Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Kennie Obateru, announced in a statement issued in Abuja that Billy Okoye had been appointed … Continue reading Shakeup in NNPC, senior management staff redeployed, COO sacked