politics

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has asked communities in the state to protect the infrastructure provided by the government in their domains. Represented by the Speaker, Ekiti House of Assembly, Mr Funminiyi Afuye, Fayemi revealed this while inaugurating the Iro Ayeteju-Ekiti Civic Centre in Gbonyin Local Government Area on ...

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has said Nigeria has achieved 80 per cent performance in the agricultural sector. Sabo revealed this at the Public Presentation of Executive Summary of Wet Season Agricultural Performance in Nigeria, by the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) in ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to say that the Federal Government will fully back the development of the historic City of Calabar. He disclosed this as he received His Eminence, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi, Otu V, Obong of Calabar, at the State House, Abuja, yesterday. Buhari said even if ...

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has come out to say that Nigeria needs prayers to be free from its problems. He disclosed this as he received a delegation of the Christian Legislators’ Fellowship of the National Assembly. According to him, it is not about getting weapons because the power of God ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has come out to say that his government’s efforts to reduce insecurity in the country has resulted in Boko Haram being substantially defeated. His words, “The nation is appreciative of the gallantry and sacrifices of officers and men of our Armed Forces in the campaign against insurgency ...

Governor Dapo Abiodun has come out to say that his government would do all they can to make road construction a priority in Ogun state. He said more effort would go into that in order to attract more investment to the state. He revealed this during a town hall meeting ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Imo State Chapter, has said the failed road network in the state is as a result of Chief Rochas Okorocha’s cruelty to Ndimo. PDP’s position was made public via a press statement signed by the State Publicity Secretary, Mr Damian Oparah. He said the roads ...

The secretary of the media and publicity committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council in the forthcoming Kogi State governorship election, Dr Tom Ohikere has said ex-Senate President, Bukola Saraki is no longer as influential as he was to aid reconciliation within the Kogi state PDP and make ...

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has urged officers and men of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to stay away from causing unnecessary deaths as they carry on their responsibilities in the state. The Governor said the Service has to find a better way to manage relationships with the ...

House of Representatives speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, has come out to say that as long as they are candidates with good ideas, funding and organisation, Nigerian women can get elected into public offices. Femi said the 9th House has prioritised gender equality in its legislative agenda, and he plans to personally ...

President Donald Trump has talked about his one-time friendship with Oprah Winfrey. At a recent rally, he had this to say, “She used to go to Mar-a-Lago. She loved me until I decided to run for office.” He also added that even when Oprah and her friends, Barack Obama and ...

Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola has come out to say that a total of 524 road projects were presently ongoing in the several geo-political zones in Nigeria. He revealed this as he addressed the House of Representatives Committee on Works chaired by Rep. Ahmed Birchi in Abuja. ...

Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha has ordered the state Accountant General, the Head of Service (HOS) and the Commissioner for Finance to wrap up all important formalities for the commencement of the payment of pensions in the state next week. Gov Emeka, who made this order at a one-day Pension ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has come out to say that its intervention has helped Nigeria save N4.5 billion monthly from ghost workers working for the Federal Government. According to a statement on by EFCC Spokesman, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Acting Chairman, Mr Ibrahim Magu said this as he delivered ...

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Abayomi Olonisakin has said that military veterans can still do a lot to boost national security and development. According to Gen. Abayomi, the retirees still have a vital role to play to “checkmate various divisive tendencies that constantly threaten” Nigeria’s corporate existence. Olonisakin ...

President Muhammadu Buhari recently welcomed the ministers who served with him when he was the Military Head of State between January 1984 and August 1985 to his house. The President used the opportunity to reminisce about how things were done then, during the military regime. According to Special Adviser to ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has come ut to say that the Finance Bill 2019 he sent to the National Assembly, when passed into law, will allow the government to raise Nigeria’s Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5 to 7.5 per cent. He revealed this when he presented the 2020 Appropriation Bill ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has blasted the widespread inequality in Nigeria, stating that a major portion of the nation’s wealth is in the hands of a few Nigerians. Speaking in Abuja, at the opening session of the 25th Nigerian Economic Summit, NES, Buhari revealed that these few rich Nigerians live in ...

Muhammadu Buhari has asked Nigerians in the diaspora to use their resources, skills and talents to assist the country. The president urged Nigerians living in South Africa to always remember that they represent some of the best human assets Nigeria has. He disclosed this at a town hall meeting with ...

The founder and Presiding Bishop of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries, Ibadan, Bishop Wale Oke has come out to say that Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo is not corrupt. He said as he received the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, led by Jadesola Ajibola, at the Covenant Arena, his church in ...