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As a mark of growing acceptability, Mr Kolapo Kola-Daisi, the Accord Senatorial candidate for Oyo South and his wife, Abisola, have been honoured with chieftaincy titles by the Onido of Ido, Oba Gbolagade Babalola. The Onido of Ido conferred the chieftaincy titles
Alhaji Abdul’aziz Musa-Yar’adua, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial candidate for Katsina central, says finding solutions for the current insecurity in the state will be his top priority if he is elected Senator. Musa-Yar’adua, who is a retired Lt.-Col. in the army,
The United States government has announced a project to strengthen the forensic and chemical analysis capacity of the NDLEA as well as its intelligence gathering and prosecution capabilities. NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi stated this on Monday in Abuja. He added that
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has condemned the shooting and killing of a legal practitioner, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem by a police officer. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has introduced its new foundation hosted by the Government of Rwanda in Kigali and expected to commence operations in early 2023. In a statement issued by the Communication and External Relations Department, AfDB, the African Pharmaceutical
A new Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Sadiq Abubakar has assumed duty as the 29th CP of the territory. A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, DSP Josephine Adeh on
Rofiat Abdulazeez, Nigeria’s first ranked Squash player, has solicited for sponsorship to major international events to boost her progression. Abdulazeez spoke with a correspondent in Asaba, where she won two gold medals for Kwara in the women’s singles and team events of
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has decorated the 26 newly promoted Air Vice Marshals and 25 Air Commodores, urging them to justify their elevations to the service of the country. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, on
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) Abuja Operations Office has trained no fewer than 40 executive volunteers to mitigate disasters during the yuletide season. Mr Justin Uwazuruonye, Head, NEMA, Abuja Operations Office, said the trainees were being coopted into emergency management as
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved three Public Private Partnership (PPP) Projects to be executed in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA. This is contained in a statement by Mrs Manji Yarling, Acting Head, Media and Publicity, Infrastructure Concession