Kathy Hochul’s First Day: Ceremonial Swear-in, Speech To New Yorkers
Kathy Hochul will have a ceremonial swearing-in event this morning in Albany, hours after officially becoming the first female governor of New York. She will then address New Yorkers in a speech this afternoon, set for 3 p.m. The Democrat from western New York was sworn in as governor at midnight in a brief, private […]
PDP Youth Leader Warns Secondus To Obey The Court Ruling
The National Coordinator of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Youth Frontier, Comrade Austin Okai, has responded to the court ruling that sacked Uche Secondus as National Chairman of the PDP. Okai warns Secondus to stop strutting himself as the National Chairman of PDP and avoid the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja. He spoke following an order […]
Obaseki Receives Atiku, Ooni, And Seeks Collaboration Against Insecurity
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has called for increased collaboration between government at all levels and the traditional institution to tackle insecurity and other challenges facing the country. Obaseki made the call yesterday when he received the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, who was on a courtesy visit at the Government House, Benin […]
General Gowon: Nigeria Will Enjoy Economic Progress By End Of 2021
General Yakubu Gowon, former military head of state, says by the end of 2021, Nigeria will experience an economic turnaround that will bring an end to borrowing. Gowon said this on Monday when he led conveners of ‘Nigeria Prays Mission’ to seek divine intervention against security threats and social-economic instability in the country. The event […]
Ekiti Records 3 COVID-19 Deaths, 2 Cholera Cases
Ekiti State yesterday disclosed that the state had recorded three COVID-19 deaths within the last two weeks. Two suspected cases of cholera were also recorded in Ilejemeje and Moba local government areas of the state and are being given adequate treatment. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Oyebanji Filani, who disclosed this in Ado Ekiti yesterday […]
Olu Designate Now The 21st Olu Of Warri
Omoba Tsola Emiko after a long battle of who takes the crown has now become the 21st Olu of Warri kingdom after his coronation on Saturday. The kingdom has been agog since Friday after the Olu designate, as he then was, ended his traditional 90 days Isolation period (Idaniken) with a long procession through some […]
President Biden Says 11,000 Flown From Kabul Over Weekend During Sunday Speech
President Joe Biden said Sunday the U.S.-led evacuation of Americans, at -risk Afghans and others from the Kabul airport picked up speed this weekend, although it remains vulnerable to threats posed by the Islamic State extremist group. Speaking at the White House, Biden said 11,000 people had been airlifted from Kabul in a 36-hour period […]
Edo State Begins Second Phase Coronavirus Vaccination Today
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, will today, Monday, August 23, 2021, commence the second phase of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination exercise to immunize more Edo citizens against the deadly virus. The flag-off for the rollout of the vaccines follows the successful delivery of 76,712 doses of COVID-19 vaccines at the weekend. They include 65,016 […]
Bakers Complain Of Flour Cost, Double Increase In Bread Price
Bakers in the country have lamented the increasing rates of flour, saying they might twofold the price of bread loaves. The President of the Bakers Association of Nigeria, Daud Suleiman, said there was no explanation for the continuous increase in the price of flour. Suleiman who spoke on the sidelines of a stakeholders’ meeting in […]
“Under My Watch, The State Will Not Accept Open Grazing” – Ortom To Buhari
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, had on Friday condemned President Buhari over his insistence to revive the grazing reserve despite massive opposition against it. The governor on Sunday said he would take the President to court if he insisted on grazing reserve. Ortom on Sunday insisted that the Constitution of the Federal Republic of […]
