Nigeria

A member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Idowu Odebunmi, yesterday, gave the assurance that his colleagues would ensure holistic implementation of the 2024 budget to deliver landmark capital projects for the benefit of the citizens.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has declared that “without the provision of security for life and property, the government has no other business.” 

Prominent Nigerians have continued to congratulate and extol the virtues of Publisher of The Point, Dr Lateefat Oyeyemi Kolapo, who was last weekend installed as the new Iyalode Musulumi of Egbaland at the Central Mosque, Kobiti, Abeokuta, Ogun State capital. The eminent personalities, including former President Olusegun Obasanjo; former governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun…

The Federal Government has warned against public crowd-funding to pay ransoms for kidnapped victims, saying it will only worsen the spate of abductions.

The Olu Owode-Egba in Obafemi Owode Local Council of Ogun State, Oba Kolawole Sowemimo, has tendered an apology to the Federal Government over his alleged abuse of naira.

The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, yesterday, strongly condemned having Yoruba traditional rulers in the diaspora.

Legal luminary, Dr Olisa Agbakoba (SAN) has called on President Bola Tinubu to earnestly begin to work on changing the 1999 Constitution to achieve his “renewed hope agenda.”

Indications emerged yesterday that Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta State is having a sleepless night over the pending verdict of the Supreme Court on the appeal contesting his declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as winner of the March 18, 2023 poll.  

The Federal Government has promised to obey its agreements with organised labour.

First modular refinery to be undertaken by Abia State government, which is located within Abia Industrial Innovation Park (AIIP), in Owaza, Ukwa West Council, is expected to come on stream in 2025.

A governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo, yesterday, solicited the support of Edo people ahead of the forthcoming governorship election

The High Court of Delta State sitting in Effurun has dismissed the preliminary objections filed by the Nigerian singer, David Adedeji Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, and his company, Davido Music Worldwide Limited.