Author: Nimot Sulaimon
2 Osun lawmakers test positive for COVID-19
Two members of the Osun state cabinet have tested positive for the coronavirus and have already started self-isolation and treatment.
Nigeria Olympic Committee mourns Bala Ka’Oje
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) on Wednesday expressed shock over the news of the demise of the former Minister of…
Lagos opens wellness centre for employees
Lagos State Government has recorded another first with the setting up of Lagos State Employee Wellness Centre (LASWELL) for its…
Buhari restates commitment to regional peace
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated the importance of good neighbourliness, saying Nigeria will continue to partner with its neighbours to…
Gov. Sule uncomfortable with paying salaries in percentages
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule said he is not comfortable paying workers’ salaries in percentages.
Crisis brews in Enugu community over seniority claims
Crisis is brewing in Achara Community, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State as one of the villages, Umuagwuene, says…
Niger, 6 other countries lose right to vote in UNGA
Niger and six other nations lost their right to vote in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) because they have…
Obiano suspends sale of Anambra’s assets
Anambra Governor Willie Obiano has suspended the planned sale of some assets of the state amongst them Commissioners quarters located…
Yahaya Bello restates commitment to gender equity
Governor Yahaya Bello said his administration is committed to the elimination of gender inequality in governance, discrimination, and violence against…
Gunmen kill 2 female Supreme Court judges
Unidentified gunmen killed two female judges from Afghanistan’s Supreme Court on Sunday morning, police said.
Buratai lauds troops over Marte success
Chief of Army Staff Tukur Buratai has commended the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole for its success in…
MURIC condoles with Sultan of Sokoto over brother’s death
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commiserated with the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar III, over the death of…
Ekiti Federal Poly announces resumption date
The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, has announced Monday, Jan. 18 as its resumption date for the start of academic activities.
PSG’s new coach Pochettino contracts COVID-19
Mauricio Pochettino, the new manager of French professional football club, Paris Saint-Germain has tested positive for coronavirus.
Makinde donates 18-seater buses to TUC, NULGE
Oyo State government on Friday donated one 18-seater bus each to the state chapters of the Trade Union Congress (TUC)…
Tinubu felicitates with Chief Akande at 82
Sen. Bola Tinubu, the National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), has congratulated Chief Bisi Akande, the former interim National…
Obaseki orders all schools to remain shut
Gov. Godwin Obaseki has said that schools in Edo state will remain closed until Feb. 1.
UNILORIN announces resumption date
Management of the University of Ilorin, on Friday, announced a phased reopening of the institution for the formal resumption of…
Road accident claims 15 lives in Borno
About 15 persons have been sent to their early graves in a fatal motor accident involving two buses along the…
Gov. Sule doles out N10 million to athletes
Governor Abdullahi Sule has fulfilled his promise of a reward of N10 million to 65 athletes who won medals while…
Oloture: Tobore Ovuorie replies Mo Abudu (Full text)
Tobore Ovuorie, the investigative journalist who accused Mo Abudu and her company, Ebony Life Films of copyright infringement, has responded…
Segun Arinze, Timini Egbuson, others to star in “Tanwa Savage”
As part of the new slate of films that are released in Nollywood post-lockdown, Nollywood stars Segun Arinze, Timini Egbuson…
Northern Governors mourn Mai Tangale
Northern Governors’ Forum has commiserated with the Government and people of Gombe, over the death of the fifteenth Mai Tangale,…
160, 000 women to benefit from Nigeria’s cash grant
The Federal Government of Nigeria is targeting over 160,000 poor and vulnerable rural women, to benefit from the N20,000 cash…
Makinde awaits 1,800 allocated COVID-19 vaccines
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, on Wednesday, said that the Federal Government had allocated 1,800 vaccines to the state,…
Buhari greets Senate President Ahmad Lawan at 62
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, on his 62nd birthday.
COVID-19: Enugu residents to adopt “new normal”
Enugu State government on Wednesday urged residents to adopt the “new normal” of wearing a face mask and maintaining social/physical…
1,800 households in Kwara receive relief materials
Kwara Government on Wednesday distributed relief materials worth over N80 million to 1,800 households in three Local government areas affected…
Osun lawmakers declare confidence in Speaker Owoeye
Twenty-two members of Osun House of Assembly on Wednesday declared that they have confidence in the leadership of Mr Timothy…
Osinbajo urges stakeholders to find cheaper means of oil production
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged stakeholders in the oil industry to find and agree on cheaper means of producing…