AS the process of selecting the next Olubadan of Ibadanland that will succeed late Oba Olalekan Balogun Alli Okunmade II begins, heightened anxiety is growing over the health status of the next in hierarchy to the throne, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin. The 89-year-old Olubadan-designate has been out of social scene in recent times. Vanguard observed that…
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State has expressed outrage over communal clashes leading to the wanton destruction of lives and property in Langtang North and Mikang Local Government Areas of the state. The governor called on security agencies to respond decisively and hold the perpetrators and their sponsors accountable to the full extent of the…
Kebbi State Government, yesterday, said it has offered free treatment to 23,542 patients with mental illness at the Zauro Psychiatric Medical Outreach from 2023. Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Muhammad Sani-Aliyu, made this known at the weekly ministerial press briefing, organised by the state’s Ministry of Information and Culture. He said “The ministry intervenes in cases…
The naira yesterday appreciated to N1,430 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,470 per dollar last weekend. Similarly, the naira yesterday appreciated to N1,408. 04 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM). Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,408.04 per dollar from N1,431.49 per dollar…
The Julius Abure-led National Working Committee, NWC, of Labour Party, LP, has vowed to go ahead with its planned national convention scheduled to hold in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Wednesday, Match 27, 2024. This is amid ongoing crisis of confidence between Abure and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, under the leadership of Comrade Joe Ajaero…
The crisis rocking the leadership of the Labour Party took a new twist yesterday as labour veterans and trade unionists’ assembly insisted that the national chairman of the party, Barrister Julius Abure, and the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, tender their resignations. Addressing the press in Abuja, the veteran labour leader,…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON has adjusted the cost of Hajj to reflect the current realities of foreign exchange rate, even as the Federal Government’s intervention gave a slight boost to intending pilgrims who had completed the initial deposit of N4.9million. Consequently, the commission has requested intending pilgrims to make additional payment of…
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, said yesterday it has so far spent over N23 billion to fund 912 research projects across the country. TETFund’s Assistant Director, Research and Development, R&D, Dr. Hadiza Ismail, disclosed this at a validation workshop on “Strengthening Research and Innovation Funding Agencies in West Africa,” in Abuja yesterday. Ismail, who…
One of the frontline governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Paul Akintelure, is dead. Before his untimely demise, Akintelure had raised concerns about both direct and indirect threats to his life. He had expressed hope that the situation would improve over time but sadly, it escalated as the APC governorship primary election scheduled…
AFTER eleven days in the hands of his abductors, the Edo State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP Dr. Tony Azegbemi has been released. Aziegbemi was said to have arrived his residence at about 3am. The news of his release was broken by Senator Odion Ugbesia at about 6.17 am but it could not…
The Julius Abure-led National Working Committee, NWC, of Labour Party, LP, has vowed to go ahead with its planned national convention scheduled to hold in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Wednesday, Match 27, 2024. This is amid ongoing crisis of confidence between Abure and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, under the leadership of Comrade Joe Ajaero…
The crisis rocking the leadership of the Labour Party took a new twist yesterday as labour veterans and trade unionists’ assembly insisted that the national chairman of the party, Barrister Julius Abure, and the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, tender their resignations. Addressing the press in Abuja, the veteran labour leader,…
