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The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday summoned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), officials of the Kwara State Police Command, and the Kwara State Government following the continued detention of some traditionalists in Kwara State. Justice Akintayo Aluko ordered them to appear and show cause, why the traditionalists – Mr. Adegbola Abdulazeez. a.K.a. Tani Olorun; Madam Efunsetan Abebi ... Read More »

The UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN’S FUND (UNICEF) has assured the Honourable Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, of their commitment to support the Humanitarian Response and Poverty Alleviation with 270M USD. They said this when the Country Representative of UNICEF Christian Mundate lead the Chief of Health & HIV/AIDS, Eduardo Celades, to the Honourable Minister in her ... Read More »

..Reassures Nigerians Of Speedy Results under the Renewed Hope agenda. President Tinubu has on 21 August 2023 officially inaugurated his Ministers with a charge to immediately hit the ground running as neither him nor Nigerians will accept anything short of speedy result and success as the President is very passionate about bringing a renewed hope in the lives of Nigerians ... Read More »

Minister Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike on Tuesday, August 22, advised directors in the FCT Administration and that of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), to seek redeployment if they can’t perform in their various offices. Wike advised them to work without fear or favour, adding that they should not see him as a difficult person. He explained that ... Read More »

The British police have charged the former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke with bribery offences. According to Reuters, the UK police on Tuesday said they suspected she had accepted bribes in return for awarding multi-million-pound oil and gas contracts. The 63-year-old ex-minister served during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, from 2010 to 2015. She was the president of ... Read More »

Cabinet members lay out priority areas President demands performance, urges restoration of faith in govt Ministers got the Presidential directive to perform and restore faith in government. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu spoke after 45 ministers took the oath of office and oath of allegiance before him at the State House Conference Centre, Presidential Villa, Abuja, yesterday. The ministers left the ... Read More »

President Bola Tinubu on Friday approved the establishment of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). The approval is in furtherance of his commitment to easing the impact of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians by reducing energy costs. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale made the disclosure in Abuja. The initiative was to revolutionize ... Read More »

Achieftain of the Labour Party (LP) Doyin Okupe has commended President Bola Tinubu for showing commitment, zeal and courage in directing the affairs of the nation. Okupe, an ex-aide to former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his piece titled: “For President Bola Tinubu: Still Many Rivers to Cross,” applauded the President for abolishing fuel subsidy and equalising foreign exchange. He said: ... Read More »

Dr Betta Edu is a humble, intelligent and very hard working, true humanitarian with the grassroot touch. She has worked in her personal capacity to save lives of many poor and down trodden in society. As at today she pays fees for every child in her political ward of Adadama. Started many small and medium scale businesses for the poor ... Read More »

The organised labour has knocked the Federal Government for releasing a N180bn palliative package to states to cushion the impact of the fuel subsidy removal. The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress insisted that the governors could not be trusted, noting that politicians and not the poor would benefit from the N5bn largess given to each state government ... Read More »