The Abia Government has announced plans to settle outstanding salary arrears owed to former Local Government Councillors who served between 1999 and 2022. Governor Alex Otti of Abia made this known on Sunday during a meeting with members of Association of Former Elected Councillors, in Umuahia. The governor stated that payments of the arrears accumulated under previous administrations would commence ...
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed the Alara of Ilara, Oba Olufolarin Ogunsanwo, as the sixth Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU). This is contained in a statement issued by the Registrar and Secretary to the Council, LASU, Mr Emmanuel Fanu, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Fanu ...
The National Assembly has announced that it would reconvene its plenary session on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, cutting short its recess amid indications that lawmakers may review the date set for the 2027 presidential election. Our findings showed that the National Assembly may shift the presidential poll to February 13, 2027. In a notice signed by the Clerk to the ...
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has urged Muslims across the country to search for the crescent of Ramadan immediately after sunset on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, corresponding to 29 Sha’aban 1447 A.H. The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of NSCIA, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, made the declaration in the press statement on Sunday, signed by the Secretary-General of ...
Lagos State Government has clarified the legality of the operations of its Vehicle Inspection Service officers known as VIO operations on Lagos roads. This is following public reactions to a recent judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, which barred Vehicle Inspection Officers in the Federal Capital Territory from stopping motorists, impounding vehicles, or imposing fines. In a Sunday ...
Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra, says he will challenge President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election regardless of alleged attempts to block his candidacy. Obi spoke at the OBIDIENT Conference and official declaration for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. The former presidential candidate, who recently joined the ADC, said he left the Labour ...
A former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Idi Hong, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa. Hong, who also served as Minister of State for Health, announced his defection on Saturday in his hometown, Hong, before supporters and political associates. According to him, the decision follows extensive consultations with members of ...
Bahrain and Egypt are attempting to mend ties between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, two sources told AFP, weeks into a diplomatic rift between the Gulf heavyweights. Saudi Arabia and the UAE had a public falling-out in December when the kingdom accused its neighbour of threatening its national security by supporting Yemeni separatists who orchestrated a brief land ...
Harry Kane scored twice in the first half as Bayern Munich cruised to a 3-0 win at Werder Bremen on Saturday, restoring their six-point lead atop the Bundesliga table. Borussia Dortmund’s 4-0 win over Mainz on Friday drew them within three points of the league leaders but Bayern responded. They were in control from start to finish in Bremen, with ...
Five members of the National Assembly elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday officially defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defectors are Sen. Francis Fadahunsi (Osun East), Sen. Olubiyi Fadeyi (Osun Central), Omirin Olusanya (Ijesa South Federal Constituency), Wole Oke (Ijesa North Federal ...