Новости за 26.05.2023

The Kano State Governor-elect, Abba Yusuf, has declared his assets and liabilities in a completed form submitted on Friday to the Code of Conduct Bureau, Kano office. Yusuf, who was received by the CCB State Director, Hajia Ibrahim, said his earnest declaration of assets is a demonstration of transparency and accountability that will form the

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has accepted the resignation of the Head of Service, Bapayo Yahaya, and replaced him with his Principal Private Secretary, Ahmed Abdullahi. This was contained in a statement made available to our correspondent by the Director-General, Press Affairs Gombe Government House, Ismaila Misilli. According to the statement, Abdullahi would work in

The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, on Friday, said he will implore the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, if the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), fails to. Soludo said this while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, adding that he is an advocate

Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, promised to work harder and perform better in the interest of Lagosians in his second term in office than in his first term. The governor, who made the pledge during the unveiling of various projects in the state as part of activities lined up for his second

The Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja, Prof Prof. Saad Ahmed urged the Federal Government to increase the budgetary allocation for the hospital to improve medical services and enhance health security in the country. Prof. Saad said this at the official commissioning of the hospital’s ultra-modern administrative complex on Friday. While appreciating

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Friday commissioned a 3000-capacity ultra-modern custodial centre in Janguza, Kano state. This was contained in a statement, signed by the spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Abubakar Umar. Buhari stated that his administration embarked on the construction of six such mega custodial facilities in the six geopolitical

18 Nigerian researchers have developed four prototype innovations to address the challenges of hunger, poverty, quality education, responsible consumption and production in the country, The PUNCH reports. According to a statement released by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, the prototypes were developed by lecturers from public higher institutions, under the Research for Impact, initiative of

Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Friday, said the President  Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was leaving Nigeria much better than he met it on assumption. Ganduje made the statement at the inauguration of 3,000 capacity Ultra-Modern Custodial Centre at Janguza in Kano on Friday. Ganduje, represented by Alhaji Usman Alhaji, Secretary to the

A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has filed a libel suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Attorney-General of the Federation. In the suit marked CV/6273/2023, the former petroleum boss is accusing the first and second defendants – the EFCC and the AGF – of writing and publishing “false and

Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Yahaya, has dissolved his cabinet with a caveat that they would still remain handy till May 29 inauguration. Yahaya made this disclosure during a valedictory meeting at the council chamber, Government House. He said, “I hereby announce this cabinet is dissolved as of today. This is the last working day but

The people of Ogwuaniocha community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State have accused the Anambra State Police Command and the men of the Nigerian Navy in the state command of conniving with a factional group in the community to arrest innocent residents using masked pointers. The residents claimed that for some weeks now,

… argues Speaker, deputy Senate can’t come from one region Ahead of the June 13 election for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly, the All Progressives Congress Integrity Group has called on the National Working Committee of the party to rethink its zoning arrangement. The appeal is coming three days after the National Chairman

Three days to the end of the regime of the President, Major-General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.), the outgoing Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said he would have stopped work as minister last year as his handover note was prepared in September 2022. He disclosed this at the contract signing ceremony for the value-added

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, in Abuja, directed all outgoing elected and appointed government officials under him to declare their assets. “Nobody is excluded from declaring their assets. I expect everyone from the Vice President downwards to follow the system,” Buhari said when he received his assets declaration form from the

A former Governor of Edo State, Adam Oshiomhole, on Friday, shed light on his political differences with a former governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, saying it was purely on issues of obeying the law and nothing personal. He also tackled former Senate Whip, Victor Oyofo, for alluding that former governors go to the

The outgoing governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has said that he is not going to run away from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission anytime he is invited. Ortom made the declaration on Friday during the valedictory session held at the old Banquet hall of Government House, Makurdi. The governor who encouraged his council

Man City manager, Pep Guardiola, says his players are ready to take the chance to win a ‘once in a lifetime’ treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League. The English champions sealed their third consecutive league title with one game to spare. City will face rivals, Manchester United in the FA Cup

The Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, has pardoned 24 convicts, some of whom had already been sentenced to death. He also paid N20m in fines for 80 other inmates to secure their release. The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Nasara Danmallam, announced on Friday while transferring the responsibilities of the

Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has promised that during his second term in office, he would ensure good governance and run a people-oriented government. Abiodun said this on Friday, during a special Jumat Service held at the Central Mosque, Kobiti, Abeokuta, to usher in the inauguration of his second term on May 29. The governor

The meeting between the striking Joint Health Workers Union and the Federal Government ended in a deadlock, The PUNCH reports. The negotiation meeting which was held at the Federal Ministry of Health was presided over by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire. The National Vice Chairman of JOHESU, Dr Obinna Ogbonna said members in

Mrs Ijeoma Onuorah, a reproductive health expert, says that the use of contraceptives for family planning does not cause cancer but reduces the risk of cancer. Onuorah said this at the 2023 International Day of Families, organised by the Anambra State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ministry of Women and Social Welfare, on

An 11-year-old boy, who was shot by a police officer in the US state of Mississippi., suffered a collapsed lung, fractured ribs and a lacerated liver. Nakala Murry, the boy’s mother, said her son, Aderrien Murry, was shot once in the chest. It was reported that the officer, who is now on suspension, shot the

Former governor of Kano State, Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, on Friday, commissioned the new Ungwan Rimi Market and the nearby School and Emir Roads in Kaduna.Chief Bisi Akande, former interim national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, also commissioned the expanded Bida Road which is part of the Urban Renewal Programme of Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s

The new Accountant-General of the Federation, Oluwatoyin Madein, on Friday vowed to run a corruption-free administration. Madein who is the first female Accountant-General said this in Abuja when she took over from the outgoing substantive AGF, Sylva Okolieaboh. “We all know that the Office of the Accountant General has suffered some turmoil in the last

Enugu State Governor-elect, Barr Peter Mbah, on Friday, shortly after the declaration of his assets before the Code of Conduct Bureau in Enugu, declared that his administration will be guided by the rule of law. Mbah, who will be inaugurated on Monday, May 29, went to the South-East Zonal Office of the CCB in Enugu,