Governor Udom Emmanuel earlier today at the Akwa Ibom State Government House, played host to Nigeria’s former Vice President , Alhaji Atiku Abubakar who led a delegation comprising former Niger State Governor Alhaii Babangida Aliyu , former Governor of Adamawa State, Boni Haruna, Senator Deno Milaye, and other eminent chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to Akwa Ibom State to discuss on several issues bothering on the contemporary developments in the polity. In his remarks during the visit, former Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Babangida Aliyu stated that Governor Udom Emmanuel has done so well with little noise in Akwa…
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Kwara State Government is set to hold another round of free cataract surgeries in the state, a statement said on Tuesday. The free surgery mission is being organised in collaboration with the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria. The statement issued by the Kwara State Ministry of Health said the exercise will hold between Monday August 30 and Tuesday August 31 at the General Hospital Ilorin and University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. The statement urged members of the general public with eye problems to take advantage of the free surgeries to correct their eyes’ problems.
The Lagos State Government has warned that erring inbound passengers violating the safety protocols instituted by the Federal and State Governments to curb the COVID-19 third wave in Lagos and other parts of Nigeria will be sanctioned. Mr. Tubosun Ogunbanwo, Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Health, in a release issued over the weekend, stated that the COVID-19 third wave, being experienced in Lagos and around the country, is a direct result of the importation of cases from other countries where the pandemic is very active. He said the Lagos State Government has observed a disturbing trend of false…
Governor Isiaq Oyetola of Osun State has directed Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Gboyega Famodun, to abort ongoing litigation against some chieftains of the party. The State Affairs NG reported how the Osun State APC dragged some loyalists of the Minister Of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola to Osogbo Magistrate Court on Monday. Arraigned before the Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara were Caretaker Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in the State of Osun, Hon Rasaq Salinsile and former Chairman of the party, Reverend Adelowo Adebiyi, former Commissioner for Works and Transports, Engr. Kazeem Salami, former Commissioner for Youth,…
Some bandits on Tuesday invaded the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna, killing two officers. The State Affairs NG reports that the bandits also abducted an officer and another other officer injured. The wounded officer was said to be receiving treatment at the Academy’s Medical Centre. According to This Day Newspaper, the spokesman of the academy, Major Bashir Jajira said a press statement will be issued soon. “Good morning Gentleman. A release will be made available shortly. I am awaiting the Commandant’s approval”, Jajira responded on the WhatsApp chat group of the NDA and the media.
The Federal Government has released list of successful candidates for N-Power Batch C. All shortlisted applicants are requested to immediately enrol their biometric data to qualify for the final selection stage. This is contained in a statement signed by the National Social Investment Management System (NASIMS) on its website. It also noted that while successful candidates will be sent a mail and given directions on the next stage, those not selected can re-apply for the next batch of the programme as soon as it opens for application. Recall that the government earlier announced that the selection process for applicants who…
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Monday, charged the 5,000 newly-recruited teachers and 700 non-teaching staff converted to teaching cadre to embrace professionalism in the discharge of their duties. The governor, while speaking at the Induction and Training Programme for the new teachers employed by the post-Primary School Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), held at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, said that the teachers’ appointments were based on merit. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the governor as equally saying that his administration will continue to train and retrain the new…
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company on Monday announced the collapse of national power grid, worsening the blackout being experienced by households and businesses in some parts of the country This is coming less than a month after similar incident occurred. Both Kaduna and Eko Electricity Distribution Companies confirmed the collapse, which occurred around 1:00 pm on Monday. The grid had, on July 28, 2021, suffered a total collapse, which the Transmission Company of Nigeria attributed to the loss of 611 megawatts at two power stations. In a message to its customers on its Facebook page, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company…
The political standoff between the incumbent Governor of Osun State, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola and his predecessor, Engr. Rauf Aregbesola worsens on Monday as some key loyalists of the Federal minister of Interior were dragged to court for alleged offences ranging from assault and conspiracy. The intraparty crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress in Osun State took a new dimension yesterday when some loyalists of the Minister Of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. Arraigned before an Osogbo Magistrate Court were Caretaker Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in the State of Osun, Hon Rasaq Salinsile and former Chairman of the party, Reverend…