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Reading Time: 2 minutes   Dr Kayode Fayemi, the Ekiti State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Wednesday in Abuja said it is not the job of the Federal Government to address unemployment. He noted that the government can only create the enabling environment for job creation to thrive. He  was speaking during…

Reading Time: 2 minutesBala Mohammed,  Bauchi State Governor has said that he would support whoever emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential flag bearer from the party’s primary slated later for this month (May), to contest the 2023 presidential election. The governor, who’s also one of the party’s presidential aspirants and a former Senate…

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Unknown gunmen killed a police officer at Agwa Police Divisional Headquarters, Agwa, Oguta LGA, on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at about 4pm. The deceased officer Ukam Efut and two others were at a certain checkpoint, as usual, where they mounted a roadblock and were collecting money from illegal oil dealers…

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Former Senior Special Assistant Abidemi Rufai, to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has pleaded guilty to his role in a $350,763 heist in the United States. 45-year-old Rufai pleaded guilty on Tuesday in US District Court in Tacoma to charges that he used stolen Social Security numbers and other personal…

Reading Time: 2 minutes  Professor Ben Ayade, The Governor of Cross River State, has directed his appointees seeking elective offices to quit with effect from Thursday, May 5, as he is set to reshuffle his cabinet. He gave the order on Wednesday in a statement by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Christian Ita.…

Reading Time: 2 minutes    Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has formally declared his intention to contest for president in 2023 on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress. He made the declaration on Wednesday in Abuja. Fayemi promised to ensure youth empowerment when he becomes the president. He also pledged to “retool…

Reading Time: < 1 minute  Debo Adedayo, Nigerian comedian, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has cleared the air on the wedding-themed photos he earlier shared with fellow skit maker, Kemi Ikuseedun, also known as Mummy Wa. Mr Macaroni had shared wedding-themed pictures of himself and Mummy wa, who always acted as his wife in…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, son Leke on Wednesday, wrote a tribute to mark the first anniversary of the death of his elder brother, Dare. He wrote and uploaded picture of late Dare  on his  Instagram status, with the caption, “One-year remembrance, with…

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe incident that happened on Sunday, collapse of a distressed three-storey building which claimed the lives of 10 tenants in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State, families of the deceased victims have recounted their last moments. It leds to the loss of 10 lives, including a member of the National…

Reading Time: 2 minutesFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that men of integrity are needed to pilot the affairs of the country. He expressed optimism that all would be well with Nigeria regardless of the country’s present situation and condition. Obasanjo, who said this at a Global Crusade organised by the Deeper Life Bible…

Reading Time: 2 minutesAli Ndume, the Senator representing Borno South in the red chamber has said that the Northern region of Nigeria has more to gain from a Southern Presidency, which he described as “inevitable”. Ndume, who is a former leader of the Northern Caucus of the All Progressives Congress, insisted that the ruling…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Nigerian Army condemned the recent killing of two soldiers by suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), saying the secessionist group is not protecting the interest of the Igbo. Onyema Nwachukwu, Director of Army Public Relations, disclosed this in a statement, three days after gunmen killed and…