FG declares Friday, Monday as public holidays for Eid-al-Fitr celebration
The federal government has declared Friday and Monday as public holidays for Muslims in the country to celebrate the end of Ramadan fasting. The announcement was contained in a statement by Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary in the ministry of interior. Belgore said Rauf Aregbesola, the minister of interior, made the announcement on […]
Fintiri receives certificate of return from INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented a certificate of return to Ahmadu Fintiri, governor-elect of Adamawa state. Fintiri and the deputy governor-elect, Kaletapwa Farauta, received their certificates of return on Wednesday at the INEC headquarters in Abuja. On Tuesday, the electoral umpire declared Fintiri as the winner of the Adamawa […]
Two dead, four rescued in Abuja collapsed building
The FCT Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has confirmed the death of two persons and the rescue of four others at a collapsed wall in Ademola Adetokunbo Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja. NAN reports that Abbas Idriss, FEMA director general, said a part of the building caved in and fell on artisans working on the […]
Sources: NBS/World Bank study to reveal ‘sharp drop’ in Nigeria’s unemployment rate
A World Bank/National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) study using recent International Labour Organisation (ILO) guidelines for computing labour force statistics is set to reveal a sharp drop in Nigeria’s unemployment rate, TheCable understands. As at the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2020, the NBS said the country’s unemployment rate stood at 33.3 percent. […]
‘Discretionary decisions’ — Salihu Lukman writes Adamu, accuses him of flouting APC constitution
Salihu Lukman, vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west, has accused Abdullahi Adamu, the party’s national chairman, of highhandedness. In a letter dated April 19 and addressed to Adamu, Lukman alleged that the APC national chairman is running the affairs of the party in disregard to the party’s constitution. […]
Tinubu asks police to probe ‘all that transpired’ in Adamawa guber poll
Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has called on the police to investigate the Adamawa supplementary governorship election. On Tuesday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Ahmadu Fintiri as the winner of the election after collating the supplementary election results. The final tally showed that Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of the All Progressives […]
Wike to churches: Avoid politicians who only use you during election
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says churches should be wary of politicians who only patronise them during election. Wike spoke on Tuesday at the inauguration of Archdeacon Crowther Memorial Girls School (ACMGS) road and adjoining roads in Elelenwo Town of Obio/Akpor LGA. He said some politicians only identified with their faith when […]
Buhari: We will appeal judgment voiding Ararume’s removal as NNPC board chair
President Muhammadu Buhari says the court judgment which ordered the reinstatement of Ifeanyi Ararume as a non-executive chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited will be appealed. Buhari had appointed Araume as board chairman of the national oil firm in September 2021, but he was later sacked and replaced with Margaret […]
POST-MORTEM: How APC lost all senatorial seats in Nasarawa to SDP, PDP
When the 10th national assembly is inaugurated in June, and senators from the All Progressives Congress (APC) get acquainted with one another and colleagues from opposition parties, no member of the ruling party from Nasarawa will be involved in the camaraderie and backslapping that are associated with such moments. Why? You ask. […]
‘I’ll never knowingly break any law’ — Obi speaks amid row over detention in UK
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says he has lived in a most law-abiding manner all his life. His comment comes in the wake of his reported detention at Heathrow Airport in London by UK immigration. On April 12, LP announced that Obi was harassed and detained by London […]