Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the continuous spraying of foreign currencies like the US dollar during parties is anti-democratic and sends wrong signals in the direction the country’s democracy is headed. Jonathan stated this on Tuesday while speaking at the 25th Anniversary Democracy Day Public Lecture in Abuja. Jonathan advised actors to stick to…
Abia State Government has confirmed the suspension of the Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who confirmed her suspension in a statement Tuesday, said she was suspended because of “gross misconduct levelled against her”. The statement read: “The Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti has approved…
Leaders and stakeholders in the country are set to storm Lagos State for the June 12 Democracy Day Anniversary Celebration. Among the dignitaries are former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso who are set to deliver goodwill messages while Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will deliver a state address. The event, organized…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has been named chairman of the south-west governors forum. The south-west governors forum is the umbrella body of all six governors in the geo-political zone. Speaking with journalists on Monday at the Lagos House in Alausa after over four hours of meeting, Sanwo-Olu said the decision was unanimous by all…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has replaced Solomon Arase as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). Ajuri Ngelale, presidential spokesman, who announced this in a statement on Monday, said DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd) is the new chairman of the commission. “President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd) as the…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has revealed how he saved President Bola Tinubu’s political career. Atiku stated this while dismissing the widely held position that Tinubu came to his rescue following his spat with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. The former president said without his support to President Tinubu, his political career could have ended as the…
President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero and other top union officials have left the country to participate in a labour conference organised by the International Labour Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland. The new minimum wage talks between the Federal Government and Organised Labour are also expected to end on today as the Nigeria…
The management of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation has assured the family of late Pa Michael Taiwo, designer of Nigeria’s national flag of getting a befitting burial. NICO Executive Secretary, Biodun Ajiboye, made this known in a statement signed by his media aide, Caleb Nor, adding that President Bola Tinubu couldn’t abandon the national…
The Federal Government has unveiled a series of events to mark this year’s Democracy Day. The details were unveiled in a notice issued by Abdulhakeem Adeoye on behalf of the Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Sunday. The celebration will commence on…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has taken legal action against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The organisation described the move as necessary so as to ensure financial transparency. The lawsuit demands the publication of detailed spending reports and agreements related to loans acquired by the administrations of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’Adua, Goodluck Jonathan,…
