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Kogi Guber: APC Onoja, Five Others Withdraw From Race As Gov Bello Endorses Ododo

Kogi State deputy governor, Edward Onoja, and the Chief of Staff to Governor Yahaya Bello, Pharm. Mohammed Abdulkareem Asuku, have withdrawn from the governorship primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Other aspirants including David Adebanji Jimoh; a former Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju Ashiru Idris; Okala Yakubu, and Momoh

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2m Nigerians Benefit From FG’s 2022 Poverty reduction Projects

Almost 2 million vulnerable Nigerians have been impacted by projects implemented under the federal government’s National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) for the year 2022.A progress report presented at the NPRGS Steering Committee meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday also indicated that about 1.6 million smallholder

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Bauchi Govt Targets 2m Children For Malaria Treatment

The Bauchi State government is targeting two million children for treatment under its 2023 Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention (SMC) campaign. The state commissioner for health, Dr Sabi'u Abdu Gwalabe, disclosed this during the 2023 SMC state level kick-off meeting for stakeholders in Bauchi.Gwalabe said the SMC intervention has reduced the burden of

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I won’t hold Nigerian passport with Tinubu as President, former Lagos Deputy gov says

A former deputy governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu said she will not hold the Nigerian passport if the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is inaugurated on May 29th.Ojikutu, disclosed this while addressing the press at her Lagos residence on Wednesday.The former Lagos deputy governor said the process of renouncing

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Stop screening Candidates for elections, LP state chairmen warn Apapa-led group

Labour Party state Chairmen have warned the Lamidi Apapa-led group to stop screening candidates for the off-circle election because they remain suspended officials.Mr Kehinde Rotimi, the Kwara chairman of LP, made the call while addressing newsmen in Abuja.Rotimi, who is also the chairman of Forum of States LP chairmen, said

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UK Govt apologizes to Peter Obi over Illegal Detention

The United Kingdom government has apologized to Mr Peter Obi after immigration officials admitted wrongly giving the Labour Party Presidential Candidate a detention note.The officials had detained Obi for committing several alleged financial crimes only to find out that he was being impersonated.They also said the uncomplimentary treatment he received

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