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INDIA – Tony Elumelu, the Chairman and CEO of Heirs Holdings and Transcorp, along with being the Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc., has urged the Indian private sector to use the current opportunities presented by the Nigerian government and invest in Nigeria. This call to action came …

ABUJA – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have unequivocally rejected the recent judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), describing it as illogical and not in alignment with the constitution and Electoral Act. This National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, …

ABUJA – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed his commitment to delivering a unified, peaceful, and prosperous Nigeria, following the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja. In a statement signed by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, President Tinubu welcomes the tribunal’s …

ABEOKUTA – Chief Akeem Adigun, known as Socopao, underwent police questioning regarding an alleged murder case in Agosasa-Yewa, Ogun State, following a petition filed by aggrieved Agosasa indigenes with the office of the Acting Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP Kayode Egbetokun. The investigation stems from the alleged killing of …

KANO – Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has praised Yusuf Sulaiman Sumaila for his integrity in returning the salary received through his deceased father’s account to the state government. Sumaila’s father passed away in October 2022, yet the state government continued to deposit his salary until August 2023. Upon …

ABEOKUTA – The Secretary to Ogun State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi has announced the commencement of the 40 percent Peculiar Allowance to Civil Servants, as the present administration remains committed to recognising and appreciating the diligent efforts of the workers. Talabi, who stated this in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta …

ABUJA – Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has described judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, as sound, detailed and comprehensive, noting that the judges displayed unmatched courage in the discharge of their duties.   Recall, the Tribunal, in a unanimous decision, threw out the petition filed by the …

After a three-month medical leave in Germany, Governor Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has returned to Nigeria. He arrived in Nigeria via the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja and will be subsequently flown to Ibadan, where he will spend several weeks before resuming his full duties. Governor Akeredolu …

Opinion: By Kayode Akinmade  BECAUSE of the privations to which Nigerians have been subjected over the years, there is a tendency in the land to assume the worst of leaders. Guilty or not, governors face the guillotine, condemned to hell by our elite commentariat. And that is why it is …

IBADAN – The Oyo State Government through the Primary Health Care Board, in partnership with the Christian Blind Mission (CBM) has commenced surgical intervention for 100 indigent patients with Hydrocele and Lymphedema Management across the thirty-three local government areas of Oyo State. According to a release e-signed and made available …