Forty-five months after Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu inaugurated members of the Executive Council to work with him and his deputy in piloting his administration’s development agenda, the cabinet wound down on Friday, flaunting a dossier of achievements, records and progress. An aura of ecstasy permeated the cabinet chamber as commissioners and cabinet-ranked special advisers – all clad in native …

Anambra State governor, Prof. Charles Soludo has again appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to release Mazi Nnamdi Kanu before exiting office on Monday. Kanu, who is the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), was first arrested in 2015 but was granted bail two years later. He jumped bail and fled abroad, but was re-arrested in Kenya and …

The outgoing First Lady, Hajia Aisha Buhari, on Friday, said that certain privileges should be accorded to wives of former Presidents after the expiration of their tenures. She made the declaration at the launching of a book in Abuja authored by the President of the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), Mrs. Vickie Anwuli Irabor, titled The Journey of …

A former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke has filed a libel suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). In the suit marked CV/6273/2023, Alison-Madueke is accusing the first and second defendants – the EFCC and the AGF – of writing and publishing “false and defamatory reports about her of …

A four-man armed robbery gang on Friday afternoon ‘successfully’ escaped with $11 million at the Oke-Sokori of Abeokuta, in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The four-man robbery gang, all clad in black T-shirts and jean trousers, wore black facemasks, and brandished riffles in an operation that lasted about three minutes. The suspects, however, escaped the scene with …

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that all outgoing officials, elected and appointed – from the Vice President downward – must collect the assets declaration form, fill and return it as he has done. He said that his strict adherence to the constitutional requirement of asset declaration before and after taking office is aimed at strengthening best practices, raising moral standards …

As part of its commitment to continually empower the youth through various entrepreneurial initiatives, Access Bank has rewarded 55 members of Batch A, Stream Two members of the National Youth Corps Service (NYSC) across Nigeria with various cash grants. In all, N15.5 million was given out to corps members with winning entrepreneurial ideas in Abuja, Delta, Kaduna, Kwara and Rivers …

A former Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adam Oshiomhole, on Friday, shed light on his political differences with a former governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, saying it was purely on issues of obeying the law and nothing personal. He also tackled former Senate Whip, Senator Victor Oyofo for alluding that former governors go to the Senate to display …

The outgoing governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has said that he is not going to run away from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) anytime he is invited. Ortom made the declaration on Friday during the valedictory session held at the old Banquet hall of Government House, Makurdi. The governor who encouraged his council members not to entertain …

President Muhammadu Buhari and his successor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu were on Friday spotted together going round the Presidential Villa. The tour around the seat of power is to familiarise the incoming President with the workings of the State House, from where he would preside over the affairs of Nigeria. This comes ahead of Monday’s inauguration, expected to take place …