The governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, says President Bola Tinubu has asked him to take charge and pull everybody together to spur the development of the state Aiyedatiwa disclosed this while speaking with journalists after a visit to the President in Lagos on Thursday, a day after he was sworn in as governor following the death of the former governor, Rotimi Akeredolu. He said his visit to Tinubu was to inform the President of the recent development in Ondo State and to thank him for standing by the state during its critical moment. “I am here to see Mr…
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Days after the deadly Christmas Day attacks on Bokkos, yet another community came under attack in the same Local Government on Thursday night. The Yuletide incident has been regarded as the worst outbreak of violence in Plateau since May and has left more than 190 people dead and hundreds injured. Reacting to the event, Transition Committee Chairman of Bokkos, Monday Kassah disclosed that marauders attacked the community at night burning and destroying homes. Kassah explained that no death was recorded due to the timely intervention of security personnel. While giving an update on the Christmas Day attack, the committee chairman…
Persistent insecurity, armed conflict, and deteriorating livelihoods will continue to affect local government areas in Borno, Kaduna, Katsina, Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara states, and the far north of Adamawa State in Nigeria until May 2024, the World Bank has predicted. This is as it disclosed that poor macroeconomic conditions are restricting access to agricultural inputs in the country. This is set to affect cereal production in the country. The global bank revealed this in its latest ‘Food Security Update.’ Estimated cereal production for the 2023/24 crop year is expected to be 76.5 million tons in West and Central Africa, which is…
Actor and politician, Desmond Elliot, on Tuesday, marked his 20th wedding anniversary with his wife, Victoria. The Lagos State House of Assembly member, representing Surulere Constituency, shared photos of himself and his wife on his Instagram page. The photos were captioned, “20 years gone by and I love you more and more each passing day. “We have been through the mills, tough times and pains. We are going through happy feelings, experiences, and thrills. “What’s most heartwarming is, we are doing it …together. Thank you for putting up with this occasionally strong-headed person. …
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, is dead. Sources said the governor died on Wednesday at 67. A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state said arrangements were being concluded to swear in his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The state government has yet to speak on the matter. Efforts to get confirmation from the Alagbaka Government House proved abortive as of the time of filing this report. When contacted, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Richard Olabode, did not take his calls nor respond to text messages sent to his phone…
The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, on Tuesday, donated 54 bicycles to village heads in Zvishavane as a Christmas gift. Also, the county’s First Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, donated Christmas hampers to the wives of Village Heads present at the event. This was made known by the Zimbabwean Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting on its official X handle on Tuesday. The post read, “Today, His Excellency President Mnangagwa #edmnangagwa donated 54 bicycles to Chief Mapanzure, at Lundi Primary School in Zvishavane. “The bicycles will be distributed to village heads.” Some Zimbabweans, however, react…
President Bola Tinubu hosted some members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum at his residence in Lagos on Tuesday. Reports say that Vice President Kashim Shettima alongside members of the NGF visited Tinubu at his Bourdillon home in Lagos State. Some members of the NGF present include Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti), AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara), and Siminalayi Fubara (Rivers). Others include Hope Uzodimma (Imo), Yahaya Bello (Kogi), Caleb Mutfwang (Plateau), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Abba Yusuf (Kano), Hyacinth Alia (Benue), Uba Sani (Kaduna), Sherriff Oborevwori (Delta), Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto), Dauda Lawal (Zamfara), Francis Nwifuru (Ebonyi),…
Th Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State chapter, Most Rev. Dr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, has said Nigerians only exhibit love when they stand to gain something in return. The CAN Chairman stated this while speaking on the message titled: Genuine Love (John chapter 1), the Chairman who is also the Bishop of Kontagora Diocese, during the Christmas Mass, held at the Catholic Cathedral Church of St. Michael, Kontagora, adding that there is no genuine love among the people. He noted that, it is only genuine love with real sacrifice that can help us as a people. According to…
Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday. The toll marked a sharp rise from the initial figure reported by the army Sunday evening of just 16 dead in a region plagued for several years by religious and ethnic tensions. “As many as 113 persons have been confirmed killed as Saturday hostilities persisted to early hours of Monday,” Monday Kassah, head of the local government in Bokkos, Plateau State, told AFP. Military gangs, locally called “bandits”, launched “well-coordinated” attacks in “not fewer than 20…
President Bola Tinubu has felicitated Nigerians on the Christmas Day celebration, assuring the citizens of his administration’s commitment to alleviate their sufferings. Tinubu in his Christmas message to Nigerians on Sunday expressed optimism that the nation will witness a new dawn of prosperity. READ ALSO: Tinubu Taking Measures Against Reform Challenges, Says Presidency “Be confident that by the strength of our joint endeavour, we will shortly emerge into a new dawn of prosperity, peace, and irreversible progress,” he said. “As you celebrate this season, please spare a moment of remembrance and prayer for the men and…