The pan-Yoruba socio-cultural and socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has commended President Bola Tinubu for naming the Arterial Road in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, after Professor Wole Soyinka. This was contained in a press statement signed by the organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi, on Thursday. Recall that President Tinubu, on Tuesday this week while commissioning the said road which runs from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway (ONEX) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),...

A bill to establish the National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission has passed for a second reading on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday after a heated debate during plenary. Senator Zam, who spoke on the general principles of the bill, urged his colleagues to pass the bill, saying, “The proposed National Animal Husbandry and Ranches Commission is for management, preservation, and control of ranches throughout Nigeria.” The bill, however, met stiff opposition from...

The Kaduna State House of Assembly has found former Governor Nasir El-Rufai guilty of abuse of office and money laundering during his tenure as governor of the state The Ad-hoc Committee set up by the Kaduna State House of Assembly to investigate all finances, loans and contracts awarded under the former Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has submitted its report to the House. While presenting the report during plenary on Wednesday, the Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee, ...

Barrister Ugochukwu H. Agballah, Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Enugu state has described the demolition in the Holy Ghost area in Enugu state as economic terrorism on residents of the state. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the APC Chairman alleged that the Enugu state Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah has not constructed any single public building in the state but conveniently destroyed existing buildings and businesses owned by individuals. Agballah also criticized the...