Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasajo has told the new Chairman, Board of Management of  Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Idi-Aba Abeokuta, Dr. Dayo Israel to brace up for the  challenges ahead and be ready to step on  toes, if necessary, to have a successful tenure in office. According to Obasanjo, no leader of note he has ever come across achieved without stepping on toes. “If you’re doing a job and you’re not stepping on toes, then...

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has restated that the ban on cutting trees for charcoal production and illegal mining is still firmly in place. The Governor re-echoed the ban on Saturday in Gombi, in the Gombi local government area of the state, while presenting the 3rd Class Staff of Office to the newly Kumu One of Gombi Chiefdom, His Royal Majesty, Aggrey Bechour Ali. He directed traditional rulers and security agencies to ensure that those...

The Deputy Director General of Sir Paul Chukwuma Primary Election Campaign Council for Anambra Central Senatorial zone, Chief Uzu Okagbue, has said that the All Progressives Congress has a fundamental interest in Anambra State. This, Okagbue said during a brief interview, after he inaugurated the seven local government coordinators of Sir Paul Chukwuma Primary Election Campaign Council for Anambra Central. The event which took place at Okagbue’s home in Umunnachi, Dunukofia LGA on Friday, was...

The House of Representatives has received 31 proposals for the creation of new states across the country, but it has clarified that these submissions do not represent an official move by the National Assembly to create states. The clarification follows widespread media reports suggesting that the House was actively working to create 31 new states. Speaking during plenary on Thursday, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, who also chairs the House Committee on Constitution Review (HCCR), explained...