The Senate on Monday confirmed 45 of the 48 ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Senate had spent one week of intense questioning for some and superficial introductions for others. Senate President Godswill Akpabio put the nominations to a series of voice votes, of which three are said to still be undergoing security clearance they are former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, Stella Okotete (Delta State), and Abubakar Danladi (Taraba State)....

A coalition of Arewa Youths has berated peddlers of false corruption against former Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle. The group in a press statement signed on its behalf by Muazzam Garko on Saturday said that it’s not unmindful of desperate actions of faceless aggrieved persons who are committed to sustained character assassination of former Zamfara State governor. The statement read, “There has been a sustained onslaught on Matawalle’s integrity by these people who rely on rumours...

Ondo state government has announced that more than one million households across the State would be given food items as palliatives to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal. Ondo state Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu who announced this on Thursday through his Commissioner for Finance, Wale Akinterinwa, said the food items would be distributed fairly to ensure even distribution to those who deserved it. The commissioner who is also the Chairman of the Palliative Strategy and...

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu has said that the Commission will implement the recommendations of the stakeholders who reviewed the 2023 general elections, in the forthcoming off-cycle elections across the country. Yakubu said this at the meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC) across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT on Friday in Lagos. Recall that INEC has held meetings with various stakeholders to review the...

Borno State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon Ali Bukar Dalori has been elected Deputy National Chairman (North) of the party. Dalori replaces Senator Abubakar Kyari who is exiting his position on the APC National Working Committee (NWC) courtesy of his recent ministerial nomination. According to reports, Alhaji Dalori is the longest serving APC state  chairman and doubles as  the chairman of the APC state chairmen Forum. Dalori, the new Deputy National Chairman...