•President/Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote Aliko Dangote has retired as Chairman of the Board of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, bringing an end to a 20-year leadership of the company. His retirement takes effect from June 16, 2025, according to a statement signed by the company’s secretary, Temitope Hassan, yesterday. Dangote, who...
The Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) and Bariga Local Government Area Chairman, Kolade Alabi, has slumped this afternoon. Alabi was addressing the audience present at the All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders’ meeting held at the party’s secretariat on Acme Road in Lagos, reports The Guardian. •Kolade ...
•Julius Abure Embattled Labour Party(LP) National Chairman, Julius Abure, has reasserted his leadership of the party despite recent interpretations of the Supreme Court judgment that cast doubts on his continued hold on the office. At a press conference in Abuja addressed by the party’s former National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, he pres...
•Late Mrs. Bolatito Shobowale Ayobo-Ipaja Local Council Development Area (LCDA) has been plunged into mourning following the passing of its third Executive Chairman, Mrs. Bolatito Shobowale after a prolonged illness. The Acting Chairman of the LCDA, Oladipupo Oluwaloni, confirmed the sad development, describing the news as shocking and devasta...
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State has been elected as the new chairman of the Lake Chad Basin Governors Forum. Buni assumed leadership of the forum during the 5th Meeting of the Lake Chad Governors Forum, where he was entrusted with the role for the next two years, reports The Nation. In his acceptance […]
•South-South governors meet in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State today Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has emerged as the chairman of the South-South Governors Forum. Diri, a serving two-term governor, emerged during the ongoing meeting of the South-South Governors Forum taking place in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. This was disclosed in a co...
There is confusion at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) as embattled chairman, Danladi Umar and the newly appointed chairman, Mainasara Kogo, are laying claim to its chairmanship. Inquiries by our correspondent indicate that both persons have officially visited and held discussions with staff of the tribunal without any clear directive on who...
•Ademola Adeyemi-Bero Ademola Adeyemi-Bero has been appointed as Nigeria’s Governor for Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), as well as the Chairman of the OPEC Board of Governors for 2025. His appointment was confirmed at the 189th meeting of the OPEC Conference, said Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heine...
•Suspened ACF chairman, Mamman Osuman The Arewa Consultative Forum on Thursday suspended its chairman Mamman Osuman following widespread reactions across the country, after the northern body’s criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s policies, saying it had impoverished the North. The ACF, in a statement, added that the interests of the North woul...
•Yakubu Danladi Umar The Senate today invoked section 157 (1), officially removing Yakubu Umar as the Chairman of Code of Conduct Tribunal. He was sacked over allegations of misconduct, reports Channels TV. Umar’s removal gives way to the official resumption of Abdullahi Bello as the new substantive Chairman of the Tribunal. 84 Senators which ...

