•Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo says security has improved in Anambra, citing the years-long sit-at-home, which he said is now a thing of the past in the state. The governor spoke today during his inauguration for a second term as the leader of the South-East state, reports Channels TV. “The debilitating one-sit-a...
•Late Yesiro Karamo The newly elected Assistant Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Yesiro Karamo, is dead. Yesiro was among the excos led by its Chairman, Cornelius Ojelabi, elected via consensus at the Lagos State APC congress held at the Mobolaji Johnson Stadium, Onikan, Lagos, on Tuesday, reports The PUNCH....
•President Hassan Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is to be inaugurated today with the internet still blocked after election protests in which the opposition says hundreds were killed by security forces. The electoral commission says Hassan won 98 percent of the vote, reports AFP. But the main opposition party, Chadema, which was barred...
•Tinubu arriving Nnamdi Azikiwe airport from Rome yesterday President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria following his trip to Rome for the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV. He arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, yesterday evening, where he was received by a delegation of senior government officials, reports Channels TV. ...
President Bola Tinubu’s first son, Seyi, was in his entourage to the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, yesterday. Different highlights of the event had already been highlighted, including the president’s encounter with Peter Obi, one of his major rivals in the 2023 elections, reports Daily Trust. Obi, who came third in the election, defeated Tinub...
•Fayemi (L), Peter Obi (C) and Tinubu (R) President Bola Tinubu yesterday met with the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, and a former governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, during Pope Leo XIV’s installation service at the Vatican, Rome. In a statement yesterday, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said...
•Shettima jets out Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Libreville, Gabon, to represent Nigeria at the inauguration of the country’s President-elect, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema. A statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Communications (Office of the Vice President), Stanley Nkwocha, on Saturday ...
•US President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in US Capitol on January 20, 2025 US President Donald Trump raised a record $239 million for his January inauguration, according to a Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing on Sunday — more than double the amount for his previous swearing-in. The hundreds of donors to the Trump...
•Ondo State governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has announced the pardon of 43 convicts in Ondo State. The governor made the announcement during his speech shortly after his inauguration today, reports Channels TV. Speaking after taking his oath of office, Aiyedatiwa said, “Before I begin my address let me quickly make this re...
•Sharia panel Controversy has trailed the inauguration of the Independent Shari’ah Arbitration Panel in Ekiti State, with various groups and individuals expressing opposition to the move. The Yoruba Regional Alliance worldwide, in collaboration with other Yoruba self-determination organisations, staged a peaceful protest in Ado Ekiti, the stat...

