The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has received the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) consensus governorship candidate for Lagos State, reports thegazellenews.com The symbolic presentation was performed by a delegation of the GAC members led by its leader, Prince Tajudden Oluyole Olusi. According to the First Lady, the GAC which is just like the Electoral College has done well in its choice of Dr Kadiri Obafemi Hamzat. “Politically, Lagos State has always been at the forefront, showcasing leadership to the rest of Nigeria. You have added a first and…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has emphasised the importance of driving policy reforms and digitising its procurement system to improve efficiency, promote transparency, and eliminate bottlenecks associated with the manual process. Speaking during the NDDC Procurement Policy Reform and Digitisation Stakeholders Sensitisation and Training Summit in Imo State, the NDDC Director, Procurement, Dr Chuks Osuji, said the policy reform and digitisation initiative was a critical step towards improving workflow, eliminating inefficiencies and ensuring transparency, efficiency and accountability in the Commission’s procurement process. Osuji described the reform as an important initiative that would facilitate efficient workflow, eliminate the tedious analogue…
In a remarkable display of courage and community resilience, residents of Bakkere village in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State have successfully repelled a coordinated bandit attack, forcing the assailants to flee after hours of intense confrontation. PRNigeria gathered that the incident, which occurred in the early hours of the day, highlights a growing shift in community-led resistance against armed groups terrorising rural communities in the North-West. According to sources, the attackers had quietly infiltrated a section of Bakkere village when vigilant community leaders detected suspicious movements and immediately raised an alarm. The alert triggered the rapid mobilisation…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, following the resignation of Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, who stepped down to participate in the 2027 elections. Ambassador Odumegwu-Ojukwu previously served as Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the same vein, the President has nominated Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye as the new Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, subject to Senate confirmation. Until his nomination, Ambassador Enikanolaiye, from Kogi State, served as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and International Relations. Enikanolaiye is a distinguished diplomat and seasoned public servant…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, 29 April, 2026, at the State House, Abuja, told stakeholders from Plateau State to return home with open minds to seek peace and put a permanent end to the recurring crises in the state. Towards this end, the President challenged the leaders, led by the State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, to review past government White Papers on security crises and to propose implementable resolutions for the government’s consideration. Speaker after speaker at the meeting, including the youths, identified the key issues of indigeneship, religion, ethnicity, and farmer-herder clashes that fueled past conflicts, they promised to…
The Minister of Solid Minerals Development and Chairman of the Africa Minerals Strategy Group (AMSG), Dr Oladele Alake, has called for stronger regional cooperation among African nations to position the continent as a formidable force in global mineral supply chains. Speaking at the Kenya Mining Investment Conference and Exhibition 2026, Dr. Alake said Africa stands at the centre of a new industrial era driven by critical minerals, clean energy technologies, digital transformation and advanced manufacturing. He noted that while Africa possesses vast deposits of lithium, cobalt, manganese, graphite, gold, copper, nickel and rare earth elements, the continent continues to capture…
By Daniel Oluwatobiloba Popoola The Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence (CAIDOV) has condemned the alleged summary execution of a young man, identified as Ogidi Mena, by operatives of the Efurun Area Command of the Nigeria Police Force in Effurun, Delta State, describing the incident as a cold-blooded killing and a gross violation of human rights. In a press statement dated Tuesday, 29 April, 2026, the rights group said the incident occurred on Monday, 28 April in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area, where the deceased was allegedly shot while already subdued in the presence of police officers. CAIDOV said video…
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided three illicit drug warehouses hidden in a residential estate in Okota area of Lagos where 2.360 million pills of high-potency tramadol 225mg and 1.909 million bottles of codeine syrup with a combined street value of N16.927 billion only, were recovered. The high stakes intelligence-led coordinated operations were conducted on Friday, 17 April, 2026 at 98 Olukayode Awofisayo Street, Park View Estate, Ago Palace, Okota where a large warehouse was uncovered and two others at 5 Charles Ndumetu Street, Park View Estate, Ago Palace, Okota, Lagos State. Recovered from the…
A women right group, ‘The Women Advocates’ (TWA) has petitioned the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu over male domination of elective and appointive positions in Oshodi/Isolo Federal Constituency II ahead of the forthcoming primaries of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos State. In a petition addressed to the wife of the president, the group sought the intervention of the First Lady over what it described as total neglect of the women folks in aspiring for the House of Representatives seat from the constituency. The group in the petition which was jointly signed by its coordinator, Adejoke Olaogun and Secretary…
Hon Mascot Uzor Kalu has make bold his aspiration to become the next Governor of Abia State after he picked up the expression of interest and Nomination form for the Governorship seat at the All Progressives Congress Party Secretariat in Abuja. The younger brother to former Governor of the State, Sen Orji Uzor Kalu who was accompanied by some of his allies had earlier in March this year declared his intention in the State. Speaking after collecting his nomination form, Kalu said: ‘Today, in a clear demonstration of my commitment to contest the 2027 governorship election in Abia State under…