TEXT OF NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU ON THE 64TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF NIGERIA, OCTOBER 1, 2024 Fellow Nigerians, as I address you today, I am deeply aware of the struggles many of you face in these challenging…
On Wednesday, the House of Representatives approved the initial reading of a bill aimed at revising the 1999 constitution to establish a single six-year term for the President, State Governors, and Local Government Area Chairmen. This change is intended to…
Just yesterday about 30 lawmakers at the Green Chamber of the National Assembly proposed a six-year single tenure for President and Governors in the political architecture of this country among other sundry issues. The question that has been pondering on…
Gov. Seyi Makinde on Monday sworn in Justice Tajudeen Abdulganiyu as the President of the Oyo State Customary Court of Appeal. Makinde, while administering the Oath of Allegiance and Judicial Oath on Abdulganiyu, pledged his administration’s continuous support for the…
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray, has lauded the efforts of the Inter-regional Coordination Centre, ICC, for its maritime security achievements in the Gulf of Guinea. Touray made this known at the 4th Annual Meeting of the…
By Late Prince (Dr) Samuel Ibiyemi Founding Publisher, Nigerian NewsDirect First published: December 12, 2011 My fellow country men, it is time for Nigeria to have an angry President. This was my statement in Doha immediately it was time for…
The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwuni Adesina, says corruption is not an African issue. Adesina said this in a statement made available newsmen in Abuja on Saturday. According to him, what is important is to continue to improve…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed his administration’s commitment to the country’s fight against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking as part of efforts to curtail the global drug problem, even as he assured he’ll continue to provide necessary support…
The Acting Comptroller-General of Customs, Wale Adeniyi, says he will remain committed to partnering with the media for effective service delivery. Adeniyi in a statement by Customs Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent of Customs, Abdullahi Maiwada on Monday, said media…
National President Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), Igboayaka O Igboayaka, says 50 people have been killed and 170 houses burnt in Imo communities. He disclosed this at a press briefing in Owerri, the state capital, over the weekend. He said Izombe…
