Author: Festus Adeloye

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Silas Agara as the new Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment. Agara is an entrepreneur and sports administrator who previously served as the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State. He succeeds Nuhu Fikpo, who former President Muhammadu Buhari appointed in May 2021. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed this in a statement he issued on Saturday titled ‘President Tinubu appoints new Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment.’ The President anticipates an “overhaul of the NDE for optimal performance in designing and implementing programmes…

Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri and his Deputy, Professor Kaletapwa Farauta voted on Saturday afternoon in the council election in the State. The Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC) is conducting election to elect chairmen and councillors for the 21 local government areas of the state. The Governor voted at his Kirshiga Ward 004 polling unit in his home town, Madagali, a northern Adamawa town close to the Adamawa-Borno interstate boundary. Fintiri told newsmen after voting that he was okay with the conduct of the election up to that time. In the election, which started late in the morning across most…

Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde has described the Supreme Court’s judgement on local government autonomy as a distraction. The Governor said this when he hosted the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) executives, led by national president Chief Chris Isiguzo, at the secretariat, Ibadan. He called on his colleagues to focus on productivity rather than being distracted by the Supreme Court judgement. He said: “There was a judgement at the Supreme Court, local government automony, financial autonomy and i will still say it I think its just a distraction. “We must face the real issues that we have, and the issue that…

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has visited the collapsed structure at the Saint Academy, Busa Buji, Jos North local government area of the State on an on-the-spot assessment as he ordered the immediate closure of the school. The school has 284 Secondary students and 145 Primary pupils. Its structure collapsed on Friday morning killing 22 persons and leaving 154 others injured. The statistics obtained on Friday evening showed that 154 people have been rescued from the debris, and 22 individuals have been confirmed dead while 132 are hospitalized. Injured students and staff receive medical treatment at various hospitals in Jos,…

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has celebrated Mrs Folu Adeboye, wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on the occasion of her 76th birthday. In a post via his official X handle on Saturday, Sanwo-Olu said Mrs Adeboye’s wisdom and strength have been a guiding light for all who have met her. The governor, who stated that her presence is a blessing to all and her influence is immeasurable, prayed to God to continue to keep her safe. He wrote, “Happy 76th birthday Mrs. Folu Adeboye, our Mummy GO. “On this…

Controversial media personality Daddy Freeze has vehemently denied allegations of adultery with Benedicta Elechi, the wife of Paul Odekina. Despite a court ruling ordering him to pay a fine of N5m, Daddy Freeze maintained his innocence and insists that the allegations are false. Speaking on his Instagram live, Daddy Freeze stated: “I’ve never slept with any man’s wife before. I’m not guilty of any adultery.” He also expressed his willingness to send the money to those in need, but asserted that he will never pay for the fine, saying, “I’ll not pay the 5 million naira adultery fine but I…

he Nigerian government has arraigned eight Chinese nationals and one Nigerian over illegal mining activities in the Lokpaukwu community, Umuchieze, in the Umunneochi Local Government Area of Abia State. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, through his spokesman, Segun Tomori, on Friday, said that the suspects were apprehended by the Mining Marshals, an elite security outfit derived from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The marshals, under the operation, codenamed “Operation Hayakin Kogo”, were established by the minister as part of his 7-point agenda to clean up the mining sector. “The establishment of the mining marshals…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed the commitment of his administration to correct the years of neglect of the Niger Delta region through the Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking at the Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit 2024 held in Port Harcourt, the President, who was represented by the President of the Senate, Chief Godswill Akpabio, said that the summit with the theme: “Renewed Hope for Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta Region,” marked a turning point. He said: “This administration brings renewed hope and prosperity and I believe this is the season we have been waiting for. It is our time to…

A fired up Joe Biden again rejected speculation he would quit the US presidential race and tried to turn the spotlight on rival Donald Trump as he took his crisis-hit reelection bid back on the campaign trail Friday. But as he addressed a lively rally in the battleground state of Michigan, the drumbeat of Democrats urging the 81-year-old Biden to step aside kept getting louder following a disastrous debate performance against Trump. “There’s been a lot of speculation lately. What’s Joe Biden going to do, is he going to stay in the race, is he going to drop out?” Biden…

The New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP has unveiled its new logo, new constitution and a new flag as part of moves to reposition it for better electoral delivery, just as it said that it will justify its focus in providing education for all across the country. Speaking yesterday in Abuja while unveiling them, the National leader of the party, and former Kano State governor, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso whom explained the colour separation surrounding it, said that the new logo contains an academic cap sitting on a book and it has replaced the former logo of the opposition party which had…