The chief army staff (COAS), Taoreed Lagbaja is dead has died after battling with an undisclosed ailment. He was appointed COAS by President Bola Tinubu on June 19, 2023. He was aged 56. On October 20, the army dismissed rumours that Lagbaja had passed on, adding that the army chief was undergoing medical treatment abroad. On October 30,…
Candidate of the Republican Party, Donald Trump, has won the United States presidential election with 276 electoral college votes, exceeding the required 270 thresh-hold for the White House. His opponent, Kamala Harris of the Democratic Party, won 219 electoral college votes. Trump is making a return to the White House after serving as the 45th…
President Bola Tinubu has ordered for the immediate release of all minors arraigned over the #EndBadGovernance protest. Briefing State House correspondents on Monday, the minister of information, Mohammed Idris, said the president issued the directive to Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation. “I recall that I had a short briefing with Mr President early this…
The federal government has terminated the contract for the rehabilitation of the Abuja-Kaduna road by Julius Berger, a construction company. The Director of Press at the ministry of works, Mohammed Ahmed, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Ahmed said the termination was based on non-compliance with the reviewed cost, scope and terms, stoppage of…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna state has charged newly elected council chairmen to be transparent and accountable in handling of public finances. The gave the charged on Friday at the Government House, Kaduna while swearing in the council officials. He urged them ro distribute dividends of democracy equitably, without prejudice to political affiliation, gender, religious…
A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Friday, granted bail to 114 #Endbadgovernance protesters in the sum of N10 million each. The presiding judge, Justice Obiora Egwatu admitted the defendants, including some underaged persons to bail shortly after they pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them by the Inspector General (IG) of…
