September 2025 – Page 16

Edo PDP Inaugurates 14-Member State Executive C’ttee

28.09.2025

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State on Saturday inaugurated a newly elected 14-member State Executive Committee, signaling its readiness for the 2027 general elections and the 2028 governorship poll. The new executive, unanimously endorsed by party stakeholders, is expected to inject what the party described as “tested experience, loyalty, and unflinching commitment” into...

FG Targets Stronger Child Immunity With Measles-Rubella Vaccine Integration

28.09.2025

The Federal Government has announced the introduction of the Measles-Rubella (MR) vaccine into Nigeria’s routine immunisation schedule, as part of efforts to strengthen childhood immunity and curb the spread of preventable diseases. Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr. Muyi Aina, disclosed this at a National Media Orientation on the 2025/2026...

Olubadan: Yoruba People, Obi Has Disrespected You

28.09.2025

Amid the ongoing criticism that has greeted the “My dear brother” comment made by the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to the newly crowned Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, a radio broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat has further knocked the former Anambra State Governor. Speaking on Sunday during his So Kan Wa’ Special radio...

Rotary Clubs of Festac Metropolitan, Satellite Town Donate Books, Bags To School

28.09.2025

As part of activities to mark Rotary International’s annual Basic Education and Literacy Week, the Rotary Clubs of Festac Metropolitan and Satellite Town have jointly carried out an educational outreach at Satellite Town Junior Secondary School, Abule-Ado, in Lagos. The outreach featured a health and literacy awareness session, where students were educated on the importance...

Kogi AGILE Project Coordinator Praises Smooth Distribution Of Conditional Cash Transfer ATM Cards

28.09.2025

The Project Coordinator of the Kogi Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE), Alhaji Ahmed Tijani Oricha, has expressed satisfaction with the smooth distribution of Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) ATM cards to beneficiaries in Kogi Central Senatorial District. The distribution, which took place at Okene Secondary School, Okene, is part of the AGILE project’s...

Saraki Hails Peaceful Conduct Of PDP Congress In Kwara

28.09.2025

Former Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has commended the peaceful conduct of the congresses of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the ward, local government, and state levels in Kwara State, describing the process as a model of internal democracy and party discipline. Speaking on Saturday evening in Ilorin during the party’s state congress,...

DMI Condemns Attack On Abure, Calls For Calm, Swift Police Action

28.09.2025

The Directorate of Mobilization and Integration (DMI), a youth mobilization group advocating good governance and democracy, has strongly condemned the public harassment of the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Barr. Julius Abure, at the Benin Airport. The incident occurred shortly after Abure arrived on an Abuja–Benin flight. He was accosted by a woman identified...

Retired DIG Parry Osayande Dies At 89

28.09.2025

Retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Parry Osayande, has passed away. He died on Sunday in Benin City, Edo State, just a day before his 89th birthday. His death was confirmed in a condolence statement released by the President of the Immaculate Conception College Old Boys’ Association (ICCOBA) Worldwide, Engr. Ighodalo Edetanlen, on behalf of...

Strip President, Govs Of Power To Appoint INEC, SIEC Members

28.09.2025

Former Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District, Ikechukwu Obiora, has called for a far-reaching constitutional amendment to strip the President and state governors of the power to appoint the Chairman and members of election management bodies at both the federal and state levels. Obiora, a lawyer and former lawmaker who served in the National Assembly...

2027: APC’ll Win Kano Without Kwankwaso

28.09.2025

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Seyi Olorunsola, has declared that the party will comfortably deliver President Bola Tinubu, its governorship candidate, and all APC candidates in the state during the 2027 general election without the involvement of former governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. Kwankwaso, a former Kano governor and...