Rivers aircraft: Again, Wike lied against Amaechi ― Fmr Transport Commissioner Governor Nyesom Wike Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says operators of illegal crude oil refineries are causing great health hazards to residents in the state and destroying the national economy. Wike disclosed this when he received the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. […]
Babafemi Ojudu, special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on political matters, says Olujonwo, Obasanjo’s son, has pledged support to Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo if he runs for president in 2023. He said this on his Facebook page, while announcing the visitation of the former president’s son to his office in Abuja. Ojodu said Olujonwo like many […]
The Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi on Saturday announced restrictions for residents of the ancient community over surge in robbery cases. Oba Ogunwusi, through Lowa Adimula of Ile-Ife, Abraham Adekola, told The Nation: “The restrictions order was arrived at after the kingmakers with other chiefs held a meeting today and the Ooni of […]
The Vice P resident, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, says the Muhammadu Buhari administration and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are committed to the welfare of the common man. This, he explained, is because the APC is a party of the people and will continually ensure that the common man benefits maximally from its government. Osinbajo […]
The suspended erstwhile head of the Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari on Saturday, graced the wedding Fatiha of Maina Alkali, the son of Inspector-General of Police Usman Alkali Baba. Kyari has not been seen in the public since the suspension. Following the outrage against his Facebook post on August 4, 2021, Kyari deleted the […]
Nigeria may have to continue to borrow due to the suspension of the removal of fuel subsidy, the Presidency said on Wednesday. The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily. “Head or tail, Nigeria will have to pay a price,” he […]
The Borno State government on Wednesday said that it would commence the confiscation of seven properties belonging to the United Nations agencies which are domiciled in the state over tax evasion. The Executive Chairman Borno State Board of Internal Revenue Service (BO-IRS), Mohammed Alkali affirmed this while briefing newsmen in Maiduguri on Wednesday. The affected […]
Primary schools teachers in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have begun an indefinite strike over some pending arrears with area councils in the territory. Comrade Ameh Baba, Chairman, National Union of Teachers, Kubwa chapter, confirmed the strike action to Daily Trust on Wednesday morning. He said the development was as a result of a circular […]
Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of state, says he rehabilitated ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo after he was released from prison in 1998. Obasanjo was jailed by the late Sani Abacha, former military ruler. Abdulsalami took over power after the death of Abacha in 1998 and subsequently released Obasanjo and some other prisoners. Obasanjo will later be president […]
The immediate past Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Hakeem Odumosu, on Tuesday, inspected the final parade as a CP as he retires from the Police Force. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in his note of commendation, said Odumosu served Lagos and the country with the mental and physical strength he is endowed […]
