He may have lost the White House and his social media megaphone but Donald Trump is reminding Americans of his ability to dominate the political conversation as he courts controversy on the comeback trail. Surrounded by “Trump Won” flags at a rally Saturday in Texas, the loser of the 2020 election teased another run […]
THE Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said 1,350,000 passport booklets were printed and distributed by the Federal Government in 2021, almost double of what was achieved in 2020. The minister spoke at a Lagos Business School, LBS, Forum themed, “Nigeria in Challenging Times: The Contributions of the Ministry of Interior and Opportunities […]
Ten persons kidnapped at a farm in Ayede- Ogbese, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, have finally regained their freedom. The spokesperson of Ondo State Police Command, DSP Funmilayo Odunlami, confirmed this in a telephone conversation with Channels Television in Akure. He said the victims regained their freedom in the early hours […]
MANAGEMENT of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, in Osun State, yesterday, dismissed reports of an indefinite strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, of the school, saying students have been attending lectures regularly. The ASUU in OAU had, on Monday, declared an indefinite strike over unpaid allowance by the […]
Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday becomes the first British monarch to reign for 70 years, heralding the start of her Platinum Jubilee year despite her retreat from public view. But the landmark date this weekend will see little fanfare, as the 95-year-old monarch traditionally spends the anniversary of the death of her father in […]
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended a popular current affairs programme of Vision FM, Idon Mikiya, for six months. The station was also fined N5m. This was contained in a letter signed by the NBC Director-General, Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, addressed to the Managing Director of Vision Media Service Limited. The letter said the […]
The Abia State University, Uturu has banned the students of the institution from driving their personal cars and flagrant display of wealth on campus. This is coming days after the management of the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State, took the same decision. In a notice obtained by NIGERIAN PILOT and issued on February 1st […]
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has secretly awarded a multi-billion-naira assets recovery contract to a company and its lawyers. The firm, Gerry Ikputu & Partners, an estate valuer, which further engaged a law firm, M. E. Sheriff & Co, as its agent, was instructed by Mr Malami to […]
The National Assembly Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the re-amended Electoral Bill immediately. The bill was transmitted to the president, on Monday, after being reworked by parliament. NASS transmits amended Electoral bill to Buhari Electoral bill: Why House differed with Senate on new […]
President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea-Bissau says calm has returned to the country following an attack on the presidential palace. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) had described the attack as a coup attempt. “Calm returns to Bissau,” Embaló said in a post on his Facebook page. The post was accompanied by […]
