Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says sponsoring civil servants got studies in foreign varsities amounts to misuse of public funds. In a series of tweets on Thursday, Obi said it is a “misuse” of taxpayers’ money for the government to sponsor public officials to foreign universities while the Academic Staff […]
THE Federal Government, Thursday, admitted that Nigerians are tired of the current security challenges facing the nation. The National Security Adviser, NSA, Major General Babagana Monguno (retd) stated this while speaking with newsmen after the National Security Council meeting chaired by at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The NSA stated that the worsening security situation […]
Commuters making use of the Onitsha-Owerri Road, in Anambra on Thursday battled gridlock, bad condition of the road and extortion in navigating to their various destinations. The early morning rainfall compounded the woes for road users as it made motoring and movement almost impossible. Our correspondent observed that from the Metallurgical section through to […]
Seyi Tinubu, a promoter and child of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, posted a picture on Instagram and deleted it after it implicated him in monetary inducement on Wednesday. When zoomed, the now deleted picture showed “Money Inducements” on the whiteboard bearing items on the agenda at Tuesday’s strategy meeting Seyi attended at a youth campaign […]
The Kano State High Court on Thursday sentenced the Proprietor of Nobel Kids Academy and North West Preparatory School, Abdulmalik Tanko, the principal suspect who masterminded the kidnap and killing of 5-year-old school girl, Hanifa Abubakar, to death. The Presiding Judge, Justice Usman Na’abba, sentenced him to death by hanging while delivering his judgment […]
The Defence Headquarters says the military troops have eliminated 30 of the terrorists who attacked troops of the Guards Brigade in the Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Sunday. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, made this known at the Bi-Weekly news conference on military operations on Thursday in […]
Austin Umahi, younger brother of David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, has rejected his appointment as secretary of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). According to NAN, he conveyed his decision not to take up the appointment in a statement on Thursday. He said the appointment is best for “job seekers” and retired […]
The minority caucus of the House of Representatives has joined its Senate counterpart to hand President Muhammadu Buhari a six-week ultimatum to fix insecurity or face impeachment in the National Assembly. Minority leader of the House of Reps, Ndudi Elumelu, revealed this after a closed door meeting of the joint minority caucus of the […]
The General Assembly of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has formally validated the election of Archbishop Daniel Okoh as the new president of the religious body. His recommendation by an Electoral College set up to screen and suggest candidates for the office of the President and Vice President, respectively, as presented by the blocs […]
By Abimbola Adelakun In a recent broadcast, the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, mentioned that most of those who would vote for him are not on social media. During his interview with Arise TV last Friday, Atiku noted that 90 per cent of the people comprising his political base, the Northern region […]
