The governor-elect of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has said that the reason the state government is owing salaries and cannot pay pensioners is that a lot of Osun State’s money is taken to Lagos. Adeleke disclosed this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today. The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared
A socio-political movement, under the umbrella of the Association of Ebonyi Indigenes Socio-cultural in Diaspora, has urged elders and residents of the state to reject Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Francis Nwifuru, as a successor to Governor David Umahi. The group, which called for a level playing field for worthy political aspirants,
Usman Alkali Baba, the inspector-general of police (IGP), has ordered a probe of Portable, the controversial singer, for boasting that he founded two notorious cult groups in Lagos. Muyiwa Adejobi, the police spokesman, broke the news in a short statement on Monday evening. Portable had earlier claimed he founded the ‘Ajah Boys’ and ‘One
A 27-year-old woman identified as Mrs Cynthia Agho has allegedly committed suicide in Benin City, the Edo State capital. It was gathered that the woman was found dangling on a rope tied around her neck to the ceiling fan in her bedroom. It was further gathered that the incident happened at the Lucky Way
finally passed on. The Nollywood actress was pronounced dead on Monday, at the age of 48. She died at a hospital in Delta state where she was rushed after slumping. Grief is a wound to the soul that never heals. Its tentacles of sadness continuously shuffle one with a gallery of memories to reinforce
The Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerians People’s Party (NNPP), Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said Nigeria is bleeding. Speaking at the unveiling of his vice presidential candidate, Bishop Isaac Idahosa in Abuja, Kwankwaso said the country is bleeding from severe wounds inflicted on it by the incompetence and insincerity of operators of government.
At least eight people were killed when suspected jihadists attacked a village in northern Burkina Faso at the weekend, security sources and locals said on Monday, giving provisional figures. A village called Guissingori “was targeted on Sunday. The attack claimed the lives of around 10 people,” a source in the security forces said. A
The Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals (ANAP) has threatened to shut down the airports in solidarity with the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The development comes as the National Labour Congress (NLC) directed its members to embark on a nationwide protest on July 26 and 27 in solidarity with the
Superstar Nigerian hip-hop sensation, Omah Lay has made a shocking revelation while eulogizing his recently released debut album ‘Boy Alone’. Speaking about his struggles with chronic depression that almost claimed his life, Omah Lay revealed that he had a sexual affair with his therapist which worsened his situation. The 2020 Headies Next rated award
Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors, has temporarily suspended operations over economic crisis. The PUNCH reports that airlines in Nigeria have been lamenting the skyrocketing price and scarcity of aviation fuel, Jet A1, with many of them threatening to shut down. In the statement announcing the suspension, the airline said the suspension of operation would
