The Oyo State Government has revealed that it has established a new era in the State’s Internally Generated Revenue drive, through speedy issuance of land title documents. The Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Barrister Abiodun Abdu-Raheem stated this at a day retreat organized by Private Networks Nigeria LTD for officials of the Ministry, … Read more
A criminal case instituted by Oyo State government against Hon. Kamil Akinlabi, a former member of the Federal House of Representative and Chairman, Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OYSROMA) has been discontinued and withdrawn by the State. The suit (Oyo vs Akinlabi) Hoy/5c/2016 which was to be revisited after several adjournments, was on Tuesday dismissed … Read more
The Medical and Dental Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, on Tuesday in Abuja, arraigned three medical doctors for their alleged roles in the death of three-month-old Peace Oluwole. The accused medical practitioners, Dr. Iyoha Joseph, Dr. Obafemi Kuye and Dr. Mukaila Oyewunmi Oladipo, were accused of conducting themselves unprofessionally by administering unnecessary drugs, delaying necessary actions and … Read more
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) drew the ire of Nigerians after it published photos of British-Nigerian boxer Anthony Joshua registering for the Nigeria national identity card. “Anthony Joshua enrolls for National Identification Number and issued his NIN slip,” NIMC tweeted late Tuesday. The commission posted photos of the world heavyweight champion during registration. It also … Read more
Unknown gunmen suspected to be herdsmen have attacked men of Sector Five of the Special Task Force, Operation Save Haven (OPSH) The gunmen during the attack killed two soldiers and injured one at X-Land of Barkin Ladi Local Government area of Plateau State. An eyewitness and resident of the area, who preferred anonymity, told the … Read more
Some aggrieved youths have impounded a police patrol van allegedly used to extort people at Dambam, a community in Bauchi State. They seized the vehicle after armed robbers brutally attacked and robbed some travelling women in the area. Three little boys, who were together with their mothers, were seriously injured on their heads and faces. … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his cabinet have started the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. The FEC meeting holds every Wednesday. Today’s session opened at 11.06 am after Buhari arrived at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Read Also: UK seeks closer ties with Nigeria after Brexit After the national anthem, … Read more
The United Kingdom has expressed its readiness to deepen and strengthen relationship with traditional partners in the commonwealth after exit from European Union. The UK High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Catriona Liang, expressed the country’s desire when she paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje at the Government House, Kano. “I think we are … Read more
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal high Court, Abuja, has adjourned the application seeking the enforcement of fundamental rights filed by human rights activists, Omoyele Sowore and Olawale Bakare, to March 25, 2020 for hearing. The judge adjourned the matter after the regularisation of the processes by all parties involved in the case. The activists … Read more
IN a recent survey by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC, it was learnt that 32 percent of Nigerians who secured jobs in the nation’s public service in 2019 paid a bribe to get the appointments. Country Representative, UNODC, Oliver Stolpe, stated this on Wednesday at the 18th Anti-Corruption Situation Room, ACSR, … Read more
Ekiti state Governor, Kayode Fayemi has approved the promotion of 4,466 workers in the state’s teaching service, (TESCOM) who were due for promotion in 2018 and 2019. Read Also: Senate president raises alarm, says National Assembly under security threat The chairman, TESCOM, Ekiti state, Mr Babatunde Abegunde revealed this while fielding questions from journalists in … Read more
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has raised an alarm of an alleged plot to attack the National Assembly. Lawan, who disclosed this during an emergency closed-door meeting between the Senate’s leadership and top security officials, said the disclosure is backed by reports he received that claimied the assembly complex is under security threat. In a … Read more
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the nation lost about 750 million dollars to oil theft in 2019. The NNPC Group Managing Director, Malam Mele Kyari, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Acting spokesman for the corporation Mr Samson Makoji, in Abuja on Tuesday. Kyari said this when members of the Executive … Read more
The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, on Tuesday said in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachukwu, that he does not tolerate corruption. Uzodinma said there was no truth in the allegations that his aides were looting the state government property. He stated that, “The Government of Imo State under Senator … Read more
Traders in the electrical/electronics market in old Nnewi-Onitsha Road, Nnewi, Anambra State, have protested closure and relocation of the market. The protesters, about 2,000, complained the new site was not built to their taste. Chairman of Diago/Okeke Line Kenneth Offodum claimed security operatives did not allow them to access their stalls to pick their belongings. … Read more
AS Leah Sharibu, the Christian Dapchi school girl continues to languish in Boko Haram captivity two years after she was abducted, President Muhammadu Buhari has promised that he will continue to seek the release of all children and captives of terrorists. President Buhari in a statement he personally signed in Abuja on the day that … Read more
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Mohammad Babandede, has said only the President Muhammadu Buhari can decide when the borders will be reopened. He said the NIS had no power to reopen the borders closed in August 2019. Babandede said this during the NIS project validation meeting with senior officers in Abuja on … Read more
Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested five suspected robbers who hid in their herbalist’s house after an operation. The suspected robbers were arrested on Tuesday after allegedly unleashing terror on residents on Akorede Estate, Olomoore, behind Crescent University, Abeokuta, on January 21, 2020. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, in … Read more
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria stated that the continued closure of the country’s land borders is untenable as many genuine businesses are suffering, and some are at the verge of shutting down. The Director- General, MAN, Segun Ajayi-Kadir, said this on Tuesday at a ‘Stakeholders forum on impact of border closure on Nigeria’s economy’ organised … Read more
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Southwest on Tuesday called on the Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to revert the proscription decision on the union’s activities in the state. The National Union body issued a seven-day ultimatum to the government to also revert the appointment of ex-chairman of a faction of the … Read more