A chieftain of the PDP, Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe, said on Friday that he was set to dump the opposition party for the ruling APC. Ogunlewe, a former Minister of Works, confirmed the development in an interview with a political correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos State. He was reacting to the recent … Read more
Gen. Yakubu Gowon, former Nigerian Head of State, slumped mid way during the oration at the grave side of late Maj Gen David Akpodiete Ejoor, in Ovwor-Olomu Community, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State. This is coming just as military personnel fruitlessly made efforts to bar visual coverage of the ugly incident. Military, … Read more
Four persons have reportedly lost their lives as suspected herdsmen, farmers engaged in a fierce battle in Iwoye Ketu area of Ogun State. Information had it that Fulani herdsmen took their cattle to drink from the community stream a development which was challenged by a resident. One of the herdsmen was said to have shot … Read more
No fewer than 540 persons were killed, while 3,383 others were injured in 950 road traffic crashes across the country in January 2019, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said. The FRSC further said a total of 7, 827 persons were involved in those accidents. The agency in its monthly Road Traffic Crash (RTC) … Read more
The Federal Executive Council has recently approved N4.6billion for the construction of seven model schools to be located in the six geopolitical zones of the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohmmed, disclosed this when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting which was presided over by … Read more
The newly appointed Director-General of National Youth Service Corps, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, is set to assume office today, Friday, 3rd of May, 2019. This was recently disclosed to reporters by the Director, Press and Public Relations of the Scheme, Mrs. Adenike Aderemi, at the NYSC headquarters, Abuja. According to her, “The new DG will … Read more
Fatima Yasmin Kure, the first daughter of late Niger state Governor, Engineer Abdulkadir Kure, is dead. It was gathered that she died suddenly in Abuja. Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello, has commiserated with the family over the incident. The Governor expressed shock over the demise of Yasmin, a mother of one in Abuja. He … Read more
The Kano Government has sacked all Permanent Secretaries in the state, in line with the present government’s reformation resolve. This is according to a statement from the of the Head of Civil Service on Thursday. According to the statement, the decision is in line with the Kano Government’s decision to “Vigorously pursue/implement the reform initiative … Read more
Crowds of Sudanese demonstrators began converging outside the army headquarters in Khartoum Thursday for a “ million- strong” march to press for a civilian administration after talks with military rulers ran into trouble. The two sides have agreed on forming a joint civilian – military council to rule Sudan but are at odds over its … Read more
Follow The Money, an initiative of Connected Development, has won the United Nations mobiliser of the year award at the SDG Global Fest for 2019. Hamzat Lawal, the founder of CODE, received the award in Bonn, Germany on Thursday evening. The UN says the SDG Action Awards “recognise individuals, civil society organisations, subnational governments, foundations, … Read more
The government of Saudi Arabia has released Ibrahim Abubakar, a Nigerian arrested for alleged drug trafficking. Bashir Ahmad, media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, said this on Twitter yesterday. “Saudi Authorities release Mallam Ibrahim Abubakar to the Nigerian Consulate in Jeddah, KSA. He was arrested over alleged drug trafficking, the same offence as Zainab Habib … Read more
Nigeria-born British lawmaker, Fiona Onasanya has become the first ever Member of Parliament (MP) to be removed from office following a recall petition. According to BBC News, Onasanya, the former MP for Peterborough, was found guilty of lying to avoid a speeding ticket and sentenced to three months in prison. She was released after serving … Read more
A Nigerian, Ernest Ezeajughi, has made history by winning election as the first Black Mayor of the London Borough of Brent, United Kingdom. Ezeajughi, a native of Anambra State, was elected Mayor on the April 16, 2019 by the College of Councillors on Brent, London. He was sworn into office on May 1. Prior to … Read more
A 41-year-old man caught attempting to sell off a Toyota Corolla car he snatched from its owner along the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, has said he intended using the proceed for poultry business and payment of his children’s school fees. The suspect, Ademola Adeyemo, said: “Please, help me beg the owner to forgive me since I did … Read more
Two staff of Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports has been arrested by operatives of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons(NAPTIP), for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl. NAPTIP spokesperson, Nneka Aniagoh, said in a statement that the two men lived in the same neighbourhood with the girl in Dutse, Abuja. She said … Read more
THIRTY-ONE years old driver, Abba Zamzam, who stole a Toyota Highlander Sport Utility Vehicle, belonging to his Indian boss and sold it for N500,000, is saying his boss, Kamal, has been appearing and beating him in his dreams. Zamzam, arrested recently by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team(IRT), who trailed him … Read more
Some legal practitioners and concerned Nigerians, yesterday, called on the Federal Government and the Police to provide world class training for operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad(SARS), instead of disbanding the unit as being agitated in some quarters. They made the submission following recent killings of innocent Nigerians by policemen. A security expert and Chief … Read more
The Department of Petroleum Resources(DPR) has said Anambra, Enugu and Kogi states cannot be declared oil-producing states now because they have not met the necessary requirements. In a letter to the Senate Committee on Petroleum Upstream, led by Senator Tayo Alasoadura(APC, Ondo Central), DPR explained that the states could only attain such status if the … Read more
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday, said the planned sit-at-home exercise across ‘Biafraland’ of May 30 would be uniquely observed and will be used to remember the victims of killer-herdsmen, Boko Haram terrorist attacks and those killed by security agents. In a statement by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, IPOB also called … Read more
No fewer than 2,000 medical workers find their way out of the country to developed countries annually to seek greener pastures, Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, restated yesterday. President of the Association, Dr Francis Faduyile stated this in Abakaliki at the annual general conference/delegates meeting of the Association in Abakaliki, on the theme Skill Repatriation in the … Read more