BREAKING: Fuel Price Hike: Tinubu, Shettima All Govs in NEC Meeting
The federal government is currently in a national economic council meeting with the 36 states’ governors of the federation over recent increase in fuel price. The meeting is being held at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja. The meeting which is being chaired by vice – president Kassim Sheetima, has in attendance […]
Court Orders DSS To Grant Kanu Access To Doctor Of Choice
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to grant the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, access to a medical doctor of his choice on grounds that he requires urgent ear surgery amidst his reported failing health. This was made known in […]
Wèrè!
By Toyin Falola I was passing by a street in Ibadan when I heard a woman speaking to a goat in the Yoruba language: Ìwo ewúré yìí, a bó e tí tí, ò gbéra so. I fed you, this goat, all the time, but you did not grow! Probably not understanding what the […]
Group endorses Al-Makura for APC chairmanship position
A group, Forum of State Chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC), has made a case for a former Governor of Nasarawa State, Sen. Tanko Al-Makura, as the next National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The endorsement is contained in a statement jointly signed by the group’s National Coordinator, Kassim Mabo; […]
COVID-19: Nigeria receives $9.3m Canadian grant to strengthen vaccines delivery
The Federal Government has received a 9.3 million Canadian dollars grant from the Global Initiative for Vaccine Equity (CanGIVE), to boost COVID-19 vaccine delivery and strengthen the broader health system in the country. The Canadian High Commissioner, Amb. Jamie Christoff, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja, during the launch of CanGIVE in Nigeria. The event […]
Fuel subsidy: APC Governors, FG working to address hardship, says Uzodinma
The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) has said that it is working with the Federal Government to address the current hardship being faced by Nigerians, following the removal of fuel subsidy and the increase in petroleum pump price. Gov. Hope Uzordimma of Imo State and Chairman of the forum said this while addressing newsmen at the […]
BREAKING: Professor Kole Omotoso is dead
Professor of English and renowned writer, Bankole Ajibabi Omotoso, popularly known as Kole Omotoso, has died at 80 in Cape Town, South Africa. He had lived in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa for many years. The family, in a short message announcing the demise of the highly revered intellectual, said “Our beloved father and husband moved […]
Niger Gov sacks revenue contractors
Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger State has directed the immediate sack of all revenue consultants and agents contracted by various Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDA’s) in the state. This is contained in a statement by Alhaji Abubakar Usman, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) in Minna on Thursday. He said the disengagement is aimed […]
Increase in Price Of Fuel To N617 Is Extortion-PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the increase in the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) commonly known as fuel from N534 to N617 is extortion. The opposition party said this in a statement by it spokesman, Debo Ologunagba on Wednesday. “Our party insists that the N617 per litre of fuel is excessive, unacceptable […]
Apala- Fuji King, L1, Demands Recognition For Music Legends.
King of contemporary Apala -Fuji music, Wasiu Haruna Ishola has stressed that a successful discussion on the growth of Fuji and other genre of music in Nigeria can not be fully achieved without acknowledging the impact of the legends in the trade. Wasiu Haruna Ishola is the son of Apala music legend, Haruna Ishola Bello […]
