Tinubu As President -Elect, I Am Renouncing My Citizenship- Former Lagos Deputy Governor
A former deputy governor of Lagos state, Sinatu Ojikutu says she is renouncing her Nigerian citizenship following the emergence Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President-Elect. Ojikutu said she has been humiliated since Tinbu won the presidential election. On March 1, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the Tinubu the All Progressives Congress(APC) winner of the […]
Fund-Drive For Adeniyi Jones Primary School As Alumnus Marks 50
By Aderonke Ige It was a double celebration on Sunday, April 13, 2023, when Olakunle Oladehin (MD), fondly called ‘’Kunlala’’ by his family and friends marked his 50th birthday and launched a fundraiser for his alma mater, Adeniyi Jones Primary School, Lagos in a well-rounded celebration. The event which was held at an event […]
Seven Storey Building Collapses In Banana Island
A seven-storey building has collapsed in the Banana Island area of Lagos. The building which was still under construction collapsed on Wednesday evening evening The National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) had confirmed the sad incident in a terse statement “A report of a storey building under construction was just received at Banana Island. Workers trapped. We […]
Zulum extends Borno teachers’ retirement age by five years
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has extended the retirement age of teachers in the state by five years. This is contained in a circular from the Borno State Teaching Service Board signed by the Permanent Secretary, Malam Yusuf Garga. According to him, ”The attention of all teachers is hereby drawn to the fact that […]
Police arrest two for allegedly stoning driver to death in Ondo
The Nigeria Police, Ondo State Command, on Tuesday said it has arrested two suspects who allegedly stoned a 35-year-old man, Olorunfemi Tope, to death in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that angry mob on Monday stoned Tope to death, when his alleged reckless driving caused an accident that resulted in the death […]
Thank God Ayu didn’t quit before the elections, says Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has mocked a former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Iyorchia Ayu over the party’s failure in the 2023 presidential election. Wike, who championed the call for Ayu’s resignation in the lead-up to the elections, claimed the Benue-born PDP chieftain has no electoral value. Ayu He said […]
Buhari mourns Ex-NUC boss, Abdulkadir
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of the late Prof. Idris Abdulkadir, describing him as a scholar par excellence and a towering statesman. The late Abdulkadir was Professor of Veterinary Surgery and Medicine and former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC). In a condolence message by his spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu on Monday […]
Ex-Customs chief gets new appointment
The Federal Government has appointed Malam Ja’afaru Ahmed as Secretary of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Federal Fire Service and Nigeria Immigration Service Board. Ahmed, a retired Controller-General of NCoS, succeeded Mrs Aisha Rufai, who died on March 20. This is contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja […]
NSCDC impounds three trucks carrying precious stones in Zamfara
The Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has impounded three trucks carrying precious stones. The Commandant, Muhammed Muazu, disclosed this at a news briefing in Gusau on Monday, saying that the trucks, loaded with precious stones, were intercepted in Gusau on their way to Sokoto as the drivers had […]
Oluwa family in Lagos, Apapa chooses Odedairo as “Olori Ebi”
The Oluwa Chieftaincy Family of Lagos and Apapa has announced the appointment of Madam Iyabo Odedairo (Nee Oluwa) of Idewu Ruling House as the Olori Ebi (Head of the Family). The appointment was concluded at a meeting held in Agege on Sunday, it was organised by Alhaji Ganiyu Durojaiye, a prominent member of the Asalu […]
