Diya’s death a monumental loss to Military constituency, says Magashi
The Minister of Defence Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has described the death of Lt.-Gen. Oladipo Diya as a monumental loss to the military constituency and the nation at large. In a statement in Abuja on Monday by Mohammad Abdulkadri, Special Assistant to the Minister of Defence on Media and Publicity, the minister said, the Military Constituency […]
Protect election materials from Adebutu, PDP – Ogun APC tells INEC
The APC in Ogun State has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to provide maximum security for its staff and the election materials which were used in the just-concluded polls. This was contained in a statement on Sunday in Abeokuta by Mr Tunde Oladunjoye, the APC State Publicity Secretary. He noted that all the […]
Diya is our hero, says S/West SDP
The Social Democratic Party (SDP), South West chapter, has described the late former Chief of General Staff, Lt.-Gen. Oladipo Diya (rtd.), as a hero. The party in a statement on Monday by its South West Zonal Secretary, Mr Femi Olaniyi (aka Ferrari), said that the late Chief of Staff to ex-Military Head of State, Gen. […]
Egg glut: Poultry farmers appeal to govt to mop up produce
Poultry farmers in Lagos have lamented the effect of the current egg glut in the state and appealed to the government to mop up the produce. Some poultry farmers across the state, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the effect of egg glut on the sector, said the situation where the […]
Call for declaration of Kebbi governorship result undermines INEC’s powers, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State has said calls for the declaration of the governorship election result was an affront to the powers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Alhaji Abubakar Gari-Malam, an All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart in the state, has called on the INEC to declare the governorship election […]
Lecturer prays court to stop media from attributing bandit attacks to Fulani extraction
A university lecturer, Dr Ahmadu Shehu, has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to order media houses to henceforth, stop attributing bandit or terrorist attacks in any part of the country to persons of Fulani extraction Shehu, a Fulani origin from Jada in Adamawa State, in a motion on notice marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1729/2022 and filed before […]
DEATH AT DAWN, REBIRTH AT DUSK
By Toyin Falola I Death Twilight-zone, Afterlife, What-Mays, and Whatnots; Questions that transcend mortal thoughts. Uncertainties plucked by the hands of certainty pondering life beyond the galaxy. Philosophies, religions, and sciences; Ancient lenses to dissect and ponder. Beliefs, opinions, and standpoints in their multiplicities; Scalpels that open the heart of certain death Blazing free […]
JUST-IN: Abacha’s ex Deputy, Diya, dies at 79
A former Chief of General Staff under the Abacha Military Government, Lt-Gen. Donaldson Oladipo Diya (Rtd), is dead. Diya, who was at a point vice chairman of the Provisional Ruling Council (PRC) when the Gen. Sani Abacha was military Head of State, died in the early hours of Sunday. According to a terse […]
Soludo congratulates Tinubu, says Nigeria needs healing
Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra has congratulated Sen. Bola Tinubu, the President-elect on his victory at the Feb. 25 presidential election. Soludo said this on Tuesday in his post election statement in his capacity as Anambra governor and National Leader of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). He also congratulated other candidates in the race for […]
Corpse of unidentified driver found in Akure
The Police Command in Ondo State has confirmed the killing of a man, whose identity is yet to be known in Akure, Ondo state. Olufumilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, the command`s spokesman confirmed the incident to newsmen on Tuesday in Akure. He said that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) at Oba-ile police station and his men had visited […]
