APC gets first female presidential aspirant
The All Progressives Congress (APC), has got its first female presidential aspirant. She is Ibinabo Joy Dokubo, who has indicated her interest to run for the office of president in 2023. Speaking on Wednesday in Abuja during her declaration, Dokubo said she would improve on the progress made by President Muhammadu Buhari‘s administration. She said […]
Pastor Adeboye’s son, Leke, begs RCCG pastors over ‘insulting’ statement
Leke Adeboye, the son of Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has tendered an apology to pastors of the church for referring to them as ‘goats.’ Leke had incurred the wrath of many church members and other Nigerians after he slammed pastors of the church, calling them […]
Father smashes baby’s skull, burns house
A father, Benedict Anieze, has smashed the skull of his one-month-old baby at their residence in the Pipeline area of Idimu, Lagos State. Anieze was said to picked up his baby girl and forcefully smashed her head on the ground. The victim’s skull was said to have broken, as she died on the spot. He […]
MC Oluomo heads 21-member Lagos motor parks committee
Perhaps to stem crisis take may occur in motor parks across the State, the Lagos State Government has appointed an ex-chairman of the state’s chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya popularly called MC Oluomo, as the chairman of its Parks Management Committee. Oluomo had been sacked by the national body […]
Former President Jonathan’s Convoy Involved In Accident
Former president Goodluck Jonathan’s convoy on Wednesday was involved in an accident The auto crash occurred along the airport road in Abuja. Two police officers were said to have died in the accident. According to sources in Jonathan’s camp, the former president was still in Yenagoa, Bayelsa state capital, as at Wednesday morning. He was […]
I Won’t Step Down On My Presidential Ambition…Who Knows If Nigerians Want Me – Fayose
Former governor of Ekiti, Ayodele Fayose, says he will not drop his presidential ambition for any politician in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Fayose said this on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television. Speaking during the programme, the former Ekiti governor said he has purchased the nomination form to contest for the PDP presidential […]
Buhari Appoints Abdullahi As Minister of Environment
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mohammed Abdullahi as the minister of environment. The appointment was announced on Wednesday in a statement issued by Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF). The appointment takes immediate effect. Abdullahi was the minister of state for science, technology and innovation before he was […]
IPOB: Soludo picks Odinkalu, Charly Boy, Onwenu for dialogue
In a move many have described as radical, Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo has appointed a 15- member Truth, Justice and Peace Commission to broker peace with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The committee is headed by human rights activist, Prof Chidi Odinkalu with Amb. Bianca Ojukwu as Secretary. In a statement on Wednesday […]
Lagos shuts private hospital over patient’s death at childbirth
The Lagos state government has shut down operations at Medville Global Health Center, Okota. According to Abiola Idowu, executive secretary of the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA), preliminary investigations carried out by the team revealed that the hospital is not registered with HEFAMAA. It also has inadequate personnel. The facility at Ago Palace […]
Sacked Abuja imam gets new job
The sacked chief imam of the Apo legislative quarters Juma’at mosque, Nuru Khalid, has got a new job. He was sacked from the Apo quarters mosque after what has been viewed in government quarters as anti-government sermon. He was dismissed because, according to the mosque committee, he had shown no “remorse” despite his suspension. The […]
