OBJ’s Name Missing From Buhari’s Deserving Citizens’ List
President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday approved the naming of functional railway stations across the country after some ‘deserving Nigerians’ without including former military head of state and civilian president, Olusegun Obasanjo. The railway stations are along the Lagos-Ibadan and Itakpe/Ajaokuta/ Aladja/Warri corridors. Minister of Transportation Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi announced the development in a statement. For […]
EFCC Arraigns Two for Conspiracy, Theft.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Kaduna Zonal Office, on Monday, July 27, 2020, arraigned the duo of Elijah Stephen and Ekundayo Alao, before Justice Darius Khobo, of the State High Court, sitting in Kaduna, on a two count charge bordering on conspiracy and theft. The two accused persons ran into trouble, when the […]
Why I Resigned from PDP – Dogara
The immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara has explained the reasons why he left the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter of resignation addressed to the Bogoro ‘C’ Ward Chairman of the PDP dated July 24, 2020, Dogara alluded to failure […]
Bandits kill lawyer, abduct his wife, son
A lawyer with the Kaduna State Ministry of Justice, Haro Gandu, has been killed while his wife and son were abducted. He was killed on Sunday night when his residence at Tollgate area, along Abuja Road, Kaduna, was invaded. His brother Timothy Gandu, a former commissioner has confirmed the incident. He said the attackers gained […]
Akpabio names lawmakers who got
Godswill Akpobio, minister of Niger Delta affairs, has named lawmakers who got contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). A newspaper report said the names of the lawmakers were attached to the letter the minister sent to the House of Representatives. The former Akwa Ibom governor was responding to an ultimatum by Femi Gbajabiamila, […]
‘Gone With the Wind,’ star, Olivia de Havilland, dies at 104
Olivia de Havilland, the dogged Oscar-winning actress and last surviving star of Gone With the Wind who feuded with sister Joan Fontaine, and bucked the old Hollywood studio system, died in her sleep at the weekend, according to Entertainment Weekly. She was 104. The star’s former lawyer, Suzelle M. Smith, said in a statement, “Last […]
Secondary schools exit classes to resume August 4
The federal government has announced August 4, 2020 as the date for resumption of secondary schools across the country. A statement by Ben Bem Goong, director of press and public relations, ministry of education on Monday said the decision was reached after a meeting of stakeholders in the education sector. Only students in exit classes […]
N100bn Bond: Adelabu Out to Play Cheap Politics, Says Makinde’s Aide
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, has asked the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 election, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, to rise above cheap politics in his criticisms of the state’s Prosperity Bond unveiled last Wednesday. Adisa, in a statement made available to […]
Edo 2020: Oba of Benin plans prayers
The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, is planning to summon the Edo Council of Traditional Rulers and Chiefs to pray for a peaceful election in the state. The Oba made this known when Gov. Godwin Obaseki led some governors, senators and other top-ranking officials of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign council to visit […]
Nigeria will overcome COVID-19 pandemic – Ooni
*NCDC announces 438 new cases Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 438 new COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing the total infections from the virus to 39,977. This is coming as the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has said the country will overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. The monarch said this as Ife […]
