Group Blames LASG for Collapsed School Building
The recent collapse of a school building in Lagos which led to the killing of no less than 18 pupils while several others were severely injured was avoidable, hence those that have hands in the gory occurrence must be brought to book to stem the rising trend of avoidable deaths in Lagos State This was […]
CACOL Hails Judge Over Order on Kawu’s Fraud Case
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL), has hailed last recent order issued by Justice F.O. Giwa, of the Federal High Court Abuja, over a N2.5bn fraud case involving the Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission, Modibbo Kawu. This was contained in a press release issued by CACOL, signed by the Executive Chairman Mr. […]
Kano Guber: Ganduje’s Special Assistant Resigns, Joins PDP
The political drama in the ancient pyramid city of Kano continues Thursday morning as Governor Ganduje’s senior special assistant on urban beautification, Hashim Dungurawa, resigned his appointment. He tendered his resignation to the secretary to the governor’s office, Usman Alhaji, but did not state any reason for the resignation in the letter. “I am writing […]
Court stops INEC from Conducting Supplementary Governorship Election in Adamawa
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has been barred from conducting the supplementary governorship election scheduled for March 23 in Adamawa State. The Adamawa State High Court, presided by Justice Abdulaziz Waziri, granted an interim injunction barring INEC from conducting the re-scheduled polls in the 44 polling units where voting either did not hold or […]
Okorocha Absent as Senators-elect get Certificates of Return
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha was conspicuously absent as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, issued certificates of return to senators-elect at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Thursday. Reporters roved, people searched, but in vain they all searched for the outgoing governor. With Okorocha’s loud absence, it soon dawned on everyone that INEC had, […]
Lagos Building Collapse: 11-year-old Dead Victim Resurrects at Mortuary
An 11-year-old victim of the 3-storey building that collapsed in Lagos yesterday narrowly escaped being taken into the mortuary alive at the Lagos Island General Hospital. It was learnt that the unconscious victim, Taofeekat Rasheed, was about to be wheeled to the morgue, when her family insisted that she should be handed over to them […]
APC Flays Clark’s Elders Group, Says it’s PDP’s Campaign Outfit
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Bayelsa State Chapter has taken a swipe at the Elders Group, led by Chief Edwin Clark, over its position on the lingering political crisis in the Niger Delta region, describing the stance as biased, myopic and unpatriotic. In a statement signed by the Publicity Secretary of the APC, Bayelsa Chapter, […]
JAMB fixes UTME Examinations to Begin from April 11
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Wednesday announced that the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) will take place across the country as from April 11,2019. In a release signed by JAMB head of media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, the board also stated that it shifted the date for mock examination from March 23, to April […]
At Last, Nigeria Bans Boeing’s 737 Max Airplanes
Nigeria has banned Boeing 737 Max planes from its airspace in the aftermath of the crash of an Ethiopian Boeing 737 Max 8 plane that killed all passengers on board. Minister of Aviation (State), Hadi Sirika, announced the ban Wednesday in Abuja at the end of the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), […]
Senate Begins Budget Debate, Names New Chair for Minimum Wage Committee,
The Senate will begin the second reading and debate on the general principles of the N8.83trn 2019 budget on Wednesday. President Muhammadu Buhari submitted the document to the national legislature at a joint session three months ago but the lawmakers could not fully attend to it due to the elections. The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, […]
