Osun Government Recruits Another 20,000 Youths
Government of Osun has enlisted another set of 20,000 youths for engagement in the Osun Youths Empowerment Scheme (OYES). OYES is one of the flagship Social Intervention programme of the Governor Rauf Aregbesola administration for youths empowerment. It is a rolling scheme of two years for each of the batches which commenced in 2010. Speaking […]
Buhari, 2019 Elections And The Law By Reuben Abati
President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly declared in China, last Sunday, that he believes in the idea of free and fair elections, and that he is committed to this pillar of the democratic process. I don’t expect him to say anything otherwise. On the whole idea of free and fair elections, electoral integrity as it were, rests […]
Syrians, Iraqis, Guineans Overtake Nigerian and Ivorian Migrants
The country of origin of desperate migrants to Europe crossing the perilous central Mediterranean has changed with Syrians, Iraqis and Guineans overtaking migrants from Nigeria and Ivory Coast. Last year, Nigerian migrants topped the list of nationalities who embarked on the dangerous journey. They were followed by the Guineans and then the Ivorians. With new report […]
Electoral Amendment Bill: Why Presidency Decline
President Muhammadu Buhari has declined assent to Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2018 due to “some drafting issues” that remain unaddressed following the prior revisions to the Bill. Sen. Ita Enang, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday. The presidential aide said […]
Basil Agboarumi, is now SAHCOL MD
SKYWAY Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) has appointed Mr. Basil Agboarumi as the company’s new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). His appointment as substantive MD/CEO was announced in a letter to him having served in an Acting capacity for the past six months. Similarly, the company has appointed three Executive Directors including […]
Randy Police SP Dies After Sex Rump
A randy Superintendent of Police has lost his life after having sex with one of his lovers in his office at the Police College Ikeja in Lagos State. The lover, a single mother of two, who had since been detained by detectives from Ikeja Police Station, denied being responsible for the death. According to her, […]
Rivers 2019: Tonye Cole Resigns From Sahara Energy To Contest Governorship
Tonye Cole, an executive director of Sahara Group, has resigned from his position to join active politics. Cole, who co-founded the company in 1996, will be contesting for the gubernatorial seat in Rivers. “The Board and management of The Sahara Group of Companies wish to inform the general public and other stakeholders that one of […]
TSC: NCAA Rakes in $16.98m, N9.16bn from Int’l, Domestic Airlines in 8 Months
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has recorded over $16.98 million as Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) from international and over N9.16 billion from local airlines between the months of January to August this year through its automation system. It is expected that the amount to be collected by the NCAA will more than double before […]
Presidency: Afenifere Poises to Back Atiku
Afenifere, the Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, has said it may support the candidacy of former vice president and frontline presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar, come 2019. Afenifere is considering Abubakar based on his campaign promise to restructure Nigeria should he become the President of the country in the 2019 election, which is in line with the aspiration […]
NAMA to Interact with Stakeholders, Sirika to Declare Event Open
Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika will lead a federal government delegation to Lagos as the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) holds its first stakeholder’s interactive forum for the year 2018. The minister who has confirmed attendance will be the special guest of honour and is expected to declare the event open. The NAMA […]
