A Bigger Fraud Is Being Perpetrated, says Saraki on Fuel Subsidy
Senate President Bukola Saraki has reacted to an ongoing investigation into “discrepancies” in fuel subsidy, saying its reintroduction is fraudulent. Saraki made this known in a statement on Wednesday. According to him, ongoing debates in the senate were aimed at enforcing reforms in the oil and gas sector, including bringing an end to the lingering […]
‘Kill and be killed’ — Fayose warns Benue indigenes over death of herdsman
Babuga Dengi, a herdsman, has been killed in a bush between Irele and Oke Ako in Ikole local government area of Ekiti state. The killing suspected to be carried out by some indigenes of Benue state in Ekiti sparked tension. At a meeting with stakeholders from the Fulani and Benue communities, Ayo Fayose, governor of […]
UK Appoints ‘Minister For Loneliness’
Theresa May, UK Prime Minister, has appointed Tracey Crouch as the country’s minister for loneliness. Crouch is the current junior minister for sport and civil society. The appointment is one of the recommendations made by a commission set up in honour of Jo Cox, a Labour MP. Cox, who campaigned about loneliness, was murdered by […]
Group Asks Buhari To Sign Federal Competition, Consumer Protection Bill
The Centre for Social Change and Citizenship Education (CENSOCHANGE) has urged President Muhammad Buhari to immediately accent to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Bill, saying it will bolster human rights, the anti-corruption fight and the economy. CENSOCHANGE in a statement issued in Abuja by its CampaignsDirector, Olatunji Kamar, observed that till now , anti-competition […]
Don’t turn Federal University Oye Ekiti into campaign ground, Ekiti Students warn state politicians
The Coalition for the Advancement of Ekiti State (COAED) and the Federal University, Oye Ekiti Chapter of the Ekiti Student Union have called on politicians in the state not to drag the institution into what is likely going to be a frenetic political year in the state involving the state governorship election. The groups jointly […]
There was pandemonium in Abule Egba area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria on Wednesday morning following the killing of a rice smuggler by suspected Customs officers. It was gathered that customs officers had chased the rice smuggler to Abule Egba in the early hours of Wednesday before shooting him dead and ran away. The police source […]
Islamic cleric arrested with heart, private parts in Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested an acclaimed Islamic cleric, Abdulfatai Kayode, with suspected human parts on Okedumola Street, Alakuko area of the state. Female private parts, a kidney, intestines, a heart, lap, among other human parts, were allegedly found in his apartment. Kayode was apprehended on Tuesday when the state Commissioner of Police, […]
Senate gives IG 14 days to arrest killer herdsmen in Benue
The Senate at an extended plenary on Tuesday debated the killings by Fulani herdsmen in Benue State and other parts of Nigeria. The lawmakers said their resolutions, which were later conveyed to President Muhammadu Buhari by the leadership of the National Assembly, were “wake-up call” to the President and the Federal Government who “must” take […]
Why ONSA Ordered Movement of $44m Belonging to NIA to Safety
As the House of Representatives prepares to beam its searchlight on the $44 million allegedly removed from the vault of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), THISDAY learnt Tuesday that the funds might have been taken into custody by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) for safekeeping. The $44 million, said to be the […]
Kim Kardashian, Kanye West Announce Birth Of Third Child Via Surrogate
Reality star Kim Kardashian and her rapper husband Kanye West Tuesday announced the birth of their third child, a baby girl who was born via a surrogate. “She is here! We’re so in love,” Kardashian, 37, wrote in a post on her website which she then shared with her 58.3 million Twitter followers. In a […]
