Killings: Police chief arrives Katsina
The Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, has arrived in Katsina. He arrived at 9.45am. Although details of his visits are still sketchy, it is believed that it is in connection with the protests by residents on Monday calling for the resignation of the Governor Bello Masari. The State has been under security threats as […]
Govt explains how it intends to spend N13b on pest control
The Federal Government has unfolded plans of how it intends to spend the N13.9 billion Pest Control Fund recently announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Director, Department of Veterinary and Pest Control Services in the ministry, Alabi Olaniran, gave the breakdown […]
Fashola tackles Executive Jets
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has told management of the Executive Jets that he should be left out of the airline’s trouble because he has not left Abuja since March 22, 2020. Fashola in a statement by his special adviser on communications Hakeem Bello, the minister said, “For purposes of clarity and […]
Obaseki Dumps APC
The crisis in Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) got to its peak on Tuesday as Edo State governor Godwin Obaseki resigned his membership of the APC. The governor after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari announced his decision. With his exit from the party, the stake in Edo politics has gone higher. The details are […]
Army General dismissed
Major General Hakeem Otiki who has been standing trial for alleged stealing has been found guilty by a Court Marshal and dismissed from the service. The General Court Martial headed by Lieutenant-General Lamidi Adeosun found the former GOC guilty on all the five counts charges filed against him. The former GOC was charged for stealing […]
Naira Marley: Airline apologises
The airline sanctioned by the Ministry of Aviation, Executive Jet Services Limited, has apologized for its indiscretion. The airline had flown the musician Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, to Abuja to perform at a concert. This was against the ban on all flights. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, had announced the suspension of the […]
Professor Akinkugbe dies at 86
*UI mourns One of Nigeria’s foremost professor of Medicine Oladipo Akinkugbe is dead. He was 86. He died in Ibadan where he was a professor at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan. The forest professor of medicine studied and taught at some of the world’s most prestigious universities. He taught at the University of […]
Resident doctors begin strike
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has embarked on what it calls a nationwide indefinite strike after after the expiration of a 14-day ultimatum it gave on May 30. The President of the association, Dr. Aliyu Sokomba, said in Abuja that the Association’s decision is predicated on the fact that the healthcare delivery system […]
Again, Northern Elders fault Buhari over insecurity *You’re noise makers, says Adesina
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has again faulted the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari over what it called failure to tackle the security situation in the country, especially in the northern part. Prof Ango Abdullahi on behalf of the forum said the nation’s security situation was getting out of proportion. According to him, the constant […]
Aregbesola, Tinubu: End of the road?
The man regarded as the Lord of the manor in Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his Siamese twin brother, former governor of Osun State Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola seem to be falling apart. Recent moves in Lagos which led to the outright ban of all groups within the Lagos chapter of the All Progressives […]
