Save Mayowa Ahmed appeal: Count us out – LUTH Management
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, has denied involvement in the public appeal to raise funds for the treatment of Miss Mayowa Ahmed, one of it's patients.
July 29,1966 counter-coup: Africa’s bloodiest coup d’état
The first shots shattered the peace of the night at the Abeokuta Garrison of the Nigerian Army a few minutes after midnight on July 29, 1966.
Name Aso Rock after Gen Aguiyi Ironsi, Ohanaeze youths urge Buhari
FIFTY years after the first military coup d’état which tragically claimed the life of the then Head of State, Late General Johnson Thomas Aguiyi Ironsi, Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has called on the Federal Government to immortalise the slain Head of State.
Why we must continue with demolition, by Gov Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said that his administration will continue the demolition of criminal hideouts in the state to guarantee security of lives and property.
Law against land touts most welcome
Recently, the Lagos State House of Assembly passed a Bill which criminalises the activities of land touts and grabbers popularly known as “Omo Onile’s” or “Ajagungbale’s”, an action which has understandably been hailed in many quarters.
We’ll deal with civil servants who steal govt revenue- Obiano
GOVERNOR Willie Obiano of Anambra State has threatened to deal ruthlessly with civil servants in the state, who allegedly connive with revenue agents to swindle the state of huge sums of money, thereby sabotaging government’s efforts to shore up the state’s Internally Generated Revenue, IGR.
Bombing of pipelines: Gbaramatu youth leader appeals to militants
A youth leader in Makaraba oilfield, Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, Timi Oluba, has appealed to militants to stop further bombing of oil and gas facilities in the kingdom, lamenting that the attacks were affecting mostly the innocent people.
You must represent Nigeria positively, Saraki tells Ambassadorial Nominees
SENATE President Bukola Saraki yesterday read the riot act to all the 47 Ambassadorial Nominees that have been screened by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, saying that as they must represent Nigeria positively in the countries they were posted to.
Gbagyi community residents protest planned demolition by Kaduna govt
Hundreds of aggrieved women and children, yesterday, trooped into the streets of Kaduna metropolis protesting the planned demolition of 3,500 houses, 40 churches and 16 schools at the 35,000-strong Gbagyi villa community.
FG workers threaten strike over unpaid salary arrears
LAGOS — FEDERAL senior civil servants have threatened to down tools over unpaid salary arrears, appealing to President Muhammadu Buhari to direct immediate payment of their backlog of salaries and allowances. The workers said their patience had been overstretched.
OAU re-opens, fresh students to resume Aug 3
Osogbo—The Senate of the Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, yesterday announced the re-opening of the university barely 36 days after it was shut following the crises that rocked the institution.
