Agatu Killings, others: Buhari’s silence is worrisome – Fayose
Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has described as worrisome, the silence of President Muhammadu Buhari on the alleged killing of harmless Nigerians by Fulani Herdsmen, saying, “the wanton murder of over 300 Agatu people of Benue State and the silence of the Federal Government on this genocide is a clear invitation to chaos.”
UNILAG convocation to affect UTME candidates – JAMB official
The 2016 all Computer Based Test ( CBT) version of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) would not hold at the University of Lagos centre until March 7.
Power shortage: Benin hoteliers bemoan cost of running generators
Some hoteliers in Benin have decried the current power shortage in the Edo capital, saying they now spend so much on diesel to power their generators.
Zoologists attribute Lion escape in Jos Park to dilapidated facilities
The Nigeria Association of Zoological Gardens has attributed last month’s escape of a lion at the Jos Wild Life Park to the general dilapidation of the facility.
Clerics express mixed feelings on Govt. sponsorship of pilgrimage
Some Christian and Muslim clerics across the country have expressed divergent views on government’s sponsorship of pilgrimage.
PDP leadership disassociates self from fake online portal
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has disassociated itself from a fake online portal opened in the name of the party.
Power shortage: Hoteliers groan over cost of running generators
Some hoteliers in Benin have decried the current power shortage in the Edo capital, saying they now spend so much on diesel to power their generators.
Group seeks foreign partners to boost rice production
The Bayelsa chapter of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) says it is seeking foreign partners to produce rice in commercial quantity in the state.
Boko Haram: Nigerian Army inducts Combat Motorbike battalion into Battle.
As part of renewed strategy to sustain the clearing of the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists, the Nigerian Army has inducted a combat motorbike battalion at the Headquarters of 25 Task Force Brigade, Damboa, Borno State.
Buhari makes U-turn, says he won’t pay N5000 stipend promised to unemployed
In what appears to be a major U-turn from what his campaign promises before the 2015 presidential election, president Mohammadu Buhari has said he would not pay the N5000 stipend he promised to unemployed youth in the country.
Sheriff and the PDP standoff: Making a bad situation worse
The shenanigans of leaders of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, playing out in it’s bid to reposition, would only give the party a bloody nose. This report will reveal the undercurrents of the present crisis and why the party should stop pouring cold water on its efforts to re-engage Nigerians who are still angry at the last 16years of manifest misrule. Both ways, the leaders of the party are making a bad situation worse. If it is about re-engaging Nigerians and the only person they could think of is Modu-Sheriif, a bad situation would get worse; or, conversely, if after choosing Modu-Sheriff, they are still bickering, a bad situation would, certainly, become worse.
