Edo probes Benin auto parts market inferno
EDO State government has inaugurated an eight-man panel of inquiry into the inferno that destroyed goods worth millions of naira at the auto spare parts market in Uwelu, Egor Local Government Area of the state.
El-Zakzaky: We’ll follow due diligence in dealing with him – FG
Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and wife are due to arrive Nigeria aboard Ethiopian Airlines today, a diplomatic source confirmed to Vanguard last night.
Stop ex-commissioners from interfering in state matters, youths tell Ikpeazu
ABIA—A youth pressure group, Concerned Abia Youths, CAY, has urged Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State to prevail on some former commissioners to stop meddling in the governance of the state.
Fayemi ignores aggrieved Obas, swears in Alawe as new Council Chair
ADO-EKITI—GOVERNOR Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, yesterday, ignored the protest and court action instituted by the 17 most prominent traditional rulers, in the State, known as the “pelupelu”, swore in the Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, Oba Adebanji Alabi, as the Chairman of the Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers.
INSECURITY: Akeredolu bans Okada riders on Benin – Ore expressway
AKURE—IN a move aimed at curbing criminal activities along the Benin- Ore expressway, the Ondo State government, yesterday, banned commercial motorcycles popularly known as okada operating along the route.
How to decongest Lagos seaports — NPA, NIMASA, Navy, Transport Ministry, others
The best way to speedily decongest Lagos seaports is to make eastern ports operational in their full capacity, critical stakeholders in the maritime sector told an ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives yesterday.
Apapa-Oshodi Expressway reconstruction: Commuters, motorists go through hell
COMMUTERS, motorists and other road users have been going through excruciating pains on a daily basis on the chaotic Oshodi – Apapa Expressway.
Taraba police killings ominous
THE killing of three Nigerian policemen by some soldiers in Taraba State on Tuesday, August 6, 2019, is a mirror image of the security quandary now facing Nigeria. Nobody quite knows exactly what some of our armed security agents are up to.
Presidential Tribunal: You lack credentials to be President, Atiku tackles Buhari
ABUJA—Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, has taken a fresh wipe at President Muhammadu Buhari, saying he should be sacked by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal for failing to support his claimed proficiency in English language with any educational qualification.
When your enemies fight, don’t pray for peace
YEMEN was the most developed part of the Arab region about 630 AD when Prophet Mohammed (SAW) sent his cousin Ali to its capital Sana’a. Today, it is not only the poorest in the region but perhaps the most devastated and certainly, the deadliest place on earth.
Obono-Obla’s sack: Solicitor-General takes over presidential panel
ABUJA—Sequel to President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive, the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mr. Dayo Apata, has assumed control of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property.
