Salute to an Achiever
By Fatima Sanda Usara On the 24th of May 2015, the baton of leadership of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, changed hands from those of the gentle but devoted Mallam Musa Bello, to those of the firm and unapologetic Barrister Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad. They had one thing in common, to salvage the Muslims’ annual […]
FG demands reversal of visa restriction policy by US
ABUJA — THE Federal Government has called on the United States of America to consider the long standing relationship between the two countries and reverse its Visa restrictions on Nigeria.
Fathers of Almajiri children should be arrested – Sultan, Sanusi, Ooni
THE Emir of Kano, Mohammed Sanusi, and Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, said yesterday that parents of Almajiri children should be arrested and not their children, for constituting a nuisance to the society. Sanusi also called for enactment of laws by state governments to tackle injustices in marriages.
Amotekun Corps: Lagos Assembly amends LNSC Law, commits bill to c’ttee
Lagos—Lagos State House of Assembly, on Thursday, committed the Bill for a Law to establish the State Security outfit, “Amotekun” Corps, 2020 to the House Committee on Information, Publicity, Security and Strategy and report back to the House sine die.
Solidarity with the Chinese on the Coronavirus frontline
By Owei Lakemfa Coronavirus: LI WENLIANG, 34 was an ophthalmologist at Wuhan Central Hospital, China. In December 2019, he noticed seven cases of a virus that he thought looked like Sars. The victims were said to come from the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan. Then he slowly realised that this virus was a strange one. […]
Count me out of protests at Odili’s residence — Sylva
YENAGOA—Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timiepere Sylva, has distanced himself from the recent protest at the Abuja residence of Odilis over the Supreme Court sacking of Chief David Lyon of the All Progressive Congress, APC, as the governor-elect of Bayelsa State.
FG secures $1.46bn to complete Ajaokuta Mills
The federal government has secured about $1.46 billion for the completion of the Ajaokuta Steel Mills in Ajaokuta, Kogi State.
Lagos State Police Command and vehicle number plates
By Emeka Oraetoka THE news that the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Hakeem Odumosu, had given a seven-day ultimatum to owners of unregistered vehicles to comply with the law has brought hope of safety to millions of Lagosians in view of criminality perpetrated by men in unregistered or covered vehicle number plates. In particular, […]
Service Chiefs are very dispensable
IT has been years since President Muhammadu Buhari came under intense pressure to get rid of the current crop of Service Chiefs: General Gabriel Olonishakin, Chief of Defence Staff; Lt-General Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff; Vice Admiral Ekwe Ibok-Ette Ibas, Chief of Naval Staff; and Air Marshall Sadique Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff. The […]
Delta IPMAN burns illegal petroleum products, boats
The anti-bunkering team of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, in collaboration with soldiers of the 19 Battalion, Koko Barracks, Warri North LGA, Delta State, have destroyed four large boats.
Guy Gargiulo: Departure of a humanist
By Gbenga Omotoso Guy Gargiulo: FIRST, a confession: The subject of this article is well known to this reporter. Our first meeting was in September 1974. The sun was getting set to set, its recession a bit slow. Behind the hills that ring the town, the sun was showing its face, bright but weak. And […]
