Dayo Johnson – Akure To reinforce support for the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu ahead of the Saturday governorship election in Ondo State, a carnival-like walk was organised for him in Ondo Town, headquarters of Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. The walk was organised by the Special […]

Says procedural niceties a luxury we can’t afford As leaders of the executive and legislative arms of government discuss how to interact better as co-equal arms of government, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said collaborating to serve the people at all times must be put above what he described as “procedural niceties”. Prof Osinbajo […]

The Ekiti State University Alumni Association, Oyo State Chapter, has elected a new set of executives to lead the association for another four years. The election which was held the weekend at Ayo Labiyi Hall, Lagelu Grammar School, Oremeji, Ibadan, Oyo State, witnessed a large turnout of voters who came out en masse to exercise […]

By Nwafor Sunday Video showing how the United States president, Donald Trump struggled to breathe during his first outing after testing positive to Covid-19, has surfaced online. The video which is currently trending on the micro-blogging sites (Facebook, Twitter) has captured the interests of millions who had believed the president’s earlier statement, “that nobody should […]

By Gabriel Olawale The Nigerian Institute of Building, NIOB, has said that the incidents of building collapse will continue in Lagos State in as much as developers continue to perform the function of builders. Speaking during the survey of the first story building in Nigeria which was built in 1892 (Shitta Bey Mosque) and Water […]

  Says “I want to connect Akure to the global economy” “Akeredolu is too Frank and Sincere for the Nigerian Political Environment” – Deji of Akure The Govenror of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said the manner at which he presided over the reign of governance in the state thus is an evidence that not all […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna state may be divided into 3 for easy administration, sources say. Already on Tuesday in Kaduna, Governor Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai confirmed the existence of a bill, to that effect. The Governor on Tuesday during the presentation of the 2021 budget before the state House of Assembly, said […]

By Chris Ochayi The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians on its commitment to deliver a better urban future despite the prevailing challenges within the housing sector. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, stated this at the virtual commemoration of the 2020 World Habitat Day, WHD, celebration at the Federal Capital Territory,  FCT, Abuja […]

By Nwafor Sunday Social media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Laurreta Onochie, Tuesday, replied a Nigerian music star, Ayo Balogun aka Wizkid, who advised Buhari to jettison Afghanistanism  and concentrate on local issues affecting the country. Wizkid had lambasted Buhari hours after the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, banned the activities of Federal […]

By Joseph Erunke THE federal government has directed beneficiaries of N-power in its first two batches who were omitted from payment of their stipends to report for verification. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, in a statement, Tuesday, directed Batches A and B beneficiaries of the scheme earlier […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru SENIOR Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics, SSANIP, on Tuesday gave the Federal Government 21 days to address all the problems associated with the implementation of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS, if not the union would review its stance on IPPIS. SSANIP also commended the government’s decision to re-open Schools […]

…Says poverty, underdevelopment, indebtedness still rife in region By Michael Eboh The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Tuesday, disclosed that the six states of the south-south geopolitical region received N9.53 trillion from the Federation Account between 2000 and 2018. NEITI, in a book, titled, ‘Perception of the Impact of 13% Oil Derivation Allocation,’ launched […]

…Commissions new complex , patrol vehicles in Ejigbo division By Evelyn Usman The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Hakeem Odumosu,  today , paid a condolence visit on parents of 11-year-old Favour  Ikechukwu , who was gang-raped to death  in Ejigbo area of Lagos, last Wednesday, with a vow to arrest the fleeing perpetrators. […]

The Police Command in Ekiti state has declared one Omotoyinbo Samuel wanted in connection with the Friday robbery attack on a commercial bank in Iyin-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun local government area of the state. The command in a statement on Tuesday by Mr Sunday Abutu, its Public Relations Officer, said Samuel was suspected to have led the […]

By Dirisu Yakubu The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described remark credited to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo that President Muhammadu Buhari feels the hardship Nigerians are living with as highly insensitive and reckless. Osinbajo had while fielding questions from State House correspondents earlier in the week said, “We fully understand that we must have a […]