Kidnap of schoolgirls: Stop paying ransom to criminals, Solanke tells FG
By Innocent Anaba The first female Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Folake Solanke, has expressed concern over government payment of ransom to criminals, who kidnap school students, noting that it was worsening security in schools across in the country. Speaking on the occasion of the on-going International Women’s Day Conference organised by the Nigerian Bar […]
Nigeria, Morocco partner to build $1.3bn fertilizer plant
ABUJA- PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said a new basic chemicals platform worth $1.3b that will produce ammonia and fertilizers in Nigeria will be ready for commissioning in the coming months.
Tinubu chairs 11th Arewa House lecture
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu would chair the 11th Arewa House Lecture in Kaduna on Saturday.
Security guard who committed suicide left notes for his family, says OAU
By Shina Abubakar The management of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state on Thursday disclosed that a local guard in the institution, Fisayo Oyeniyi sent a suicide message to his family before killing himself. Fisayo was said to have committed suicide on Saturday, March 20 by hanging himself at his house located at Kanmi Bus […]
Buhari to inaugurate $1.3bn fertiliser plant soon
President Muhammadu Buhari says a new basic chemicals platform worth $1.3 billion that will produce ammonia and fertilisers in Nigeria will be ready for inauguration in the coming months.
Ortom did not stage-manage attack on himself
The totally condemnable attempt on the life of Gov Samuel Ortom of Benue State has triggered an avalanche of reactions. Most reactions are telling in their degree of empathy and outright condemnation of the attacks. There is also, a readying of highly skilled police personnel to thoroughly investigate and possibly arrest the culprits. However, politically […]
Tinubu to Chair Arewa House 11th Annual Lecture
Sen. Bola Tinubu will chair the 11th Annual Lecture in honour of late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello, organised by Arewa House.
Negotiate with bandits to release our children, Parents of Afaka students beg El-Rufai
By Nwafor Sunday The Governor of Kadunna state, Nasir el-Rufai, has been asked to negotiate with bandits to release the kidnapped Afaka students. Sani Friday, a parent of two of the abducted students and a representative of the parents of the kidnapped Afaka students, disclosed this in an interview with ChannelTv on Thursday. According to […]
Akeredolu insists Ondo won’t support secession, accuses Akintoye of grandstanding for relevance
— Packs of unelected jokers wouldn’t be allowed to declare “Sovereignty” on our behalf By Dayo Johnson Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state Thursday insisted that there would not be any agitation for secession in any part of the state. Akeredolu lashed the leader of the Ilana Omo Oodua, Prof Banji Akintoye for picking on […]
Post-operative Death: Patients should receive COVID-19 vaccine before surgery— Study
As COVID-19 vaccination continues all over the world, a new study released on Thursday has shown that patients waiting for elective surgery should get COVID-19 vaccines ahead of the general population to avoid thousands of post-operative deaths linked to the virus.
Re-2023: Character of the governor Delta needs (Part1)
Our investigation revealed that he is vexed by the outcome of the recent local government council elections held in Delta State during which his political ambition was crushed by a political system that had earlier buttered his bread.
Hunger for revolutionary change inspired my writings – Amadi
By Japhet Davidson IT was indeed a home coming and a dream come true as United Arab Emirates, UAE-based biomedical scientist and poet, Ifeanyi Amadi presented his two books titled Tourist in Wahala Land and The Chemical Poems of Ayatollah Khameni to the public in Lagos. For the young activist, Ifeanyi Amadi who then as […]
Court sentences lecturer to 36 months imprisonment for election fraud
A High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom, has sentenced an INEC returning officer, Prof. Peter Ogban, to 36 months imprisonment for election fraud. Delivering judgment, Justice Augustine Odokwo, also ordered Ogban to pay a fine of N100, 000 for count 2, which is falsification of result in Etim Ekpo/Oruk Anam collation centre during the 2019 […]
Two-thirds of Africans willing to accept COVID-19 vaccination – Africa CDC Survey
By Alice Ekpang Amid the varying sentiments across the globe regarding the acceptability of the Covid19 vaccines, Partnership for Evidence-Based Response to Covid-19, PERC, survey has revealed that two-thirds of Africans are willing to accept Covid-19 vaccines. The report was presented during a webinar hosted by the African Centre for Diseases Control, public strategy firm, […]
Insecurity: CSOs oppose govt’s alleged payment of ransom to bandits, kidnappers
…charge new service chiefs to change narrative By Gabriel Ewepu AS Nigerians continue to grapple with high level of insecurity, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, yesterday, opposed alleged payment of ransom by government to bandits and kidnappers to free victims. Speaking with Vanguard, CSOs expressed disappointment, dissatisfaction and condemned negotiation and payment of alleged ransom by […]
Kaduna to stop relying on federal allocation soon ― el-Rufai
Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State, says that the state plans to stop relying on federal allocation in the next four years. El-Rufai disclosed this on Thursday in Kaduna in an interview with newsmen shortly after declaring open the 147th meeting of the Joint Tax Board. He said that the state has been boosting its […]
