El-Rufai tells security agencies: Clear out criminals from Birnin Gwari for economic takeoff
By Soni Daniel Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-rufai has called for more security operations in and around the notorious Birnin Gwari area of the state to pave the way for planned economic activities. The governor in a tweet he sent out on Tuesday, pointed out that the rampant criminal activities have stalled efforts to […]
Chuks Collins is reshaping the fashion world with new collection, TASOU
TASOU is inspired by Chuks Collins diverse background and upbringing, integrating the sleek lines of New York streets with the fractal geometric shapes and colors of ancient and current-day Nigeria. This country had an enormous influence on the designer’s childhood and is often an inspiration for his designs, as he taps into his ancestry and […]
Police arrest 58 suspects in connection with Lagos Island unrest
The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested 58 suspects in its effort to restore normalcy to the Agarawu, Ita Faaji, Igbosere and other areas on the Lagos Island. The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu said this in a statement signed on Tuesday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi. […]
Kebbi remains APC frontline state – Malami
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has said that Kebbi remains an All Progressives Congress (APC) frontline state. Malami, in a statement signed by Dr Jibrilu Gwandu, his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, stated this during the revalidation of his membership of the party on Tuesday in Kebbi. […]
COVID-19: Nigeria may not access vaccines if…— Dr Ifeanyi, Public Health Analyst
By Chioma Obinna Last weekend, the World Health Organisation, WHO denied the purported media report of the disqualification of Nigeria from the vaccine through the Pfizer-BioNTech COVAX facility. Nigeria will now benefit from the 16 million doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine allocation. However, criticism trails Nigeria’s exclusion as the 100,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines expected […]
COVID-19, not threat to our Convention ― Apostolic Church President
Pastor (Dr) Sampson Igwe, President, The Apostolic Church Nigeria, says the raging global pandemic, COVID-19 is not a threat to the Church’s forthcoming quadrennial convention. Igwe said at a press briefing ahead of the convention on Tuesday in Lagos that the church had put in place plans for delegates to observe all the COVID-19. He […]
FRSC inaugurates committee on establishment of road assessment programme
Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has inaugurated a committee on the establishment of the National Road Assessment Programme (nRAP), to enhance safer road infrastructure. Corps Public Education Officer Bisi Kazeem announced this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Oyeyemi said that the committee was set up to […]
Membership revalidation: APC lauds members, stakeholders in Oyo over cooperation
FOLLOWING the commencement of membership registration and revalidation exercise of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the acting Chairman of the committee in Oyo State, Hon. Ahmed Ibrahim Sajoh, yesterday, lauded the state party leadership for their cooperation on the exercise.
High spectrum prices, late 3G, 4G licensing slowing Africa’s broadband penetration
…As GSMA cautions on late spectrum licensing By Prince Osuagwu and Juliet Umeh A new report by the Global System Mobile Association, GSMA, has hit out at Nigeria and other African countries for having the highest spectrum pricing in the world. GSMA says this has accounted for why the continent is not making rapid progress […]
APC registration, revalidation: Sule warns against discrimination, revalidates his membership
By David Odama Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has warned against discrimination against those decamping from other parties to APC saying the party belong to all Nigerians. He also said the the ongoing exercise would will offer the party brighter chances and send opposition out of the political arena in 2023 Governor Sule stated […]
Laws, enforcers, principles and principalities
By Owei Lakemfa THERE are people you meet who not only leave a lasting impression on you but also change your perspectives on issues or particular institutions. I had a cynical view of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, until I met Yomi Onashile. I was from 1990-92, Secretary of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, B Zone […]
