By Ndahi Marama Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has signed into law the 2021 appropriation bill passed by the Borno State House of Assembly. The budget was however jerked from N208billion proposed by Zulum to N248 billion (about N40 billion). According to the House of Assembly, the increment was to cater for industrial projects by […]

*Says protest ‘ve been hijacked by politicians, hoodlums *Hails OPSH on professionalism in handling situation By Joseph Erunke A coalition of civil rights group has flayed the shooting and wounding of a soldier attached to Operation Safe Haven, a military outfit in Plateau State by aggrieved Plateau local government workers protesting non implementation of minimum […]

…Virus killed 44,830 in 2019, with 100,000 new infections By Ibrahim Hassan No fewer than 1.8 million persons are living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. This came as the virus claimed 44,830 lives in 2019, while  more than 100,000 new infections were equally recorded in the same year. These […]

Aniekan Ekpe rolled back the years to inspire Dakkada FC to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over dogged Jigawa Golden Stars at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on Sunday. Aniekan Ekpe rolled back the years to inspire Dakkada FC to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over dogged Jigawa Golden Stars at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo on […]

By Gabriel Enogholase, Benin As part of efforts to regulate the operations of tricycles and motorcycles across Edo State, the state government has rolled out modalities for the issuance of Edo State Rider’s Permit to private and commercial operators. In a statement in Benin yesterday, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, said the permit […]

…40 persons currently in kidnappers’ den By Kingsley Omonobi A group,   the Birnin Gwari Progressives Union, BEPU,  has raised alarm over what it said was the take over of Birnin Gwari area of Kaduna State by armed bandits and the daily killings and kidnappings in the area. The group also expressed misgivings at the seeming […]

By Ola Ajayi Four people were, yesterday, shot while property worth millions of naira were destroyed in bloody violence in some parts of Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The violence, which occurred at Onideore, Ogundipe Street, in Oranyan area of the city forced some residents to vacate their residence for fear of being attacked. It was […]

By Adesina Wahab & Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila; Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and former Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, Prof. Peter Okebukola, yesterday, commiserated with the academia over the passing of former vice-chancellor of University of Lagos, Pro-Chancellor and Chairman […]

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent “an urgent complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention over the arbitrary detention, torture and other ill-treatment of journalist Omoyele Sowore and four other activists simply for peacefully exercising their human rights.” SERAP said: “The Working Group should request the Nigerian authorities to withdraw […]

By Chancel Sunday THE Pere of Kerebiri-Mein kingdom, Bomadi local government area of Delta State, HRM Godspower Oporomo, has called on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to resuscitate the abandoned Bomadi Polytechnic project as well as fulfil his long promise to link the kingdom to the national grid. The royal father, who made the appeal, weekend, on […]