FG declares Monday 27, Tuesday 28, and Jan 3 public holidays
By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Federal Government has declared Monday 27th, Tuesday 28th December 2021 and Monday, 3rd January 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day celebrations respectively. The declaration was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja and signed by the Permanent Secretary in the […]
Rich also cries: Chaos in Magodo Estate as residents protest planned demolition of houses
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Vehicular and human movements have been paralyzed in the early hours on Wednesday in Magodo Estate, Shangisha area of Lagos as residents barricaded all entrances to the estate over planned demolition by members of a family who claimed to be the original owner of the land. The trouble, it was gathered started […]
Nigeria records highest single day infection of COVID-19 on Tuesday
Nigeria recorded 2,123 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, its highest ever daily infection since the outbreak of the virus in February 2020. Wednesday’s figure was 755 higher than the 1,368 infections recorded on Tuesday. It was the first time Nigeria was experiencing a ballooning of its daily difference in new infections. The Nigeria Centre for […]
Supreme Court Judgment: Panic, as Shangisha landlords take over highbrow Magodo
Panic griped landlords and residents of highbrow Magodo area of Lagos metropolis as stern-looking policemen took over the area this afternoon to execute a Supreme Court judgment, which mandated Lagos State government to give back 549 plots to the original owners of the area, before it was “fraudulently acquired over 38 year ago”.
Electoral Bill: Buhari allowing himself to be caged – Northern Youths
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo The Leadership of the Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has noted with dismay the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to refuse signing the Amended Electoral Bill into Law. “If Mr President feels Nigeria is not safe for direct primaries, we wish to further buttress our call for him to resign and […]
Electoral Bill: 76 senators declare readiness to override Buhari’s veto
FOR the first time since the Senate was inaugurated in June 2019, no fewer than 76 senators, yesterday, indicated their readiness to go against the veto of President Muhammadu Buhari to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.
