You lack capacity, hand over, let Osinbajo rescue Nigeria, Ortom tells Buhari
By Peter Duru, Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to hand over to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, saying from all indications, the president lacks the capacity to rescue the country from the worsening economic and security predicaments confronting the nation. The Governor who spoke yesterday during an interaction with […]
LG autonomy, a political ruse, deceptive — Akeredolu
“The states of the federation cannot continue to depend on hand-outs from the Federal Government for even the payment of workers’ salaries.”
Scarcity: We’ve only 3 days to shut down — Airlines
…Says economy ticket’ll hit N120,000 …Reps, airliners, regulators, oil marketers agree to sell aviation fuel at N500 per litre for 3 days …Economy placed at N85,000 for 3 days …NNPC receives demands to give airline operators import licencel19 oil companies currently have 88 million litres of aviation fuel-GMD NNPC …We won’t compromise, accept blackmail by […]
God not happy with Nigeria’s situation — Gani Adams
By Dapo Akinrefon Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, yesterday, expressed worry that God is not happy with the present situation in Nigeria, insisting that the 21-day programme slated for the Eledumare Festival was to honour and appease God. Adams disclosed this at a briefing in Ikeja, Lagos, while unveiling the programme for the celebration […]
Olubadan-in-Council to review honorary titles
“Appointment of Mogajis and Baales would follow after the completion of all the promotion exercises which would end with the Iyalode line.”
Hold govt responsible if we shut down COE, COEASU tells Nigerians
“Government has refused to redeem her recurring promises to release the N15 billion Revitalization Fund it pledged since 2018″…
End exploitative marketing of baby food, UNICEF, WHO urge govts
“Formula milk marketing remained unacceptably pervasive, misleading, and aggressive.”
News extra: ASUU extends roll-over strike by 2 months, as parents express frustrations
“I cannot continue to waste my time waiting for ASUU to start work.”
In Nigeria, ignorance, myths limit access to family planning services
…Experts say contraception will prevent 685,000 unplanned pregnancies annually BEFORE 2012 when the Family Planning 2020, FP2020, campaign was launched to expand access to contraceptives globally, common knowledge in Nigeria was that family planning is a ploy by the Western world to reduce the population of Africans and render them permanently infertile. Ignorantly, many women […]
Full story: Drama as Abba Kyari’s wife slumps in court
One of the women in her company told journalists that she was asthmatic.
Soldier, 6 others killed as youth groups clash in Edo community
By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY— THERE are fear and anxiety in Obayantor community, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State, as seven persons, including a soldier have reportedly died as a result of clash between rival youth groups in the community over leadership tussle. Although the military has denied the death of any of its personnel, […]
