2027: ‘I won’t let you tie me down; we’ll wrestle to finish’ – Tinubu warns opposition
“I’m ready, but I won’t give them a red carpet. I won’t offer them the leash to tie me and rope me. No, we wrestle each other to the finishing point,” Tinubu said.
Oil spill: Reps order Shell to pay N1bn compensation to Rivers’ community
The report “urged Shell to negotiate with the Joinkrama Community with a view to determining compensation for damages to waterways, farmland, economic trees; since the spill in question did not originate from Joinkrama Community.â€
No going back on Awka, Nnewi, Onitsha master plans, Obi insists
By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—GOVERNOR Peter Obi of Anambra State says there is no going back on the implementation of the recently launched master plans for the three cities of Awka, Nnewi and Onitsha, pledging that if he remained Governor of the state till 2014, he would have saved the state, counterpart fund of $1million for […]
Benue Police arrest 11 vandals, 29 others wanted
By Peter Duru MAKURDI—Irked by the spate of destruction and vandalism of newly erected infrastructure in parts of Makurdi and its environs, the Benue State Police Command has arrested a team of eleven vandals who specialize in destroying government property while 29 others have been declared wanted. According to a statement by Special Assistant to […]
Kwara appoints MedView to airlift pilgrims
By Kenneth Ehigiator As preparations for this year’s lesser Hajj, Umrah, intensifies, Kwara State goveernment has appointed MedView Airlines as the official carrier of its Muslim pilgrims. Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abdul Ganiyu Cook-Olododo, who signed the letter of award to the effect on behalf of the state government, said an agreement would […]
How I paid N715m to fake pastor —NDDC ex-chairman
“I paid him the monies between December 1, 2007 and April 2008.
“This man came to my house asking for loan.“I asked my security details to investigate him.
