Mr Nnimmo Bassey, an environmental activist has donated a resource centre/library worth millions of naira to St. Mary Secondary School, Ikot Nseyen in Ikono Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. Bassey, speaking to newsmen after the donation in Ikot Nseyen, said he was motivated to build the library/resource centre at …
Read More »Anambra doctors threaten withdrawal of services over rising cases of colleagues’ abductions
By Chimezie Anaso Awka, June 29, 2022 The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Anambra branch, has expressed concern over the rising cases of kidnap, especially of its members in the state. The body, in a statement made available to journalists in Awka on Wednesday, called on Gov. Chukwuma Soludo and security …
Read More »12,387 Nigerians applied for National Housing Scheme – Fashola
By Victor Adeoti Osogbo, June 29, 2022 The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday said more than 12,387 applicants applied for the Federal Government National Housing Programme across the country. Fashola disclosed this at the official handing over of keys to beneficiaries of the housing programme …
Read More »Monarch warns against campaign of calumny against former Army Chief, Buratai
A traditional ruler in Osun, the Olowu of Kuta, Oba Hammed Makama, has warned against campaign of calumny against the former Army Chief of Staff, Maj.-Gen. Tukur Buratai. Oba Makama, while addressing a news conference on Tuesday in his palace in Kuta town, said that a smear campaign against Buratai, …
Read More »Police launch manhunt for suspects in alleged Enugu killing
By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, June 29, 2022 The Enugu State Police Command says it has commenced a discreet manhunt for those involved in the alleged killing of two persons in Akwuke axis of Enugu metropolis. The command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed this in a statement issued in Enugu on …
Read More »Osun 2022: Gov. Oyetola knows fate July 14 as Court delivers judgment in suit seeking his disqualification
By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, June 29, 2022 A Federal High Court, Abuja, is to deliver judgment on July 14 in a suit seeking the disqualification of Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, in the July 16 governorship election holding in Osun state. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed …
Read More »Buhari to reshuffle cabinet as Senate confirms seven nominees as ministers-designate
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to reshuffle the federal cabinet any time from now, following the Senate’s screening and confirmation, on Wednesday, of the seven ministerial nominees whose names he sent last week for confirmation as Ministers-designate. The confirmed Ministers-designate will have to be assigned portfolios and it is not …
Read More »Merkel visits African American Museum with Obama while in Washington
Washington, June 29, 2022 Former U.S. President Barack Obama joined former German chancellor, Angela Merkel on a visit to Washington’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. “As president, I saw Chancellor Merkel lead through crises with her wise pragmatism, good humour, and unrelenting moral compass and I feel …
Read More »N525m fraud: Court jails fraudster 235 years in Uyo
Justice Agatha Okeke of the Federal High Court, Uyo has convicted and sentenced a notorious international fraudster, Scales Olatunji, to 235 years imprisonment for internet fraud and money laundering. Olatunji was arraigned on July 2, 2019 on 45-count charges bordering on identity theft, money laundering and conspiracy. He pleaded “not guilty” to …
Read More »Ekiti Governor-elect, Oyebanji, visits Fayose
Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr. Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the Lagos residence of former Governor of the State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose. The visit was sequel to the congratulatory messages sent to Oyebanji by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the June 18 election, Chief …
Read More »Kano APC Senator, Shekarau, defects to NNPP
Senator representing Kano Central Senatorial District, Ibrahim Shekarau, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The lawmaker in a defection letter read during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, informed the chamber that his decision to quit the …
Read More »Buhari arrives Lisbon, Portugal
Osinbajo presides over cabinet meeting
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, June 29, 2022 Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has presided over the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari is away on a state visit to Portugal. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss …
Read More »Nwadinobi reappointed President of Medical Women’s International Association
By Abiemwense Moru Abuja, June 29, 2022 Dr Eleanor Nwadinobi, the President of the Medical Women’s International Association (MWIA), has been reappointed for a second tenure of three years. Information about the reappointment is contained in a statement she issued on Wednesday in Abuja. She stated that the reappointment was …
Read More »Zulum to commissioners: You must report for work punctually; Laments late coming; Says: I will monitor your coming to offices
… ‘We will give you results’- KS Lawan Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has announced that he will monitor the coming of commissioners and permanent secretaries to their ministerial offices at Musa Usman Secretariat, noting that his administration wants to ensure the maximum functionality of the secretariat. Zulum …
Read More »Senate delegation to visit Ekweremadu, wife in London
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has disclosed that a delegation from its Committee on Foreign Affairs would depart Nigeria for London on July 1, 2022, to pay a visit to Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, who are both presently in detention over an allegation of organ harvesting. Lawan …
Read More »Fitch upgrades Fidelity Bank’s issuer default rating from ‘B-’ to ‘B’
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Fidelity Bank Plc’s long-term issuer default rating (IDR) from ‘B-’ to ‘B’, reflecting the bank’s increased creditworthiness. The rating agency also upgraded Fidelity’s National Long-Term Rating to ‘A(nga)’ from ‘BBB+(nga)’. According to the global rating agency, the upgrade is a result of the Bank’s improving business …
Read More »This country, Nigeria! By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 “He who must destroy others to succeed must know that destruction waits for him at the gate of his (own) success” – Benu Jibrin. “He who destroys another person to succeed in life will have destruction awaiting him at the post of his (own) success” – …
Read More »NEMA receives 131 stranded Nigerians from Libya
By Yunus Yusuf Lagos, June 28, 2022 The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday received 131 stranded Nigerians from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The Director General of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed, who was represented by the acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of …
Read More »N’Assembly will amend electoral act to remedy weaknesses – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that efforts will be made by the National Assembly to amend the electoral act to serve as safeguard against weaknesses identified in the law. Lawan made this known in a short remark on Tuesday during plenary, following a matter of national importance …
Read More »Death sentence for bandits as Gov. Matawalle signs anti-banditry bill into law
By Shuaib Sadiq Gusau, June 29, 2022 Gov. Bello Matawalle on Tuesday signed the anti-banditry and other related offences bill into law. The law, which comes into force with immediate effect, has death penalty for those found guilty of banditry and other related offences in Zamfara. Speaking shortly after signing …
Read More »Withdraw vexatious charges against Publisher, Reporter immediately, IPI Nigeria urges Police
The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria has called on the Police to withdraw charges levelled against the publisher of an online newspaper, Mr. Haruna Mohammed and a reporter, Mr. Idris Kamal immediately. IPI Nigeria said it has noted with concern the arrest, detention and subsequent arraignment before a magistrate court …
Read More »You’re a clueless Governor, fiddling while Delta burns – APC to Okowa; Says his VP candidacy has brought his incompetence to national stage
The Delta All Progressives Congress (APC) Gubernatorial Campaign Organisation has described the Ifeanyi Okowa-led People’s Democratic Party (PDP) administration as the worst in the history of the state, and that his nomination as Vice Presidential Candidate of the opposition PDP has brought his sheer incompetence to national focus. In a …
Read More »2023: NLC, TUC pledge to ensure Peter Obi emerges winner; Workers must be properly remunerated – Obi
By Joan Nwagwu Abuja, June 28, 2022 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have pledged to support campaign to ensure that the Labour Party candidate, Mr. Peter Obi emerges winner in the 2023 presidential election. The leadership of the NLC and TUC made …
Read More »When Lagos stood still in celebration of Prince Adelana Adesida’s 70th birthday in grand style
For Akure, Ondo State-born Prince Adelana Adesida, it was day of indescribable joy, when family, friends and well-wishers from all over the world came together on Thursday, June 16, 2022 to celebrate his 70th birthday in grand style in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria. The event, which took the …
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