Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum (centre). By Nwafor Sunday Hours after Vanguard reported how Jihadist fighters linked to the Islamic State group on Friday killed 3 soldiers, 8 policemen, 4 others, in an ambush on the convoy of Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, the governor said the hour has come for Borno state to choose …

By Shina Abubakar As the Olojo festival climax on Saturday in Ile-Ife, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi emerged from seclusion to host personalities at his Ile-Oodua Palace. The monarch emerged from Seven days seclusion which was dedicated to commune with the Olodumare to cleanse the land of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. The …

By Henry Umoru, Abuja As part of moves to stop the planned nationwide strike and mass protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, the thirty- six State Governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF yesterday entered into a meeting with the organised labour, pleading with the workers to jettison the action. Consequently, the …

Members of the court martial sit during the inauguration to try soldiers accused of mutiny tasked with fighting Boko Haram militants in Abuja on October 2, 2014.  By Kingsley Omonobi A General Court Martial convened by the Nigerian Airforce to try four Airforce personnel including one Flight Lieutenant, one Flying Officer, one Master Warrant Officer, has …

…say PRP has solution for Nigeria By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Thirty one States Chairmen of the People’s Redemption Party (PRP) have passed a vote of confidence on their National executives led by Alhaji Falalu Bello. The Deputy Chairman of the party in Imo State, Engr Peter Okafor, who moved  for a vote of confidence on the party’s …

Lai Mohammed The Federal Government on Saturday appealed to organised Labour to shelve its planned strike, saying it will only bring more hardship to ordinary Nigerians. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the appeal in Lagos at a meeting with the Online Publishers Association of Nigeria The News Agency of Nigeria …

…to inaugurate 10 boards on Tuesday By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has appointed the Chairman and members of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). A statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, the Governor also named Chairman and members of the board of the Olabisi Onabanjo University …

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria (NUTGTWN) has directed its members across the country to join the indefinite strike action as directed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) with effect from Monday September 28, 2020. In a circular dated September 25, 2020 addressed to all textile employers, copy …

By Ndahi Marama Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum is saddened by the killing of security personnel made up of civilian JTF members ambushed on their way to Baga as security backup in reconstruction efforts. Baga town was displaced by the Boko Haram insurgents 21 months ago, with most of the residents taking refuge in …

By Ozioruva Aliu, Benin-City Reactions continued to trail last Saturday’s victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki at the governorship election as  the Edo citizens in Diaspora under the name Edo Redemption Movement ( ERM) said Obaseki victory has finally put a nail to the activities of godfathers in the state. The group added that the outcome …

By James Ogunnaike Operatives of the Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Police have arrested a 72-year-old man, Ishola OLATUNJI, for forcefully having unlawful carnal knowledge of a seven old girl (name withheld). A statement by the command spokesman, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed that the suspect was arrested on the 22nd of September 2020. The …

…As all schools, except primary, resume October 5 By Egufe Yafugborhi Violators of Covid-19 protocols ordered during marriages and burials in Rivers state are now liable to a fine of one hundred million naira (N100,000,000) according to new guidelines and penalties stipulated by the state government. The latest fiat was the outcome of Friday’s Emergency …

Chief of the Air Staff, Sadique Baba Abubakar and Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Faruk. …Islam discourages secret marriage-Sheikh By Ibrahim HassanWuyo As news continued to spread on the purported marriage between the Nigerian Chief of Air Staff, Sadique Baba Abubakar and the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Sadiya Umar Faruk, VOA Hausa has quoted a …

By Bashir Bello Not fewer than 83 defaulters of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise have been arrested and tried by a mobile court for violating the sanitation orders in Kano State. The defaulters were arrested while the exercise was ongoing, tried and fine the sum of over N62,000 in accordance with their offences. Also read: …

The Justice Department is seeking an immediate ban on downloads of WeChat in Apple and Google app stores, saying the Chinese-owned messaging service is a threat to the security of the United States. Last week the US Commerce Department moved to ban WeChat from US app stores but on Saturday, Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler in …

By Ndahi Marama Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum is saddened by the killing of 11 security personnel made up of eight policemen and three civilian JTF members ambushed on their way to Baga as security backup in reconstruction efforts. Baga town was displaced by the Boko Haram insurgents 21 months ago, with most of …

Malam Uba Sani …targets over 10,000 poor households in Kaduna  By Ibrahim HassanWuyo A group, the Unified Awareness Forum, UAF, has indicated willingness to partner the Uba Sani Foundation towards encouraging projects that would empower citizens of Kaduna state and wipe away poverty. Already, conveners of the UAF, Kabiru Usman and Ibrahim Tanimu, said they have …

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi By Dennis Agbo ENUGU State Housing Development Corporation, ESHDC, has disclosed that the Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi administration was focused on rural housing schemes so as to diversify rapid growth in the state. Chairman of ESHDC, Mr. Chuks Agu made the disclosure when he received the people of Amankpaka Ugwuogo-Nike Autonomous community in Enugu …

Ethiopia Prime minister Abiy Ahmed stated the country has “no intention to harm” neighbouring Egypt and Sudan. Comments that come after months of negotiations over the Renaissance Dam, situated upstream of the two countries, have failed to produce any agreement. Egypt has warned the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project could have devastating effects on its …

Gbajabiamila By Tordue Salem The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has commended the Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Sanwo-Olu, for flagging off 377 roads and power projects across all wards of the state. Gbajabiamila in a press statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Lanre Lasisi, also lauded …