Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the weekend led the cutting of grass at the Mount Carmel College in Ilorin ahead of statewide school resumption on Monday, saying his action is meant to inspire people to take responsibilities for government facilities located in their areas. Clad in jeans, fez cap, shirt and his signature get-ready-for-work shoe, …

TY Danjuma …Preach one ideology as solution to Nigeria’s problems …Lament tiny tribe ruling nation …‘Oputa Panel job not thorough, we need Truth and Reconciliation Commission’ In the second part of their open letter to Nigerians born on October 1, 1960, some Nigerian leaders under the auspices of the National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) speak on …

Professor Yemi Osinbajo Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed disagreement on comments reflective of a bleak view of Nigeria’s history. He said that despite the onerous challenges Nigerians faced and endured as a people, over the past 60 years, there was still reason to face the future with hope. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement in Abuja, …

By Bashir Bello A jealous house wife, Hauwa, has allegedly killed two of her children because her husband, one Ibrahim Haruna Aminu, married a second wife. The deceased kids were identified as Yusuf (5-year-old) and the Zahra’u (3-year-old). It was gathered that the incident occurred  yesterday morning in Diso village in Gwale Local Government area …

By Ozioruva Aliu A principal lecturer in the Department of Adult Education of the defunct College of Education, now Tayo Akpata University, Ekiadolor, Benin, Friday Orobator, has committed suicide over alleged 13-month unpaid salary. The lecturer, who was in his 50s and whose wife had just been delivered of a baby, hanged himself at his Obakhazbaye, …

By Dayo Johnson, Akure THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in Ondo State, yesterday, ruled out plans to form an alliance ahead of Saturday governorship election in the state. Speculation had been rife that the governorship candidates of the two parties, Eyitayo Jegede of the PDP and Hon Agboola Ajayi of …

Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi (Ojaja II), has called on government to return public schools to their original owners to allow stakeholders, including alumni associations, contribute fully towards the development of the institutions. Ogunwusi made the call on Saturday, during the inauguration of projects worth …

Chief Olusegun Osoba …On restructuring: We didn’t sell out, Adebanjo scuttled plan on true federalism …‘I am not one of those he made governor’ …Accuses S/West leader of trying to railroad Yoruba into supporting Igbo President in 2023 By Yinka Ajayi A former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, speaks on his disagreement with Yoruba …

Chevron Nigeria Limited By Festus Ahon CHEVRON Nigeria Limited, CNL, operator of the joint venture between the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and CNL (the NNPC/CNL JV) together with its affiliates, Friday said it would reduce its workforce by 25 percent across the various levels of the organization in Nigeria in the light of the changing …

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), had inaugurated the Local Organising Committee (LOC), for the 13th edition of the e-Nigeria conference, exhibitions and awards. Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations, said this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja. The statement said that the conference, which is the flagship IT event …

…Fears in S/West, S/South, S/East …Residents fail to relocate …NEMA: Agric, health, transport, water resources, infrastructure threatened By Dayo Johnson, Vincent Ujumadu, Samuel Oyadongha, Omeiza Ajayi, Olasunkanmi Akoni,  Demola Akinyemi Shina Abubakar, Deola Badru, Ozioruva Aliu, James Ogunnaike, Emma Una, Umar Yusuf, Egufe Yafughborhi, Bashir Bello, Ibrahim Hassan Wuyo and Chinonso Alozie Despite the warning by …

Okupe Dr Doyin Okupe, serial presidential adviser (served as spokesman under Presidents Obasanjo and Jonathan) shares his perspectives on Nigeria at 60: Nigerian nation is captured in the celebratory mood of her diamond anniversary. However, it is pretty difficult for the nation to visualize the future without reflecting even briefly on the past. It is important …

By Adeola Badru AS Nigeria celebrated her 60th independence anniversary, the management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), has said that the electricity company would remain committed to contributing its quota to national development through excellent service delivery, improved quality power supply, prompt response to our customers’ complaints and bridging the metering gap across our franchise …

Flooding from record rains in the mountainous region that spans France and Italy killed two people in Italy and left at least 24 people in the two countries missing Saturday. A storm that moved overnight across southeastern France and then northern Italy caused major flooding on both sides of the border, destroying bridges, blocking roads …

A 44-year-old man, Adetoro David, on Friday appeared before an Ota Magistrates’Court in Ogun for allegedly stealing a two-year-old baby. David, whose address was not revealed by the court, is facing a two-count charge of stealing and conspiracy. The Prosecutor, Police Inspector E.O. Adaraloye, told the court that the defendant and others, still at large, …

Pope Francis signed a new encyclical called “Fratelli tutti” (All Brothers) in the Italian town of Assisi on Saturday, his first trip outside Rome since the coronavirus pandemic erupted. An encyclical is a letter containing important teaching that is circulated by the pope to the Church. It is the pope’s third encyclical and is about brotherhood …

Katsina City News, an online English newspaper focusing on news and events happening within and around Katsina State, has commenced publication. Inaugurating the online publication in Katsina on Saturday, the publisher,  Malam Danjuma Katsina, said that the newspaper would provide education, entertainment, enlightenment and information for the people. The veteran journalist said that the online medium …

Igini By Dapo Akinrefon “To deal with the opacity around the collation process for more transparency, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) embarked on piloting a number of innovations to evaluate their strengths and pitfalls in order to get a resilient remedy to problems associated with election results collation”. With these words, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) …

By Evelyn Usman An 11-year old girl, Favour Okechukwu, was gang-raped to death in Ejigbo area of Lagos with the perpetrators on the run. The deceased, a Junior Secondary School 3 student was sent on an errand by her mother, by 3 p.m. She was said to have been lured into a building on Olarewaju …

Protesters Five police officers have been suspended for their role in handling an alleged gang rape of a young Dalit woman in India’s Uttar Pradesh state, as protests over the incident continued on Saturday. The men suspended include the police chief of Hathras district, where the 20-year-old woman was assaulted on September 14 in a field …