By Henry Umoru – Abuja The Federal Government said on Saturday that it has mapped out multiple railway projects and already captured in the N12.6trillion budget estimates as part of moves to achieve Intermodal Transportation in the country through the implementation of the 2021 budget. Speaking on Saturday in Abuja when he appeared before the …

Mrs Felicia Olukemi Sarumi, the wife of a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Chief Adebayo Sarumi, is dead. Sarumi, in a statement on Friday, said his wife of many years died on Friday 16th October 2020 after a brief illness. Sarumi, who is the titleholder of Parakoyi of Ibadan Land, said …

Based on how close the count is, Georgia’s secretary of state said Friday there will be a recount in the Peach State, CBSnews reports. “There will be a recount in Georgia,” said Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. READ ALSO: Biden leads as US vote count lingers Biden has inched ahead in Georgia, taking just a 1,098-votes lead over Mr. …

Nigeria map indicating Edo State By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin A petitioner, Mr Issac Edoh has told the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by Governor Godwin Obaseki to look into cases of police brutality, human rights violations, or allegations of extra-judicial killings by operatives of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), how his son was …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday appealed to Nigerians yet to feel the impacts of his Administration and those who feel the government is not doing enough to bear with the government. The President made the appeal in Ilorin at a town hall meeting with the traditional rulers, youths, students, organised labour, market women and other stakeholders …

…as coronation’s scheduled for 9th of Nov By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Moves to stop the coronation of the 19th emir of Zazzau suffered set back as  a Kaduna state High Court sitting  in Zaria  dismissed the application brought before it by one Bashir Aminu ,the Iyan Zazzau. This came as arrangements were on for the coronation of …

By Boluwaji Obahopo – Lokoja The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has called on the Kogi State Government to sack the Head of Service, HOS in the state civil service, Mrs. Deborah Ogunmola, claiming she has exceeded the required 35 years of service. The union equally appealed to the state Governor, Yahaya Bello, to reappoint a …

Dr. Goodluck Jonathan By Nwafor Sunday Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Friday repeated what he said in 2015, during his Presidential campaign election. Jonathan who contested against President Muhammadu Buhari and lost, said: “Nobody’s ambition is worth the blood of any citizen”. Jonathan’s statement cannot be unconnected with the ongoing United States, elections. Recall that the Presidential …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday gave SERAP a victory in round one of our attempt to secure the release of completed public hearings and corruption probes by the National Assembly since 1999. Justice Ogunbanjo gave SERAP the permission to apply for judicial review and seek an order of mandamus directing and compelling the …

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Friday, swore in eight new Justices of the Supreme Court, even as he tasked them to be upright and see themselves as representatives of God on earth. The CJN described the occasion as “epochal and exhilarating”, noting that elevation of …

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY –  A social political group Diaspora Network for Good Governance has congratulated the governor of edo state for his resounding victory at the September 19 poll.    A statement yesterday signed by the coordinator worldwide of the group;  Comrade Oseghale Joshua Jr. said the governor has been able to display that …

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, on Friday said that military solution will not be the panacea to the security situation in the state and the Northeast but a political solution to end what he called “madness,” afflicting the state. Prof. Zulum stated this …

…Says FG want to use ASUU to compromise #EndSARS protest The Coordinator ASUU Akure Zone, Professor Olu Olufayo, (second left) flanked by Chairmen of ASUU of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Ekiti State University and that of Federal University, Oye Ekiti during the press conference at OAU By Shina Abubakar The Academic Staff Union of …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The National Association of Seadogs, NAS, on Friday donated Personal Protection Equipment, PPEs to selected Primary Healthcare Centers, PHCs, in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The donation, the association explained is part of its response to engineering a safe and healthy society and COVID 19 protocol compliance. Presenting the PPEs at the …

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja THE Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, on Friday said that military solution will not be the panacea to the security situation in the state and the Northeast but political solution to end what he called “madness,”  afflicting the state. Prof. Zulum stated this while briefing …

faults Ogun governor over comments on strike James Ogunnaike ABEOKUTA – Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said that community leaders would be involved in the siting of projects in their areas for proper tracking, monitoring and sustainability. The governor who spoke at the Virtual Town Consultative Meeting on 2020-2021 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) …

Says mismanagement puts millions of lives at risk By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja An international not-for-profit organization, WaterAid Nigeria, Saturday, released a new report raising the alarm over the looming threat to the world’s groundwater reserves. The report said these reserves are relied upon by millions of people for their daily water supplies. This hidden …

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – A non-governmental orgnisation; Peoples Advocacy Organization of Nigeria, (PAON) has engaged in a war of words with the Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki, Andrew Momodu over the citing of a fuel and gas station in an area the group claimed poses danger to members of the public.    …

The hearing in a N50 million damage suit against a Police Officer, DSP Ibrahim Kawu and his father, Audu, over assault on Elder Olusegun Otolorin, was, on Friday, stalled in an Ibadan High Court due to absence of defence witness. The Defence Counsel, Richard Ogunwole, SAN, told the court that the subpoenaed witness, Oniwinde Folorunsho, …

A file image of the #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, before the gunfire. Counsel to the Lagos State government, Mr Abiodun Owonikoko (SAN), on Friday, told the Lagos Judicial Panel of Inquiry into the Lekki Tollgate shootings that #EndSARS protesters were a body not recognised by law. Owonikoko made the submission after Mr Adesina Ogunlana announced …