….10 rescued by police, four kidnappers arrested By Dayo Johnson Akure. No fewer than 16 market women market leaders and other passengers have been abducted along Akure/ Owo highway in Ondo state by gunmen. However, 10 of the victims have been rescued while four of the kidnappers have been arrested by the police. ALSO READ: How …
TETFund By Emmanuel Aziken It was about one of the most touching moments of the three-day trip of the board of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETfund last Tuesday at the Lagos State University, LASU. The chairman of the board, Alhaji Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, after listening to the management, faculty and students of the state government owned institution …
Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong The Plateau Government has put forward a budget proposal of more than N133 billion for 2021, the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Dan Manjang, has said. Manjang made the disclosure on Friday in Jos at a news briefing at the end of an emergency meeting of the State Executive Council. …
Executive Governor of Zamfara state, Gov Bello Matawalle By Ifeanyichukwu Nwannah Senator Garba Kabiru Marafa’s faction of Zamfara state chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) has declared its willingness thrown it weight behind governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle on his decision to deal ruthlessly with bandits and their sponsors in the state. Addressing newsmen in Gusau, the …
By Omeiza Ajayi The Benue state chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC has ordered one of its members, Okpoku Ogenyi to within 24 hours withdraw the allegations he levelled against the Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC of the party or risk severe sanctions. Ogenyi had reportedly addressed a press conference …
Leading technology company which specialises in the marketing, e-commerce and other digital services has announced the introduction of a new digital platform myarigo.com, into the tech market. The new digital platform integrates shopping, e-payment, business social and a digital mall that gives entrepreneurs, brands and businesses an identity to be proud of while giving them …
FRSC Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said in Lagos on Friday that the agency lost about 27 patrol vehicles to the October #EndSARS protest. Oyeyemi made the disclosure when he visited the FRSC Lagos State Command to assess the extent of damage done to …
The national body of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Friday gave its backing to the Caretaker Committee constituted for the Lagos State Council of the union following botched election on Thursday. The NUJ made known its position in a letter signed by its Assistant National Secretary, Mudat Joseph, addressed to the Vice President, …
The Federal Government has assured the Benue State indigent of completion of ongoing projects to boost socio-economic, and political development in the state. Sen. George Akume, Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs gave the assurance on Friday, when he received Benue South zone C All Progressive Congress (APC) party Stakeholders in his office in …
Tesla Inc TSLA.O on Thursday launched its own brand of tequila on the electric car maker’s website, making good on a promise by CEO Elon Musk with a $250-per-bottle experience that was unavailable within hours of the product’s lift-off. Pictures of “Tesla Tequila” here on the website revealed a sleek, lightning-shaped bottle, a bit different from …
Chief Ayo Adebanjo By Dapo Akinrefon CHIEF Ayo Adebanjo is a staunch Awosit and a chieftain of the pan-Yoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere. In this interview, Adebanjo takes a swipe at the Northern governors over their call for social media censorship and the north’s refusal to support restructuring. What is your take on the Northern governors’ call …
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozvUon-hJ7o?rel=0] Major Stories for Analysis. 1.3billion proposed for state house clinic, 1.3 billion not enough Federal govt says. On EndSARS, Buhari says federal govt is fishing out rogue elements in police plus other interesting news for analysis. Also read: We know where our palliatives are kept, share them now or… — Niger youths Vanguard News The post Newspaper Analysis: …
Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has proposed N205 billion as capital budget for 2021 to enable the ministry to make significant progress on all its ongoing projects. Amaechi made this known in a statement to newsmen during his presentation before the Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives …
By Peter Duru The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, has said it was wrong for Nigerians to lump local Fulani herders with those illegally finding their way into the country and causing crises. Secretary-General of MACBAN, Alhaji Baba Gadzama, said this at the event marking the third year anniversary of the Open Grazing Prohibition …
By Emeka Obasi Prime Minister Abubakar Tafawa Balewa saw it coming. In 1962, Emmanuel Adu Olawaiye, led a team of five policemen comprising three officers and two other ranks to Malaya. The Nigerian government sent the cops on a course that culminated in the birth of the Police Mobile Force (PMF). The PMF came in to …
A file image of the #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, before the gunfire. By Magnus onyibe Nothing illustrates the constructive and equally destructive capacity of our youths more than the fall outs of the #EndSARS protests. And education makes the difference between the creatively and positively charged ones and the destructively and the negatively charged ones. Allow …
The Pennsylvania Republican Party asked the US Supreme Court Friday to halt the counting of late-arriving ballots in the state, as Democrat Joe Biden took a lead in the tally and was poised to defeat President Donald Trump. If Biden wins Pennsylvania he wins the presidency. The last-ditch appeal for an emergency injunction asked the …
By Fr Geroge Adimike In humanity’s groping for intelligibility, direction and truth, universities are supposed to function as lighthouses that illuminate her pathways and waterways. In actuality, good universities liberate the benighted world from constraints, contradictions and paradoxes that register their presence through different forms of pseudo-freedom and reign of terror. A good university serves as …
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, on Friday, inaugurated a 27-man steering committee to formulate a 20-year development plan for the state. Speaking at the inauguration of the committee in Ibadan, Makinde said the initiative was conceived to address developmental challenges in all aspects of the state economy within a stipulated timeframe. According to him, …
A map of Nigeria Capt Umar advises Nigeria to seek help in fighting terror By Dirisu Yakubu Retired military officer, Capt. Aliyu Umar has said the continental and global respect enjoyed by the Nigerian military is now waning owing largely to what he called the absence of craftsmanship across the leadership spectrum of the country. …
