Commend police for dispersing misguided youths assembled to incite against govt By Joseph Erunke ABUJA- THE #EndSARS protesters in the country have called on the federal authorities to immediately arrest the publisher of SaharaReporters,Omoyele Sowore, for allegedly breaching the conditions of the bail granted him following his earlier arrest and detention by the Department of State …
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State behind closed doors where he received pictorial reports on properties damaged by hoodlums during #EndSARS protests in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Sunday Aghaeze, the Personal Assistant to the President (Photography), confirmed this via pictorial reports on …
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos and Buhari By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Governor Sanwo-Olu at the meeting, presented a report on properties damaged by hoodlums in Lagos. Although the governor did not speak to State House correspondents after the …
Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire By Joseph Erunke & Chris Ochayi ABUJA-AS part of its efforts aimed at improving the nation’s healthcare delivery, the federal government,Friday, launched the 2019 Verbal and Social Autopsy,VASA study. The government explained that the development was to improve infant, children and maternal health through accurate, credible, verifiable and acceptable demographic and …
Commend police for dispersing misguided youths assembled to incite against govt By Joseph Erunke ABUJA- THE #EndSARS protesters in the country have called on the federal authorities to immediately arrest the publisher of SaharaReporters,Omoyele Sowore, for allegedly breaching the conditions of the bail granted him following his earlier arrest and detention by the Department of State …
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 …
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 …
…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 …
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 …
