Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. At the inauguration ceremony Wednesday in Washington, D.C., it was a celebration of the return of the Obama administration and the Democratic Party. With the absence of outgoing President Donald Trump, the image of the Republican Party at the end of Mr Trump’s turbulent tenure was …
The Jigawa state governor, Alhaji Mohammad Badaru Abubakar has sacked his Special Assistant on the environment, Mr. Hamza Aliyu Kantoga. This was contained in a press statement issued signed and made available to our reporter in Dutse the state capital. The statement said the dismissal was signed by the Secretary to the Government of Jigawa State, Alhaji Adamu Abdulkadir Fanini. …
The Defence Headquarters, on Friday, said terror group, Boko Haram, has been ‘weakened’ in Borno State and other parts of Nigeria. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, John Enenche, said terrorists no longer have stronghold or ‘constituted authority’ over the North-East like it was the situation before May 2015 when the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) came into office. He …
Lagos, the commercial nerve centre of the nation and the economic pride of Nigeria remains the pillar for economic sustainability of the country. A melting pot for all tribes and faith and land of opportunities for all sundry. This smallest geographic space in Nigeria ironically accounts for over 70 per cent of its economic activities. It’s unarguably the powerhouse of …
Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board has released the names of 600 newly-recruited primary school teachers. Director of Social Mobilization and Media, Ekiti SUBEB, Ado-Ekiti, Tope Babalola, made this known on Tuesday, titled, ‘Ekiti SUBEB releases a list of the first batch of newly-recruited teachers on state website’. The statement quoted SUBEB Chairman, Prof. Femi Akinwumi, as saying that “the …
he National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde and former Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose to table their differences before the party’s National Peace and Reconciliation Committee, chaired by former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki. Makinde and Fayose have in the past few months, locked horns in what party …
The All Progressives Congress, (APC) in Ekiti State has urged residents of the state to go about their normal activities without any fear of threat to their lives or property. Reacting to a statement credited to the opposition People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) that people are no longer safe in the state under the present administration of Dr Kayode Fayemi, the …
The Yobe State Police Command has announced that family members of Elaine’s police officers who died during the battle with Boko Haram between 2013 and 2014 should come for the payment of deceased burial expenses which was released today by the police authorities. A statement from the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Dungus, on Tuesday said, the affected families are …
Soldiers attached to Operation Safe Haven in Plateau State went wild on Saturday in Dengi in the Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State, shooting dead a polytechnic student, Muhammed Mado, and injuring three other relatives heading for a wedding. It was learnt that the soldiers placed an illegal checkpoint at Kyamsagi village and when Mado, a student of Abubakar …
Gunmen have shot dead a councillorship candidate in the forthcoming local government elections, in Delta State, Mr. Elliot Offa. The gunmen also abducted two others who were with the deceased at the time of the incident. The incident occurred along the Jesse/Oben road, a boundary between Delta and Edo States, It was announced. It was learnt that the deceased and …
he Oyo State Commissioners for Justice and Attorney General, Professor Oyelowo Oyewo has been discharged from the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) Isolation Center at Yaba Lagos. He is currently at home, observing treatment in isolation for the next fourteen days. Making the disclosure in a statement, Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun on Tuesday recounted …
The framework of electricity generation, transmission and distribution reflects the subordination of the superstructure of the state to cronyism/state capitalism… The best solution is to take electricity off the exclusive into the residual list and let a thousand flowers blossom. Break up the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), and the national grid into eight to 10 independent zonal grids. Half …
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has denied reports that its Chairman, retired Col. Muhammad Abdallah has been sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Jonah Achema, the spokesperson for NDLEA, made the clarifications during an interview with newsmen on Tuesday, in Abuja, I was stated. Achema, a Deputy Commander of Narcotics (DCN), said, however, that the tenure of Abdallah …
ONE of the suspects who allegedly took part in the cutting of the private parts of a six-year old girl for suspected ritual purposes in Bauchi State has said that he was charmed by his friend who is now at large to take part in the dastardly act. The incident was said to have occurred at about 7.20 pm on …
Today’s expected judgment of Abuja Federal High Court on alleged forgery and perjury case brought against Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State by the APC and a member of the party, William Edobor, has thrown the camps of the governor and his party, the PDP as well as the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate in the September 19, …
The Federal Government has directed the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Fee to droop the not too long ago adjusted electricity tariff. The Minister of Energy, Sale Mamman, made the announcement in an announcement on Thursday. He mentioned a committee has been set as much as work on the brand new electricity tariffs and ought to be allowed to finish its work …
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will have its three surviving entities, birthed by the just-completed demutualisation exercise, headed by individual chief executive officers, the national council of the exchange said in a website note on Wednesday. The decision followed approval by members of the NSE in November of the proposal to demutualise, enabling the Nigerian bourse to transform from a member-owned …
The Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the governor of the State, David Umahi of running the state government like his private business concern. The accusation was made on Wednesday by the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the PDP in Ebonyi State, Elder Fred Udeogu, who said that the State University had collapsed due to the …
Former United States President Barack Obama has accused President Donald Trump of inciting his supporters, who stormed the US Capitol and violently clashed with police in an attempt to stop President-elect Joe Biden’s certification on Wednesday, January 6. “History will rightly remember today’s violence at the Capitol, incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the …
World leaders expressed shock at political unrest in the United States (U.S.) Wednesday which saw supporters of President Donald Trump storm the Capitol building in Washington DC. Nonetheless, many also said they had faith in the resilience of the nation’s democratic institutions. European Parliament President David Sassoli spoke of “deeply concerning scenes from the U.S. Capitol tonight.” “Democratic voters must be respected,” …
