A Customary Court in Mapo, Ibadan on Wednesday dissolved a 15-year-old marriage between a trader, Basirat Rahmon, and her estranged husband, a “spiritual consultant”, Olaide, over complaints bordering on theft and abandonment. In her petition, Rahmon, who lives in Olodo area in Ibadan said that Olaide, accused her husband of stealing N650,000. Delivering judgment, the …
The late Mallam Balarabe Musa, elder statesman and former Governor of Kaduna state, By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Middle Belt Forum, MBF says Nigeria would miss the wise counsel of former Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Balarabe Musa who died Wednesday. The forum lamented that Nigeria had lost a great man whose demise had created a …
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, on Wednesday, arraigned former Governor of Imo State, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, before an Abuja High Court sitting at Maitama, for allegedly giving false information against one Chinyere Amuchienwa. In the charge marked CR/993/2020, Police, alleged that Ohakim who was governor of Imo state from 2007 to 2011, lied …
*Also orders dissolution of university’s governing council Says school’s governing council failed to give Ogundipe fair hearing before removal *As he approvals report of visitation panel By Joseph Erunke PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has ordered immediate reinstatement of Professor Oluwatoyin Ogindipe as Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos. On the other hand,the president ordered immediate dissolution …
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State. Alhaji Abubakar Zakari, the Executive Secretary, Kano State Scholarship Board, has said that 60,000 students would benefit from the 2020 scholarship in the state. He said on Tuesday in Kano that over 50,000 students have applied so far. According to him, the board had initially provided over 40,000 …
The Oyo State Controller of Works, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Mr Kayode Ibrahim, says completion of the 52-kilometre Oyo-Ogbomosho highway project is on course. Ibrahim stated this on Wednesday in Ibadan while speaking on the Federal Government road projects in the state. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on November 4 approved the augmentation …
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, who served as Bahrain’s prime minister since 1971, is dead at the age 84, the royal court announced on Wednesday. King Hamad bin Isa bin Salman mourned the late premier, who died at the Mayo Clinic hospital in the U.S state of Minnesota, the court said, according to the official …
Jigawa Police Command in Dutse, says its operatives are searching for a man, simply identified as Umaru, for allegedly stabbing to death a 45-year-old man over suspicion of dating his ex-wife. The command’s spokesman, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the incident, which occurred on Monday, at Dakaiyawa in Kaugama Local Government Area (LGA), of the state, …
Balarabe Musa A former Kaduna State Governor, Balarabe Musa, died on Wednesday morning in Kaduna at the age of 84. One of his sons, Kallamu Balarabe-Musa, confirmed the death of the former National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at his residence in Kaduna. He said that …
The Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday confirmed its first case of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. The remote island country of around 300,000 people had been one of the remaining few COVID-19-free countries in the world. Prime Minister Bob Loughman announced the case in an address to the nation, assuring citizens …
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari is currently presiding over the 23rd virtual Federal Executive Council, meeting at the Council Chambers, Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, which started about 10am has the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha and Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. …
Anglicans of the Diocese of Lagos, Mainland have called on the federal and state governments to work tirelessly to promote social justice in the country. They decry the prevalent injustice in various sectors of the Nigerian society, ranging from inequalities in economic power, access to political office, education, and police brutality. Such injustices, they said, …
*Balarabe Musa ***He was an exemplar for prudence, dignify and honour — Shehu Sani By Henry Umoru – Abuja Former Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa is dead. Alhaji Balarabe Musa was the leader of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP. Meanwhile, Senator Shehu Sani who represented Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate has described …
As part of its contributions to the development of its host communities, BUA Cement, one of Africa’s largest cement companies has donated 6 units of 500KVA transformers to boost access to electricity in Okpella Community of Edo State. In the same vein, the company also announced100 scholarship grants for indigenes of Okpella and provided security …
Says action desperate attempt to paint Buhari’s govt black in the eyes of the world Dissociates president, Igbo nation from activist’s action He’s a mole for some fifth columnists to discredit president, it alleges By Joseph Erunke THE Conference of Igbo Youth Professional Worldwide has dissociated itself from the action of Mr Kenechukwu Okeke over his …
An educationist and the Associate Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, Lagos, Mrs. Nomthi Odukoya; The Founder of Beyond The Classroom Foundation, Raquel Daniel; writer and civil right activist in the United States of America, Yvonne Pierre, and others have been billed to speak at the 6th edition of Total Woman Conference (TWC) fixed …
No fewer than 17,606 teachers across the country are to sit for the 2020 qualifying examinations billed for Nov.12 -14, the Registrar and Chief Executive of the Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, has said Ajiboye, who announced this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja, said that Osun state tops …
Gboyega Oyetola By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, has lifted the curfew imposed on the state following the disruption of peace recently. This, according to the Governor, was due to the compliance by residents with government’s effort to restore peace in the state. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for …
President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerians “to be just and fair-minded in their assessment of public figures” such as his close ally, Mamman Daura. In his 81st birthday message issued by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Tuesday, Buhari said that “Daura’s contributions to …
Nigeria has joined China and United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the only countries operating the WingLoong II Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV). In addition to the two inducted into the Nigeria Air Force (NAF), six other UCAVs are expected by early 2021. The two WingLoong II can remain airborne for 31 hours in internal security …
