Ogun State Police have apprehended three suspected kidnappers in a forest along the Imeko/Iwoye-Ketu road. The trio, Aliu Abubakar (29), Umaru Tukur (24), and Yau Isah (25), were apprehended on August 29 during a police rescue operation. The armed men, numbering around eight, had blocked the Termac/Iwoye road on that day and shot sporadically. According to police, the hoodlums injured …
The Nasarawa State Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has condemned the appointment of non-career civil servants as permanent secretaries. Haruna Ewa, the chairman, complained on Tuesday at an ASCSN seminar for affiliate members. Ewa emphasised that appointing people without the necessary experience as permanent secretaries results in low productivity. The union also opposed extending civil servants’ tenure …
The Senate has approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominees for Non-Executive Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria, who were sent to the Red Chamber for confirmation (CBN). Senator Uba Sani, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance, and Other Financial Institutions, announced this in a statement. The four reappointed Non-Executive Directors, including Prof. Mike Idiahi Obadan, Prof. Justitia Odinakachukwu …
Google on Tuesday announced the selection of 60 eligible startups across Africa with $4 million funding to enable them to scale up their ongoing work. The programme, called Google Black Founders Fund (BFF) for African startups, is the second phase of the global tech giant’s funding. Folarin Aiyegbusi, Google’s Head of Startup Ecosystem, Sub-Sahara Africa, said in a statement that …
Kidnappers who abducted some funeral guests in Ondo State have sought a ransom of N90 million before releasing the victims The kidnappers were said to have demanded between N3 million and N10 million on each victim in order to free them. The victims were abducted in Ifon, Ondo State, a border town with Edo State, while returning from a burial …
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned that agencies in the industry could collapse if domestic airlines do not take a drastic step to offset the huge debts they owe the agencies. The Authority revealed that debts owed the agency by indigenous airlines on the statutory 5 per cent Ticket Sales Charge and Cargo Sales Charge (TSC/CSC) has risen …
The appointment of Dauda Ali Biu as the Acting Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has been described as placing a round peg in a round hole, considering his vast experience and passion for the job. Biu, a seasoned road safety professional who hails from Hawul Local Government Area of Borno State, joined the Corps in 1988 …
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says he has what it takes to flog and crush his opponents, whom he described as “small boys.” Wike made the remark while stressing that he would not leave his political opponents to God but deal with them himself. The governor spoke while inaugurating the Okezuo Abia Flyover along the Aba -Enugu Expressway in …
For Professor Mrs Christiana Okechukwu,A Nigerian American based Professor with passion for naturing women and children into productivity,it is high time to re invent Nigeria style and standard of Education for women and youths so that they can belong to the productive sector of the society, so as to halt the increasing rate of unemployment in Nigeria. Towards this direction,Professor …
The Birnin-Gwari Emirate Progressives Union (BEPU) has said that bandits blocked roads, killed two persons and kidnapped scores of people in Birnin-Gwari Council after the visit of the new General Officer Commandant (GOC) of 1 Division of the Nigerian Army Kaduna and his team of gallant troops last Thursday. In a statement by Ishaq Usman Kasai, the Chairman, Birnin-Gwari Emirate …
Nigerian Singers, Olamide, Wizkid, and Adekunle Gold have won individual awards at the ongoing 2022 Headies in Atlanta, United States of America. Olamide won the Best Rap Album category at this year’s Headies. He won with his album, Carpe Diem. Also, Wizkid’s hit song ‘Essence’ featuring Tems, won the Best Collaboration and Best R ‘n’ B single at the 15th …
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has clarified that the N1.1 trillion fund for the revitalisation of public universities was a commitment made by the Federal Government and not the union’s idea. The chairman of ASUU, Niger Delta University chapter, Kingdom Tonbara, made the clarification during a phone-in programme on Rhythm 94.7FM, Yenagoa, on which he appeared alongside his secretary, …
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to suspend the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Iyorchia Ayu. Fani-Kayode made the call on Sunday via his verified Facebook page alleging that Dino Melaye revealed the election that brought Ayu in as PDP’s chair was faulty. Melaye is PDP chieftain and spokesperson …
Director-General of, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Ahmed, Monday disclosed that flash floods has killed about 372 Nigerians in the last eight months. Ahmed who disclosed this in Abuja while launching various sets of operational vehicles as well as specialised equipment for effective search and rescue operations during disasters added that the menace has affected a total of …
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, gunmen suspected to be political thugs loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have reportedly attacked members of the Labour Party during their meetings in Enugu State. It was gathered that the attacked happened on Sunday during Ward meetings at Aninri and Awgu local government areas of the state. Sources stated that whil nobody …
A bus driver identified as Salvation Taylor Harry was gruesomely murdered while eight passengers were abducted in an attack on a commercial bus by deadly gunmen along Abonnema – Emohua- Kalabari road of Rivers State on Saturday night. According to reports, the bus passengers had taken off from Mile One Park in Port Harcourt with the passenger on a trip …
Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has berated ex-Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, over his latest comment against him. Melaye had claimed that all governors under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, spent money on ensuring that Iyorchia Ayu emerged as the party’s National Chairman. Reacting, Fani-Kayode knocked Melaye for making such a comment. He urged security operatives to arrest and …
The latest report by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission shows that total billing to electricity consumers by the 11 distribution companies stands at N816bn. The report also shows that out of this amount, only N370bn has been collected by the DIiscos, leaving a total outstanding of N543bn. The data was contained in the NERC’s Annual Report. The latest report shows …
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has distributed motorcycles to ward chairmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 10 wards of Remo North Local Government Area. The presentation was in fulfilment of a promise made by the governor. The motorcycles were handed over on Friday September 2, 2022 by Senator Dipo Odujinrin to the ward chairmen at his …
The Adamawa State executive committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has removed the state chairman, Ibrahim Bilal, over alleged anti party, financial misconduct and gross violation of the party’s constitution. Following Bilal’s removal, his deputy, Ismaila Tadawus, was sworn in as the new chairman of the party, with 24 out of 36 officers appending their signatures. The executive committee …
