July 2024
Tinubu appoints late Ajimobi’s son SSA on livestock development
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Idris Ajimobi as Senior Special Assistant to the President on Livestock Development (Office of the President). According to a statement issued on Saturday by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), the appointment followed the recent inauguration of the Presidential Committee on Implementation […]
Olawepo-Hashim Hails Supreme Court Judgement on LG Autonomy
A former Presidential Candidate Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has hailed the Supreme Court Judgement that bars the Federal Government from sending Local Governments funds to States, but directly to the LGAs. The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for State governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations. In its lead […]
Police dismiss officer who ignored transfer, promoted self
The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed a Corporal, Buba Adamu, for refusing to report to his new post in Kaduna State. The spokesperson for the Cross River Police Command, SP Irene Ugbo, made this known at a press briefing on Thursday in Calabar, the state capital. It was learnt that Adamu was transferred from Cross […]
Ekiti gov orders construction of toilets at NYSC camp
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has directed that toilet facilities be built immediately at the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp in Ise-Emure. According to a statement on the state’s X .com handle, the Commissioner for Youth Development, who is also the Chairman of the NYSC Governing Council in the State, Mr Adesola Adedayo, […]
Many trapped as building collapses in Abuja
A two-storey residential building in Phase Two, Site Two, Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, has collapsed, leaving many feared trapped. Eyewitnesses report that the building collapsed around 7 am on Saturday morning. As of the time of this report, further details about the incident are still emerging. However, a spokesperson for the FCT […]
86 varsities, others conducted illegal admissions, says JAMB
Analysis of data on the admissions conducted for the 2022/2023 admission session in Nigerian universities, polytechnics and other tertiary institutions of learning revealed that 88 institutions conducted admissions outside of the Central Admissions Processing System popularly referred to as CAPS. According to JAMB, admissions conducted outside CAPS are illegal, null and void. JAMB had in […]
Soyinka, Nigeria shining light – Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has described renowned playwright and novelist, Prof. Wole Soyinka, as a shining light of Nigeria whose influence transcends the Nigerian space. Celebrating Soyinka’s 90th birthday, Tinubu named the National Theatre in Iganmu, Surulere, Lagos after the Nobel Laurel winner. The theatre is now to be known as ‘Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture […]
We’re not responsible for body found hanging on tree – LASTMA
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has said its operatives were not responsible for the dead body found hanging by the gate of an estate along the Lagos-Sagamu Expressway. The LASTMA General Manager, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, disclosed this in a statement by Mr Taofiq Adebayo, the agency’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, on Friday. […]
Ex-minister granted N10bn bail over alleged N33bn fraud
Former Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, was on Friday granted a N10bn bail by the Federal High Court in Abuja over his N33bn money laundering trial. In a ruling delivered by Justice James Omotosho, the court also held that the former minister must provide two sureties in the like sum, and they must have […]
Kidnappers demand N70m to release Rector, others
Gunmen have abducted three staff members including the acting Rector of Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Dr Emmanuel Barki. According to a report, the acting Rector with two other management staff of the institution and their driver were kidnapped on their way to Ugbokolo after an official assignment in Makurdi, the state capital on Thursday. It […]