January 2025
Police arrest ‘fake’ pastors with fetish items in Rivers
The Police Command in Rivers has arrested two suspected fake pastors found in possession of fetish items in the Rumuduru community of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, made this known in a statement on Friday in Port Harcourt. She said the suspects were handed over to the police by residents […]
Take full advantage of NYSC scheme – Osun Gov Adeleke charges corps members
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has charged cors members deployed to Osun State for the mandatory one year service to take full advantage of the opportunities of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, and apply themselves wholeheartedly during the Orientation Course. Governor Adeleke gave this charge on Friday during the swearing-in and official opening ceremony […]
Governor Makinde loses elder brother
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has lost his elder brother, Sunday Makinde. In a statement on Friday in Ibadan, the state capital, the Special Adviser on Media to the Governor, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, said the deceased died on Friday at the age of 65. Olanrewaju said a brother of the deceased, who is also the Bada […]
Walker To Join AC Milan On Loan
Kyle Walker is set to move from Manchester City to Milan after the two clubs agreed terms, sources have told ESPN. Walker will join the Italian side on loan until the end of the season. Milan also have an option to make the move permanent in the summer, but there is no obligation built into […]
Northern Govs Mourn Ex-FCT Minister Lt. General JT Useni
The chairman of the Northern State Governors’ Forum (NSGF) and governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has expressed deep sadness over the demise of former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lt. General Jeremiah Timbut Useni, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 82, after a protracted illness. In a condolence […]
FAAN defends N580 billion runway reconstruction estimate
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has justified its estimate of N580 billion for fixing the runways of airports across the country, saying no fewer than 17 runways need reconstruction. Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, explained that the perimeter roads and fencing of some of the airports under its management would also […]
‘Wait till 2030 for governor of Osogbo extraction’
The leader of the Muslim community in Osogbo, Muniru Raji, has enjoined governorship aspirants from the state capital to wait until 2030, when the ticket would be zoned to Osun Central, to realise their ambition of governing the state. Raji, who is also Governor Ademola Adeleke’s Special Adviser on Political Matters, warned the indigenes against […]
Japa: only 6,000 medical consultants remain, says MDCAN
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) yesterday said only 6,000 consultants were left in the country as of February last year. Its President, Prof. Muhammad Mohammad, said about 1,300 left Nigeria in the last five years. He spoke during the association’s National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. […]
All exams in Nigeria’ll be 100% CBT by 2027 – Minister
The Federal Government has a 2027 target for transitioning its examination system to 100 percent computer-based testing (CBT). Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the inauguration of the Committee on Improvement of Quality Examinations in Nigeria in Abuja, yesterday. Alausa said the committee was tasked with the responsibility of addressing key challenges […]
Advocacy group to sue Wike over alleged illegal signage fees collection in Area Councils
A Civil Society Organization, Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy will any moment from now drag the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike to court over an alleged collection of outdoor advertisement and signage fees in the six area councils of the FCT. The group in a letter to the FCT Minister […]