Frank Okiye Emerges Speaker Of Edo Assembly Amidst Alleged Imposition
The member representing Esan North East 1 in the Edo State House of Assembly, Frank Okiye, has emerged the Speaker of the House. Okiye emerged the Speaker of the House during the inauguration of the Seventh Assembly held on Monday night. The inauguration had 19 out of 24 legislators in attendance. After ushering the lawmakers […]
South African teens attempt Cape-to-Cairo in homemade plane
By Mohammed AllieBBC News, Cape Town An aircraft built by South African teenagers is being flown from Cape Town to Cairo – and has successfully made its first stop in Namibia. It will take six weeks to cover the 12,000km (7,455 miles) to Egypt. The four-seater Sling 4 plane was assembled by a group of […]
9TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: THE FUTURE IN BLEAKNESS
By Osobu Suuru Alexander It takes some spiritual callings and fortifications to make some futuristic pronouncements and declarations; usually the exclusive privilege of prophets. From this foregoing, I do not qualify a bit to make any prediction as I am not a prophet nor a prophet’s son. However, I deem myself qualified to speak on […]
Aisha Buhari: Call Me First Lady
By Reuben Abati I wrote a piece recently (ThisDay, May 28) in which I referred to Mrs. Aisha Buhari, the wife of the Nigerian President. I argued that she is not “joking” and that with her husband being elected for a second term in office, Nigerians should watch out for her. That piece attracted an […]
Police Deny Discovery Of Arms In Adamawa Poly Mosque
ByHussaini Hammangabdo Yola Adamawa State Police Command, have denied reports that arms was allegedly discovered in the Mosque inside the State Polytechnic Yola (SPY) premises. The report in one of the national dailies (not LEADERSHIP), alleged that, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, may shut down the polytechnic, over the alleged discovery of arms in the mosque inside the school’s […]
Egypt’s ousted Islamist president Mursi dies after collapsing in court (REUTERS)
Nadine Awadalla, Enas al-Ashray CAIRO (Reuters) – Former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, the first democratically elected head of state in Egypt’s modern history, died on Monday from a heart attack after collapsing in a Cairo court while on trial on espionage charges, authorities and a medical source said. The 67-year-old Mursi, a top figure in the […]
Kaduna: Creation of three new ministries excites Sardaunan Badarawa
Kaduna philanthropist and politician, Alhaji Ibrahim Usman (Sardaunan Badarawa) has reacted to Governor Nasir Elrufai’s initiative for the creation of three new ministries, describing it as well thought out and insightful. Responding to the announcement of the initiative made by Mr Samuel Aruwan, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor (Media & Publicity), he said it […]
‘Gorilla swallowed N6.8m’: Gov. orders probe of Kano Zoo
Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has ordered the State Anti-Corruption Commission to probe the issue of Kano Zoological Gardens story of alleged swallowing of the sum N6.8m by a Gorilla in the Zoo. The order was given by the governor and the Commission has swung into action, immediately after the issuance of the order. […]