Makinde will be voted out in 2023 – Ex-deputy gov Gbolarumi
Former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Chief Hazeem Gbolarumi, has said he is ready to unseat Governor Seyi Makinde in 2023. Gbolarumi, said this on Friday in an interview with journalists in Ibadan on the sidelines of the activity to mark his 65th birthday on Friday. Gbolarumi was the deputy governor when the late Chief […]
NIMC wants NIN mandatory for all govt services, solicits BPSR’s help
The National Identity Management Commission has said it wants the National Identity Number to become a mandatory requirement for accessing all kinds of government services. This is according to the Director General, NIMC, Engr. Aliyu Azeez, who has solicited the support of the Bureau of Public Service Reforms. Azeez made the appeal when he led […]
Measles ravaging Osun, Enugu, Katsina, five other states – NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed the outbreak of measles in eight states of the federation. The NCDC via its official website on Friday said that the eight states affected were; Jigawa, Anambra, Katsina, Rivers, Enugu; Delta, Osun and Sokoto, which had 908 suspected cases had been reported so far. According to report […]
FCT police arrest lawyer for failing to produce Sowore
The Federal Capital Territory police command on Friday arrested an Abuja-based lawyer, Abubakar Marshall of Falana and Falana’s Chambers, for the alleged absence of his client, Mr Omoyele Sowore. It was gathered that Abubakar stood as surety for the human rights activist and publisher of Sahara Reporters, Sowore following his arrest on February 24, 2022. […]
Nigerians who want to fight Russian soldiers on suicide mission, says ex-DIG Adeoye
Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Adedayo Adeoye (retd.), has said former dismissed soldiers who have expressed readiness to fight invading Russian soldiers in Ukraine should be deployed in Borno, Yobe and other states in North-East Nigeria to combat terrorists. Adeoye stated this in an exclusive interview with newsmen on Friday. He said the Nigerian government should […]
Ukraine: Displaced Nigerian students may complete programmes in Poland, Romania –FG
The Federal Government says Nigerian students displaced by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war may complete their studies in European countries including Poland, Romania, Hungary and Greece. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Gabriel Aduda, made this known on Friday while receiving some Nigerian student escapees from Ukraine at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. Aduda said, […]
I helped Aregbesola, Fayemi, Mimiko become govs —Tinubu
As the 2023 presidential election is a few months away, one of the presidential aspirants and leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Friday, paid a visit to the traditional rulers in the three senatorial districts of Ondo State, seeking their support for his aspiration. Speaking at the palace of the Deji […]
Edo PDP berates APC, chides party for spreading rumours
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has once again resorted to spreading lies and alternative facts in a failed attempt to gain sympathy and acceptance from Edo people. It is not surprising that after months of inactivity the party has risen from its slumber through the recent statement by its spokesmen, Peter Igbinigie, Esq. The election […]
2023: Desperate politicians may attack polling units, INEC warns
The Independent National Electoral Commission says with the electronic transmission of results and the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System for accreditation which will make it impossible to alter results at collation centres, desperate politicians now focus on perpetrating violence at polling units to scuttle the process of voting. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, said this […]
Nigerian fighters must provide $1,000 for ticket, visa – Ukraine
The Embassy of Ukraine in Nigeria says Nigerians who are willing to travel to Ukraine to fight Russian forces must be willing to provide $1,000 for ticket and visa. The embassy stated this when scores of Nigerian men converged on its premises in Abuja on Thursday to express their readiness to join the Ukrainian side. […]