INTERNATIONAL AIDS CANDLELIGHT MEMORIAL 2021
THEME: ONE BIG FIGHT FOR HEALTH AND RIGHT OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV The Indomitable Youths Organization (IYO) marked the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial 2021 with a round table discussion. The large crowd activity that entails Stakeholders, CSOs and other Non State Actors coming together was not done due to the COVID-19 restriction. No doubt […]
POWER FAILURE DUE TO NLC’s INDUSTRIAL ACTION.
The Management of Kaduna Electric regrets to inform its customers in Kaduna State that the service interruption currently being experienced in the State is as a result of the industrial action embarked upon by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). In compliance with the NLC directive, the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN has knocked off all […]
BH Orphans: Tambuwal institutionalizes annual visitation by parents, applauds Kwabo’ initiative
By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Children rendered orphans as a result of the Book Haram insurgency in Maiduguri the Borno state capital currently in Sokoto will be visited annually by their parents. Governor Amibu Waziri Tambuwal made the disclosure weekend when he received 25 mothers of the orphans at Government House, Sokoto. Tambuwal noted while taking […]
How Ooni Ogunwusi’s Companies Executed the Biggest Fraud in Nigeria’s Real Estate History — and Got Away With it
After his companies allocated apartments and land that existed only on paper to hundreds of investors, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi became the Ooni of Ife, making him highly connected culturally and politically and somewhat above the law. As if emboldened by the proverbial saying that ‘a king has dominion over all things’, hundreds of investors were […]
Obaseki Appeal To Edo PDP Exco Members To Sheathe Their Swords
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has met with the State Working Committee (SWC) members of People’s Democratic Party, to appeal to them to sheathe their swords and give peace a chance. The governor made a U-turn on his plan to dissolve the executives of the Party at the ward, local government and state levels, to […]
ASABA DECLARATION AND AN UNYIELDING PRESIDENT
By Prof. ‘Femi Olufunmilade I was elated two days ago (Monday, 11 May 2021) when 17 southern governors were hosted in Asaba, Delta State’s capital, by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, whereupon some important decisions were taken. The decision extracts read as follows: ban on open grazing, establishment of state police, convocation of a national dialogue, restructuring, […]
Appointment Of Acting VC, Unlawful Invasion – AAU ASUU Says
Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Ekpoma chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has described the series of recent developments in the state-owned University, the unprecedented amendment of the University Laws–Special Intervention Powers Provisions Law 2021 and the appointment of an Acting Vice-Chancellor for the University by the State Government as an unlawful invasion. […]
$65 million alleged fraud: Buhari’s son-in-law, two others declared wanted
Gimba Kumo, a son-in-law of President Muhammadu Buhari and two others have been declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC. The ICPC also declared one Tarry Rufus and Bola Ogunsola wanted over alleged misappropriation of $65 million National Housing Funds. Mr Kumo, who is a former managing director of […]
SOUTHERN GOVERNORS POSITION AND THE REST OF US.
By Habila Kayitchatkazzah@gmail.com The position of the southern Governor’s and the resolution of senators from the south has further revealed the strength in unity of purpose. Politics is solely about the people. Political parties are only platforms politicians used to aspire into any political position of their choice. Therefore, since politics is all about the […]
Murder in Uyo: Who Killed Hiny Umoren?
By David Hundeyin On Friday April 29, a 26 year-old lady set out around 1PM to attend a job interview in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Having recently completed her university program despite losing both parents, she was looking for a way to support herself before being called up for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) […]