President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of two new chief executive officers to lead key agencies in the country. In a statement on Friday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu approved the appointments of Dr. Innocent Bariate Barikor as the Director-General of the National Environmental Standards and…
Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello (left) While Kogi State citizens suffered “unprecedented maladministration, deprivation and under-development” under former governor Yahaya Bello according to a petition, the ex-governor’s children have been dining on lavish international cuisines at one of Nigeria’s most elite schools — the American International School of Abuja (AISA). The lunch menu for…
Comrade (Engr) Igbini Odafe Emmanuel Comrade (Engr) Igbini Odafe Emmanuel, is a politician and friend of both former Governor Wike and Governor Fubara of Rivers State. In this interview, he bares his mind on the lingering political crisis in River State. He insists Governor Fubara is a more committed Wike’s loyalist than many others, but…
A United Kingdom-based Nigerian man, Olubunmi Abodunde, has beaten his wife, Taiwo, to death with their son’s skateboard, Daily Mail reports. The couple, who had three children, arrived in the UK from Nigeria in 2022 and always clashed over alleged affairs and arguments about bills. According to the news platform, 48-year-old Abodunde had been repeatedly…
The policemen attached to Ikere Area Command had reportedly illegally detained Ojo’s brother and after talking to him on the phone, Ojo was asked to come to their checkpoint and identify himself as a soldier. A soldier of the Nigerian Army, Lcpl Ojo Tope has died in an accident in Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, SaharaReporters…
Payment Of School Fees: Setting The Records Straight—Yahaya Bello Media Office Payment Of School Fees: Setting The Records Straight—Yahaya Bello Media Office—-On Tuesday, 23rd April 2024, Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, in a conduct which we view as unbecoming of a Legal Practitioner, organised a press conference where he alleged (amongst other outrightly defamatory statements) that His…
Veteran Yoruba actor, Ganiyu Oyeyemi popularly known as Ogunjimi, has passed away. Ogunjimi’s death was announced by a Yoruba actor, Kunle Afod, in a post on his Instagram page. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adekunle afod (@kunleafod) Mourning the actor, Afod wrote, “We tried our best but God loves you more. “May…
A yet-to-be identified number of workers are currently trapped at a building which collapsed in the Kuntau area of Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State. At least 11 persons are believed to be trapped under the rubble. At least two have been rushed to the hospital by officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps…
The Adamawa State People’s Democratic Party Publicity Secretary, Mallam Muhammadu Gidado Bello has died. According to a statement from the office of the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Humwashi Wonosikou, Gidado Bello also served as Chief Press Secretary to a former Deputy Governor in the State. He reportedly died on Thursday. The statement added…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has provided an explanation for the current scarcity of premium motor spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, in some parts of the country. Legit.ng reported that there were long queues in many filling stations across the Federal Capital Territory, Nasarawa, Niger, Gombe, Sokoto, Kaduna, and Anambra states, leaving…
