An ex-Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Joe Keshi, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominees alleging that some of them are unfit to represent Nigeria abroad. According to him,some of them “should be cooling their heels in prison” instead of representing Nigeria abroad. Ambassador Keshi spoke on Monday when he appeared […]
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Fernando Dias da Costa wearing a red hat, says he fled his party headquarters as armed men came to arrest him. Credit: Reuters Nigeria has granted asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate Fernando Dias da Costa just days after a coup prevented the results of the recent election being announced. The 47-year-old, who ran as a […]
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The famous Agbekoya warriors have joined forces with the local security outfit Amotekun corps to flush out bandits lurking in the forests within the Southwest state’s. In the first instance, they have moved to some villages in Oyo State to some villages in Oyo State amid the escalating kidnapping incidents in neighbouring Kwara and Kogi […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Pro-Chancellor and Council Chairman of Obafemi Awolowo University, Prof Siyan Oyeweso, is dead. Oyeweso, 64, according to sources died early Tuesday Morning after a brief illness. He was, until his death, the Provost of Post-Graduate College, Osun State University. Confirming the death, the younger brother to the deceased, Olawale Oyeweso […]
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Northern governors and traditional rulers on Monday called for a six-month suspension of mining activities across the region, blaming illegal mining for the worsening insecurity in many states. The northern leaders also announced plans to mobilise N228 billion to fight bandits terrorising communities across the region. Under the arrangement, each state and its local governments […]
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There are strong indications that the immediate former Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Gen. Christopher Musa, rtd, may replace Alhaji Abubakar Badaru as Defence Minister. Badaru resigned on Monday citing health reasons. Musa was in Aso Rock on Monday to see the President for undisclosed reasons, which sources said may be connected with his impending […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo In line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s drive to modernize Nigeria’s road network and enhance safety on all highways, the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has issued a firm directive to all construction companies operating across Nigerian roads. A statement by Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, Assistant […]
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The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has disclosed that the Federal Government will soon reveal the identities of individuals and networks responsible for financing terrorism in the country. Speaking during an interview on a programme on Television Continental on Sunday, Bwala said the Tinubu administration is already taking “far-reaching […]
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The Presidency has called on Nigerians to actively help monitor compliance with President Bola Tinubu’s directive to withdraw police escorts for VIPs. The appeal was made by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Daniel Bwala, during an interview on TVC on Sunday, where he highlighted the administration’s commitment to enforcing the order […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo One Alhaji Fatai Pedro has been reportedly shot dead in an attack on his son at Obada-Oko, in Ogun State. It was learned that the deceased was violently attacked at his son’s residence at about 10:35 a.m. on Sunday. Security sources said that a group believed to be associated with the […]
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