It’ll demoralise our military, says Gen. Rimdan Mercenaries have not ended war anywhere, says Ubah Our military too compromised, Oji declares Security experts and retired military top brass have given Northeast governors hard knocks for suggesting that mercenaries be invited to tackle the insecurity in the region and other parts of the country. Among those […]
Continue Reading
At least 2.3 million Nigerians have registered for COVID-19 vaccination 24 hours after a portal for that purpose was launched, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) said on Wednesday. Through the platform, Nigerians can choose a health facility that is closest to them to get vaccinated and generate a unique pre-vaccination identifier issued […]
Continue Reading
For the past decade, criminal gangs in northwest Nigeria have terrorised communities, attacking villages, pillaging, raping, stealing cattle, ambushing travellers and kidnapping people. Groups have also turned to mass kidnapping, seizing hundreds of students in a string of raids on schools — apparently emulating tactics used by jihadists hundreds of kilometres (miles) away. Here’s what […]
Continue Reading
as Fashola explains delay in Ogoni cleanup The Federal Executive Council, FEC, yesterday, approved the change of scope for the construction of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano highway from N155 billion to N797.2billion. It also approved N10.4 billion for the procurement of fire fighting vehicles and equipment for the Federal Fire Service and N6 billion for provision of […]
Continue Reading
The Federal High Court in Lagos has set aside its interim forfeiture order made against the properties of former Senate President Bukola Saraki, located at 17 and 17A MacDonald Road, Ikoyi, Lagos. Justice Mohammed Liman held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, failed to prove that the monies used to purchase the property […]
Continue Reading
The Federal Government has said it would start the roll-out of the 3.92 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from the National Hospital, Abuja, on Friday with some frontline health workers in the facility. It also said President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, would receive their COVID-19 vaccination on Saturday, a day after […]
Continue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his conviction in the indivisibility of Nigeria. He said that the country’s unity is non-negotiable. He told Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello on Thursday during a visit to brief him of progress so far made in resolving the north/south food blockage crisis. The Governor, who called on Buhari in the […]
Continue Reading
By Banji Ayoola State police, which for years has been canvassed by many Nigerians as a most credible solution to the security challenges rocking the nation, will soon be realised, according to the Chairman of the Southwest Governors Forum and Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. In fact, the governor said on Thursday that: “We are […]
Continue Reading
The incongruities of the Nigerian state were on the front burner for scrutiny at a recent conversation organised by Radio Now 95.3. And the central message, after the hue and cry, is no other than the calamity to which the country is headed unless urgent steps are boldly taken to infuse true federalism character in […]
Continue Reading
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday, ordered that seven men be remanded in Abolongo Correctional facility in Oyo, for alleged arson and murder during the Shasha marker crisis. The police charged Tajudeen Oladunni, 50; Saburi Lawal, 37; Ojo Joshua, 25; Adekunle Olanrewaju, 38; Olagunju James, 24; Rasaq Yahya, 32 and Olaide Olawuyi, […]
Continue Reading
