Teachers Hannatu Philip Lawal Abdullahi Dodo Fodio Non-teaching staff Mohammed Musa Faiza Mohammed family members Christiana Adama Faith Adama Maimuna Suleman] Nura Isah Ahmad Isah Khadizat Isah Mohammed Mohammed Aisha Isah Saratu Isah Pupils Jamilu Isah Shem Joshua Abbas Abdullahi Isah Abdullahi Ezekeil Danladi Haliru Shuibu Mamuda Suleman Danzakar Dauda Abdulsamad Sanusi Bashir Abbas. Suleman […]
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As bandits launch another attack in Niger, kill five, abduct 40 Governors volunteer excess crude, stabilisation fund for military equipment Buratai says insurgency may last 20 years NEC announces move to include non-indigenes/minority residents in security initiatives Governors of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule (left); Plateau State, Simon Lalong; Kwara State, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Lagos […]
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The Chief of Staff (CoS) to Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, Chief Bisi Ilaka, has described the increasing criticisms of the administration as part of mid-term blues, saying people now expect the government to raise the bar because they are already taking its huge achievements for granted. Ilaka, who stated this in aninterview with some […]
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Accuses President of favouring Fulani, neglecting others Lauds northern govs’ decision on ranching CAN President, Revd Samson Ayokunle President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to urgently stop his policy of ‘visa on arrival’ for foreign herdsmen to enable Nigerian security agencies check influx of militiamen and other criminals in the move to tackle insecurity. Benue […]
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Enugu State Government has said that construction of a multi-million naira first flyover will begin next week. The state’s governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who disclosed this, yesterday, while presenting the 2021 budget, said his administration would build the flyover at the popular Nike Lake Road T-Junction, Abakpa, to end the perennial traffic gridlock that had crippled […]
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A health worker prepares a dose of the AstraZeneca/Oxford Covid-19 vaccine at a temporary vaccine centre set up at City Hall in Hull, northeast England on February 10, 2021. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP) The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for use in Nigeria. NAFDAC […]
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By Abdu Rafiu I stood rooted to the ground watching the convoy accompanying the hearse conveying the remains of Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande, the unmatched reference point in modern governance in Nigeria, and the poster face of fearless journalism, to Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi. Everywhere, upon learning about the passing of the convoy and identifying […]
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Damilola Odufuwa; Odunayo Eweniyi; Feyikemi ‘FK’ Abudu Aisha Ife; Courtesy Odunayo Eweniyi and Feyikemi ‘FK’ Abudu Three influential #EndSARS campaigners Feyikemi ‘FK’ Abudu, Odunayo Eweniyi and Damilola Odufuwa have been included in TIME magazine’s Next 100 list as emerging leaders who are shaping the future. The Time100 Next list which was released today is an […]
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The clamour to right the anomaly in the Nigeria’s state system seems not to rankle the governing elite yet. They continue to procrastinate on the urgency of restructuring. Two recent state actions underscore the point being made. The first is the recent extension of the tenure of the Inspector General of Police by three months. […]
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Bayelsa State House of Assembly, yesterday, passed the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) bill into law after its third reading at plenary. The passage of the bill will enable the state to domesticate the 2015 VAPP Act of the National Assembly at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja and stipulated holistic measures to protect the […]
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