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By Onozure Dania The United States of America, has threatened the Federal Government of Nigeria, to ensure that the over $308million looted and laundered abroad by former Head of State, late Gen Sani Abacha, is not re-stolen in Nigeria again, otherwise, it will recover it back from Nigeria. The warning was sequel to the February…
Ganduje and Sanusi By Bashir Bello The Special Adviser to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on the newly constituted council of Emir’s in Kano State, Alhaji Tijjani Mailafiya Sanka has called on the Emir of Kano, HRH Sanusi Mohammed II to as a matter of urgency withdraw all suits it filed before the court challenging the…
The Special Strike Force on Social Miscreants, inaugurated by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has arrested the leader of Aiye Confraternity in Ikorodu, Sikiru Samuel. The spokesman of the state police command, Bala Elkana, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. According to him, the 24-year-old Samuel, popularly known as “Samora,” was…
Gov Ortom mourns Peter Adoboh By Peter Duru – Makurdi The Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Katsina-Ala, the Most Reverend Peter Adoboh, is dead. Though a formal statement on the death of the cleric was yet to be released at the time of this report an impeccable source at the Catholic Diocese of Katsina-Ala…
…as mob sets Dangote truck ablaze By Bose Adelaja Seven people were feared dead while ten were injured Saturday, in Ogun State, during multiple accidents involving three vehicles on Lagos – Abeokuta Expressway, adjacent the old Tollgate, Ota. The incident which occurred at about 11.35 pm inward Lagos State involved a cement-laden truck belonging to…
Lagos lagoon By Bose Adelaja A 22 years old man Daibo Toju Davies Saturday, jumped into the lagoon on the 3rd Mainland bridge inward Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos State at about 9.30 am. The victim a resident of 17 Sosanya Street, Gbagada Soluyi, Lagos, was said to have engaged the services of Uber Taxi a…
President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will give more attention to improving personnel and infrastructure of universities to produce quality graduates for the economic transformation of the country. Buhari stated this on the 24th Convocation Ceremony of the University of Abuja in Gwagwalada on Saturday. Represented by the Executive Secretary, National Universities…
Buhari and El-Rufai By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Governor Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State entry into public service is accidental. President Buhari, who stated this while felicitating with the governor on his 60th birthday said that el-Rufai has made deliberate, well thought out and long-lasting contributions in his public service. He…
APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole By Festus Ahon, ASABA A youth leader and former aspirant for South-South zonal Youth Leader at the 2018 National Convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Donald Igudia, yesterday called on the National Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to resign over what he termed “as the mismanagement…
Facebook Chief Executive, Mark Zuckerberg, said harmful online content should be regulated, adding that his company should be treated with a framework in between those used for existing media and telecoms companies. “I do think that there should be regulation on harmful content … there’s a question about which framework you use for this,’’ Zuckerberg…