A town in Vermont, USA has elected both a goat and a dog to serve as its honorary mayor, an unusual step the town says it had to take in order to receive funds to renovate a 32-year-old playground. It is not the first time the town of Fair Haven has elected an animal…
wo retired top civil servants, Accountant-General of the Federation, Jonah Ogunniyi Otunla, and an ex-Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Inde Dikko have disclosed how they refunded N8.2billion loot to the treasury. The Nation reports that the government officials refunded the monies to avoid prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt…
A Nigerian national has been hospitalized after he swallowed Cocaine during a raid conducted by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in upscale Juhu, Mumbai. According to journalist, Pratik Salunke, the high drama unfolded outside a five-star hotel in Juhu on Thursday, January 14, where the NCB team reached while acting on a tip off.…
Operatives of the Oyo State Security Network which is also known as Amotekun have arrested tailors involved in sewing of fake uniforms of the security outfit. Chairman of Amotekun Corps, Gen. Kunle Togun (retd.) said this in an interview on FRESH 105.9 FM Political Circuit. He said tailors who were arrested around Challenge area of Ibadan after…
Founding member of the Arewa Consultative Forum and elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai has faulted the continuous blame on northerners over the challenges the country is going through. Yakasai who noted that the North has produced more leaders compared to the South while speaking at an online conference themed ‘The 2nd Never Again Conference: 51 years after…
A former Minister of State for Finance and Minister of Commerce and Industry, Senator Jubril Martins-Kuye, has died. He was 78 years old. Late Kuye died in his home at Victoria Garden City, Lagos this morning January 17. Born on August 1942 in Ago Iwoye, Ijebu constituency of Ogun State studied sociology at the…
One-time Kogi state governorship candidate, Natasha Akpoti, has blasted the leadership of the National Council for Women Societies NCWS for bestowing the award of the ”Most Gender-Sensitive Governor in Nigeria” on the governor of her state, Yahaya Bello. The award ceremony was held on Saturday, January 16 and televised live. Reacting via her Twitter…
As Nigeria expects to receive 100, 000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine by the end of January, the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) says there are not enough freezers to store the doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine when they are delivered. The vaccine is required to be stored at minus 70 degrees Celsius. In an interview…
The Nigerian Army’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has raised the alarm of insurgents buying fertilizers to make bombs. Coordinator of the Directorate of Defence Media Operations, (DDMO), Maj. Gen. John Enenche disclosed this on Friday January 15 during a media briefing on military operations from January 7 to 13. Eneche stated that the use of fertilisers by criminal…
An Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police, Yunana Babas is dead. Babas who was in-charge of Zone 8, died barely 3 days after another AIG Omololu Bishi died. Governor AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman of Kwara state who commiserated with the police authorities over the death of the AIG, described him as a perfect gentlemen and a dedicated officer. AbdulRazaq…
