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…
President Buhari, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and other government officials participated in the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance day celebration which held at the National Arcade, Eagle Square in Abuja today January 15. See more photos below
The Presidential Task Force on COVID19 says the Federal government is not considering a fresh lockdown in the wake of the second wave of the pandemic. On Thursday, a letter allegedly from the task force indicating an imminent lockdown starting this weekend made the rounds on social media. The PTF has described the letter as…
Governor Seyi Makinde has said that most of the negative reports about Oyo state chapter of the Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun, are false. Makinde who said this at the government house in Agodi on Wednesday January 14, alleged that those who want Amotekun to fail are behind the lies. He also told those with evidence of wrongdoing meted…
A High Court in the Federal Capital Territory has stopped the prosecution of Pastor Sam Adeyemi of Daystar Christian Centre, Burna Boy, Davido, Falz, activist Deji Adeyanju and others over the #EndSARS protest. The High Court ordered a Magistrate court to immediately stop proceedings and stay action against 50 persons who supported the #EndSARS protests, following…
