Public schools in Kaduna state have been directed by the state government to operate only four working days a week, between Monday to Thursday instead of the usual five working days. Kaduna Commissioner for Education, Halima Lawal gave the directive in a notice for school resumption for the second term of the 2021/2022 academic session. The…
President Buhari is scheduled to embark on a state visit to Ogun State on Thursday, January 13. A statement issued by Kunle Somorin, the Chief Press Secretary to Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, says during the visit, the President will inaugurate some of the infrastructural projects executed by the governor. According to the statement, the President will be…
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd.), has lost his first wife, Hajiya Zainab Marwa. A statement released by the family said late Mrs. Zainab Marwa died in the early hours of today Saturday, January 8, after a brief illness. She was 66 years old. The deceased is…
The Lagos state Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has warned members of the Ijaw Youth Council and other aggrieved Nigerians against protesting over the outcome of the investigation into the death of Dowen college student, Sylvester Oromoni. Recall that on Thursday, January 6, members of the IYC staged a protest in front of Dowen college. They…
Governor Nyesom Wike has ordered the arrest of illegal refinery operators. The Governor gave the order at the Rivers Police Command dinner and award night at the Police Officers Mess, Old Government Residential Area, Port Harcourt. He asked the Commissioner of Police to collaborate with other security agencies, council chairmen and traditional rulers to arrest…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has asked the federal government to declare the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) as a terrorist organisation”. In a statement released hours after the federal government gazetted an order designating bandits as terrorists, Ortom alleged that the organisation had vowed to “cause havoc” in Benue because of the anti-grazing laws. The statement read; …
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has announced a ban on the singing of Nigeria’s national anthem in schools across the Southeast. IPOB’s Head of Directorate of State, Chika Edoziem, made the announcement as part of its action plan for the year 2022. He also announced the ban on the use of “Fulani cows”…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commented on the recently concluded forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Speaking in Abuja at the virtual commissioning of NDDC Prototype Hostel at the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom on Thursday December 30, the President said his administration is reviewing the concluded forensic audit with a view to recovering every…
A lawyer, Ebi Robert has filed a case on behalf of one Otoworo Woyengidenyefa Collins, over alleged violation of his fundamental human right by four member of Okolobiri community in Bayelsa state In the post shared on Facebook today, December 30, Barrister Robert alleged that the victim was paraded in the community, beaten, harassed, tied…
A staunch supporter of President Buhari has publicly dumped the President following the recent abduction of five of his brothers by bandits in Sokoto state on December 12. Bandits had abducted over 20 people in separate attacks on communities in the Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Immediately after the abduction, Saidu took…
