Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed sadness over the death of Senator Kashamu Buruji, who died of COVID-19 on Saturday, August 8. In a letter of condolence sent to the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, Obasanjo however said the deceased Senator used the instruments of law and politics to evade justice over the criminal…

Governor David Umahi has rejected calls for sack of the country’s service chiefs who according to him need more funds to tackle insecurity. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Abakiliki on Friday August 7, Umahi stated that the service chiefs are committed to defending the territorial integrity of the country.…

A pharmacist slumped and died while having sex with a sex worker in a hotel in Igando, Lagos. The lifeless body of the pharmacist, Bassey Asuquo, was discovered in one of the rooms of a brothel along Akesan road, Egan area of Igando, Lagos, Friday, July 31. It was gathered that Bassey, believed to be…

Prof. Kemebradikumo Daniel Pondei, the Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has listed some contracts the commission allegedly paid for under duress before its 2019 annual budget was approved. Pondei who alleged that some lawmakers, especially members of adhoc Committees have held the Commission hostage over the years with the annual budget approval, also…

Governor Mohammed Bala has defended the appointment of a special assistant on unmarried women affairs after it triggered a controversy. In a statement released by his senior special assistant on media Mukhtar Gidado on Saturday August 8, Governor Bala said he appointed a special assistant on unmarried women affairs to address the needs of widows and divorcees in the…