Senate President’s Aide Grades Township roads

In order to bring succour to the people of Alamo community, and other areas within Akure North local government, the Director of Administration and a frontline aspirant for the House of Representatives, Honourable Dennis Oluwafemi Fadairo has graded roads in Alamo,Oke Afa, Afarimafarugbon which had hitherto suffered total neglect by past government. ‘Fada’ as fondly […]

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Undergraduate nabbed for shooting Bayelsa varsity student dead during lecture

Deji Lambo and Daniels Igoni The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested a 300-level Accounting undergraduate of the Niger Delta University, African Innocent, for allegedly shooting to death of a fellow student of the institution, James Okunmakpeye, by a lecture hall on Wednesday.It was gathered that the victim was shot in the head at close […]

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Father’s wealth: Siblings beat brother to death at peace meeting

Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri Tragedy struck in Okuku, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, on Tuesday, after some siblings allegedly beat their eldest brother, Chinonso Azuatalam, popularly known as Dakwada, to death over a disagreement on the sharing of their late father’s wealth.Chinonso, a father of two whose wife is pregnant, was allegedly beaten […]

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Two killed, two injured as trailers collide on Lagos-IbadanExpressway

Daud Olatunji, Two persons lost their lives, while two others sustained varying degrees of injury during a head-on collision between two trucks on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday.The crash occurred around 10am in the Mowe-Ibafo area of the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The spokesman for the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde […]

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Your silence killing us, released Chibok girl tells Buhari

Olalekan Adetayo, Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe and Dogara Bitrus One of the released Chibok girls on Wednesday lamented that the Federal Government was silent on the release of their colleagues still in the captivity of Boko Haram.The student, identified as Tabitha Stover, while speaking at the seventh anniversary of the kidnapping hosted by the Allamin Foundation in […]

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States face cash crunch, salaries swallow revenues, Federal Govt seeks more funds

Olalekan Adetayo, Okechukwu Nnodim, Abiodun Nejo, Peter Dada, Bola Bamigbola, Chima Azubuike, Adeniyi Olugbemi, John Charles, Adeyinka Adedipe and Armstrong Bakam Two top officials of the Muhammadu Buhari regime on Wednesday indicated that the country urgently needed more funds to run government and provide basic amenities for Nigerians.Although the Minister of Finance, Budget and National […]

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APC rubbishes 2023 list, says zoning not discussed

Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The All Progressives Congress’ Caretaker/ Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee has dismissed a list purportedly showing how the ruling party has zoned elective public offices for the 2023 general elections as well as its National Working Committee.The Secretary of APC CECPC, Senator John Akpanudoedehe, made the rebuttal in Abuja on Wednesday. Akpanudoedehe said, […]

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FG fortifies security at Abuja, Lagos, other airports

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government has reinforced the level of security at the Abuja, Lagos, Kano and other selected airports across the country. Officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria confirmed on Wednesday that the reinforcement was part of measures deployed to tackle any form of attack by criminals.On Monday the Federal Ministry […]

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FG approves N14.55bn operational vehicles, boats for Customs

Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the purchase of 427 operational vehicles worth N14.55bn for the Nigerian Customs Service.This was one of the decisions reached at the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, […]

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