Afenifere plans political party, insists on state police, constitution review

Daud Olatunji 26 January 2022 Kindly share this story: The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has announced that it would float a fresh political party ahead of the 2023 elections. The  organisation said this on Tuesday, at  its  Annual General Meeting  held at the country home of its acting leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, in Sanya Ogbo, […]

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Subsidy: NNPC may deduct over N1tn from FAAC in six months

Okechukwu Nnodim, Amarachi Orjiude, Sami Olatunji and Stephen Angbulu 26 January 2022 Kindly share this story: …as FG plans PIA amendment, extends subsidy removal by 18 months The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited may deduct over N1tn in the next six months from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, following the decision of the Federal Government […]

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Lagos housewife allegedly kills husband with pressing iron during argument

Deji Lambo 26 January 2022 Kindly share this story: A housewife, identified as Motunrayo, has allegedly killed her husband, Alaba, aka Bama, in the Abule-Egba area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the couple had an argument at their house, which degenerated into a fight. Motunrayo was alleged to have plugged a pressing iron, which she […]

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Aircraft Odili govt bought abandoned in Germany, repairs cost €3m – Wike

Amobi Davies 26 January 2022 Kindly share this story The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said the state government has through intelligence discovered one of the state-owned aircraft, Legacy 600, that was flown to and abandoned in Germany. He said efforts to repair and retrieve the aircraft had already gulped over €3m. Wike […]

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Labour set for protest, FG suspends subsidy removal, NBA warns govt

Adelani Adepegba, Leke Baiyewu, Stephen Angbulu, Amarachi Orjiude, Sami Olatunji, Daud Olatunji and Abiodun Nejo 25 January 2022 Kindly share this story: THE Nigeria Labour Congress will continue with its planned nationwide protest on Thursday despite the announcement by the Federal Government that it would no longer remove the fuel subsidy for now. Ahead of […]

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Five-year-old Hanifa: Kano revokes private schools’ licences, killer proprietor remanded

Ted Odogwu 25 January 2022 Kindly share this story: The Proprietor of Nobel Kids Academy and North West Preparatory School, Kwanar Dakata, Nasarawa Local Government Area, Kano State, Abdulmalik Tanko, who allegedly murdered a five-year-old pupil, Hanifa Abubakar, has been remanded in a custodial centre. The defendant was remanded along with two other accomplices, Hashimu […]

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Gov.Oyetola Swears in Adesbisi Gbolagade as Commissioner 1 in Osun State

Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State has on the 24th of January, 2022 sworn in Mr. Adesbisi Gbolagade as a commissioner in the State. Mr. Adesbisi Gbolagade was sworn in as the commissioner 1 for the Osun State Teaching Service Commission at the Inauguration and Swearing in ceremony of the Newly Appointed Chairmen and members […]

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US team, CSO witnessed MKO Abiola’s death in Abuja clinic – Abdulsalami

Godwin Isenyo 24 January 2022 Kindly share this story:  A former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.) said the late business mogul and winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola, was not killed but that he died after falling ill in detention. He debunked the claim that Abiola allegedly […]

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Hon.Mayowa Akinfolarin Pushes for the Bill for an Act to Establish the NYSC Trust Fund.

Hon. Mayowa Akinfolarin, member of Federal House of Assembly representing Odigbo, Oke-Igbo, Ile-Oluji Constituency, Ondo State has pushed forth for the bill for an Act to Establish the National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund(NYSCTF) The lawmaker presented the bill at the floor of the house on the 20th of January,2022 during a plenary session. As explained […]

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