There’s need to stop the bleeding of Nigeria’s finances – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has said that there is an urgent need to stop the bleeding in the nation’s financial system through speedy actions. Tinubu noted that he decided not participate in the arbitrage entrenched in the country’s commercial system in order to rescue the country from collapsing. The President made the remark on Thursday in Lagos at a state banquet organised for him by the Lagos State Governor,  Babajide Sanwo-Olu. He arrived at the Lagos...

11 killed, 8 injured in auto crash along Benin/Ore highway

Eleven persons have lost their lives, while eight others sustained various degrees of injuries in an auto crash along Benin/Ore highway The accident occurred on Thursday along the Edo State section of the Benin-Lagos expressway. It was gathered that the accident happened at about 11am at the Ovia River notorious for accidents due to a failed section of the road by the Ovia river bridge. According to report, the accident happened when a Dangote truck...

Niger: Relatives of 57 abducted victims beg govt. to secure release of  loved ones

….As gun men issue one week deadline to victims’ relatives Abductors of 57 people from Kafin-Koro, Adunu and Kwagana villages in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State have issued one week deadline to families of relatives to pay ransom or have the victims killed. This is coming as family members of the remaining victims are calling on Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, well spirited individuals and corporate organisations to come to their aid and save...

Why Obi slams Tinubu over 124-vehicle Lagos convoy

….Asks Tinubu to prioritise bringing succor to suffering Nigerians Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), has slammed President Bola Tinubu, over a video showing 124 vehicles in his convoy during the President’s recent visit to Lagos State. Obi, while responding to journalists on Thursday, in Awka, Anambra State, stressed that “The present Nigeria requires that all those who serve and lead must do so by example. “Their behaviour and their public conduct must be...

HURIWA backs Soludo’s call for Ndigbo to invest in homeland

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has backed Governor Charles Soludo’s on his call to Igbo indigenes across Nigeria and all over the world to invest in the five South-East states to develop the economy of the region. According to the civil rights advocacy group, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko, it noted that it is backing the call by Anambra State Governor who recently urged indigenes of the state, who...

Eid-el-Kabir: Speaker Abbas greets Muslims, seeks prayers for Nigeria

Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, Speaker of the House of Representatives on Tuesday congratulated Muslims on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Kabir, appeals to Nigerians to pray for the unity, peace and progress of the country. Abbas in his Sallah message made available to journalists by Musa Abdullahi Krishi, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, urged the citizens to use the occasion to pray for the success of the administration of President Bola Tinubu, while calling...

Lagos: Foundation awards varsity scholarship to 25 children of police widow’s

…Gives 180 widows one-year medical insurance A United States-based charity organisation, Kedrick Scribner Foundation, has extended its Humanitarian Campaign to Widows of Fallen Heroes of the Nigerian Police Force. A total of 25 children of widows who successfully passed their senior school certificate examination have been offered university scholarships by the foundation. The three-day programme, tagged “The Widow’s Mite 2.0’ took place at the United Church of Christ in Nigeria, AKA HEKAN located in the...

Education Development: FCTA embarks on renovation of 100 schools in 100 days

To ensure the development of education, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is conducting the 100 by 100 programme, which comprises renovating and upgrading 100 schools in 100 days, the  Permanent Secretary, Mr. Olusade Adesola has said. Adesola noted that the goal is to intervene directly in providing infrastructure and facilities for children in FCT schools in order to create a more favorable environment for learning. The Permanent Secretary made this known while receiving commendation...

Group appeals to FG to caution Dokubo over utterances against Ndigbo

…Calls for investigate/prosecution over his possession of AK 47 A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Global Initiatives for Good Governance (GIGG), has urged the Federal Government and well-meaning Nigerians to caution Mr. Asari Dokubo against fanning embers of hatred and crisis in the country. According to the group the recent aspersion cast against the Igbo race by Dokubo could escalate the crisis between the Ndigbo and some sections of the country, adding that his accusation of oil...

We’re unable to tender Sanwo-Olu’s certificate, WAEC tells Lagos tribunal 

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) which was subpoenaed by the Lagos State Governorship Election Tribunal to tender under oath, the certificate of Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwoolu, has told the court through its representative that the council doesn’t retain a copy of certificates of candidates and so is unable to tender Mr. Sanwo-Olu’s certificate. While being cross-examined by counsels, the witness was asked if WAEC has records of all the candidates that wrote his examination,...

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