Author: Utebor Paul
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Adamawa: How First Lady lobbied APC stakeholders against female governorship candidate Binani
All is not well in the Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following moves by theAdamawa: How First Lady lobbied APC stakeholders against female governorhip candudate Binani All is not well in the Adamawa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following moves by the First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari to…
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NiMet anticipates 3-day sunshine, haziness from Monday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and haziness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja anticipated sunny and hazy conditions over the northern region on Monday throughout the forecast period. According to NiMet, the North Central region is expected to be sunny and hazy throughout…
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Buni unveils 10-year devt masterplan for Damaturu
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has unveiled the implementation of a 10-year Development Masterplan for Damaturu, the state capital. This is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Usman Geidam, Spokesman, Yobe Geographic Information Service (YOGIS) in Damaturu on Sunday. The approval of the master plan, the state government said, is a fitting answer…
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Guest house manager discovers woman’s lifeless body in its room
The manager of a guest house at Igbogbo in Ikorodu area of Lagos State discovered the lifeless body of a woman in one of its rooms on Saturday. A police spokesman in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the finding when he spoke with newsmen on Monday. Hundeyin said the manager of the guest house…
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Alleged extortion: LASTMA summons 3 officials
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has summoned three officers before investigation panel over alleged extortion of drivers. The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, said this in a statement through the Public Affairs Unit of LASTMA in Lagos on Sunday. Oreagba said that the agency had summoned all officials mentioned in the matter…
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Soyinka faults FG for removing history from school curriculum
Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has stated that collective memory is the Key because it is that memory which is related to the mechanisms of relating reality to whatever narrative is given to us. He made this known at the 24th edition of the Lagos Book and Arts Festival organized by Book Kraft, Soyinka stated that…
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Russia-Ukraine war will end on Ukraine’s terms – British envoy
British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which she describes as an “invasion on Ukraine by Russia” will end on Ukraine’s terms. This is also as Laing said the UK government was standing by Ukraine hundred per cent by providing military and humanitarian support, and helping with the reconstruction…
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2023 elections: Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa predicts landslide victory
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the party will secure a landslide victory in the 2023 presidential election. He spoke when he commissioned the campaign office of the PDP in Jos on Saturday.h “The party will record landslide victory in Plateau and in other states in the country.…
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Embrace unity for national integration – Ganduje to Nigerians
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has called for unity among various ethnic and religious groups in the country, to enhance national integration. Ganduje made the call on Saturday while receiving a chieftancy title at Olomu Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta. The governor and his wife, Prof. Hafsat Ganduje, were conferred…
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Man kills mother-in-law, 1 other after raping wife’s sister
Police in Lagos State have arrested a 38-year-old man for allegedly killing his mother-in-law and one other person after raping his wife’s teenage sister in the Ibeju-Lekki area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on his verified Twitter handle. He said that the suspect, who killed…