Tragedy struck again at Iwo Road area of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital city on Wednesday, two people were confirmed killed when men of the Oyo State Park Management System under the leadership of Mr Mukaila Lamidi (also known as Auxiliary) allegedly attacked some shop owners in Iwo Road ...
Read More »25 Years After, Inec Increases Number of Polling Units Nationwide
Twenty-five years after the current Polling Units were created in 1996, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has created new 56,872 Polling Units, bringing the number to a total number of 176,846 from the existing 119,974 Polling Units. These will come into effect starting from the Anambra State Governorship ...
Read More »‘Tope Alabi Is A Mother, Let Peace Reign’ – Adeyinka Alaseyori Begs Fans
Embattled promising gospel minister, Adeyinka Alaseyori, has finally responded to the crisis that rocked social media over the criticism over her hit song entitled “Oniduro Mi” by a popular gospel artiste, Tope Alabi. Alaseyori during her birthday praise concert, on Tuesday night, appealed to fans to allow peace reign, ...
Read More »Election Violence: FG Approves Automatic Employment For Families Of 10 Slain Corps Members
The Federal Government has approved automatic employment in the Federal Civil Service of one graduate each from the families of the 10 corp members killed in 2011 post-election violence in Bauchi State. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare disclosed this on Tuesday during the inauguration of the ...
Read More »Leicester City Hitman Jamie Vardy becomes football club owner
Leicester City hitman Jamie Vardy has joined the league of football club owners after investing in US-based team Rochester Rhinos according to the club. The 34-year old striker purchased a minority stake in the New York-based club, which has not played a competitive game for four years. The club ...
Read More »You Can’t Surrender Your Security Duty To Govs, Wike Cautions Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has continued to come under attack since his statement that state governors should take responsibility of security in their states. Responding to the president’s statement, governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, said it is unconstitutional for President Buhari to shift the power of securing lives and ...
Read More »Twitter refused FG’s request to delete Nnamdi Kanu’s account -Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has said that Twitter rejected its demand to delete the account of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, made this known on “Politics Nationwide,’’ a Radio Nigeria call-in programme. He said it was unfair to ...
Read More »Nigerians see Buhari as a “willing horse” to be ridden to death – Ngige
Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has said no president would tolerate what Nigerians are throwing at President Muhammadu Buhari. Ngige said Nigerians see Buhari as a “willing horse” to be ridden to death. Speaking on Channels Television, the Minister claimed that former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and ...
Read More »Oyo Government begins evacuation of beggars in Ibadan
The Oyo State Government on Tuesday said it has commenced evacuation of beggars in some parts of Ibadan, the state capital. The government noted that the evacuation of the beggars from the Jemibewon area to a resettlement facility in Akinyele started on Tuesday. Our correspondent learnt that beggars had ...
Read More »‘Nigeria May Not Celebrate Another Democracy Day If Buhari Fails to Listen To Nigerians’ – Wole Soyinka
Popular Nigerian playwright and renowned nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has warned President Muhammadu Buhari that Nigeria may not celebrates another Democracy Day, if the system of government is not decentralised by providing leadership that addresses the agitations and grievances of various groups of Nigerians. Soyinka who stated this ...
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