Several weeks ago, my 80-year-old paternal uncle, who is a community leader, called me to ask whom between Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu he should vote and canvass support for. That was a strange request considering that in 2019 he resisted my entreaty to him to not vote or campaign for Buhari because of the danger…
Dr AbdulMalik Atta, a member of the Presidential Committee that facilitated the rescue of passengers abducted from a Kaduna-bound train in March, has accused self acclaimed terrorists’ negotiator, Malam Tukur Mamu, of frustrating efforts to release the captives. Atta, whose father was among the abducted passengers, made the claim in an interview with Channels Television. Atta…
A 50-year-old man, Olukayode Joseph, has reportedly sedated his 14-year-old daughter with drugs and defiled her in Ogun State. Joseph was arrested on Thursday by operatives of the Ogun So-Safe Corps, who accused him of turning the teenage girl into a “sex machine”. The So-Safe Corps spokesman, Moruf Yusuf, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Yusuf said…
The court of appeal sitting in Abuja has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its strike. At the court session on Friday, the appellate court said ASUU should obey the order of an industrial court which directed the suspension of the strike before seeking to appeal the judgment. ASUU has been…
Festus Keyamo, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, says Bola Tinubu, the party’s flagbearer, does not need to inform Nigerians about his whereabouts.Keyamo spoke on Thursday during a chat with Arise News TV. Last Sunday, TheCable reported a video shared by Tinubu cycling on a fitness bike.The video came amid concerns over his…
By Seun Adeuyi A picture of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has sparked fresh controversy. There have been different rumours about the health of Tinubu, who has been away from the country before the kick off of the campaign for the 2023 elections. On Sunday, the ruling party’s presidential…
Festus Keyamo (SAN) , the Minister of Labour and Employment and Chief Spokesperson of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council said reports that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is battling health challenges was the handiwork of mischief makers. Tinubu who left Nigeria on September 24 arrived at the Abuja international…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will on Friday (today) lay the 2023 Appropriation Bill before a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja. Ahead of the Federal Government budget presentation, the House of Representatives, on Thursday, passed the 2023–2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper, which the President earlier presented…
Former Chief Executive Officer, Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, LITFC, Chief (Mrs.) Lucy Ajayi has emerged ‘Trade Administrator of the Year’ in 2022 Leadership Excellence Awards. In a nationwide online poll, monitored by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mrs Ajayi polled 71, 627 votes to defeat other nominees, Yonov Agah, 42811 votes, Ezra Yakusak…
The Kogi Government on Thursday expressed determination to recover Obajana Cement Plant from Dangote and his accomplices. The government’s resolution is contained in the report of the Specialised Technical Committee on the Evaluation of the Legality of the Alleged Acquisition of Obajana Cement Company by Dangote Cement Company. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the…