Month: July 2022

Dr. Wale Bolorunduro, who served as Osun State Commissioner for Finance during the first term of ex-governor Rauf Aregbesola, on Wednesday, announced his defection to the Peoples Democratic Party. Bolorunduro, an ally of Aregbesola, had a running battle with the administration of Governor Gboyega Oyetola, especially regarding state debt portfolio, and when the state government…

The Ijaw communities in Delta State have protested the shortage of teachers in their community schools, calling on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to as a matter of urgency absorb community teachers. The protesters who carried placards of different inscriptions barricaded the Government House’s gate and urged the government to incorporate the community teachers into the state…

The member representing Takum I Constituency in the Taraba State House of Assembly, Hon. Garba Ajiya, on Thursday, called on the State Government to set up a commission of inquiry into the Fulani invasion of Kuteb communities in Takum, Ussa and Yangtu Special Development Area. At a press conference in Jalingo, the lawmaker said the…

The People’s Democratic Party caucus of the House of Representatives has backed their colleagues in the Senate over the call for the impeachment of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd.). In a joint meeting on Thursday, the PDP lawmakers said the state of the country was appalling and therefore issued a six to eight…

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) is currently presiding over the National Security Council meeting at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting comes a week after the Council revealed that it is mulling a total ban on motorcycles and mining activities in areas most prone to and affected by terrorist…

A political group, Tinubu Youth Disciples, has commended the emergence of Most Rev. Daniel Okoh as the new President of the Christian Ass It would be recalled that the association’s General Secretary, Mr Joseph Daramola, announced the emergence of Most Rev. Okoh as the new CAN President in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Okoh…

Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, is set to open the first hotel in Mars at $5 Million per night. The Gateway Foundation’s ‘Voyager’ station is currently in development, with the goal being to provide rooms for up to 400 people. Its circular spinning frame should allow the structure to emulate an artificial…

    Veteran flutist, Tee Mac, has advised Nigerians against the choice of All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to succeed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).   Born Omatshola Iseli, the artiste who claimed Tinubu is his in-law, explained that it was important for Nigerians to reflect deeply and consider their choice…

The Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Ondo State command, says it has arrested a 25-year-old man, Destiny Agbaijoh, with an AK-47 rifle, a pump action gun and ammunition concealed inside a bag. The NDLEA State Commandant, Mr Kayode Raji, while parading the suspect before the newsmen in Akure on Wednesday, said officials of the…

Nearly two months after close to 40 worshippers were gunned down at a Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, the community has come under a fresh attack. According to the police, the incident occurred at Craneburg Construction Company, Owo. Chief Adetunji Adeleye, Ondo State Commander of Amotekun Corps (the sub-regional security outfit in the southwest),…

Manchester United have completed the signing of Argentina defender Lisandro Martinez from Ajax in a deal worth up to 67m euros (£57m). United manager Erik ten Hag was keen to be reunited with the 24-year-old, who he signed for Ajax in 2019. He joins the club on a five-year contract which keeps him at Old…