The Kaduna State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Jonathan Andrew Nok, is dead. He was born on 11 February 1962 and hailed from Nok Village in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Until his appointment as the Commissioner of Health…
Lawmaker urges strict implementation of 2018 budget
Strict compliance and proper implementation of 2018 budget will sustain economic growth and reduce the present hardship occasioned by high level of poverty in the country. The lawmaker representing Idanre/Ifedore federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Bamidele Baderinwa said…
Ambode sacks Lagos Sports Commission boss, Deji Tinubu
Lagos governor governor, Akinwumi Ambode, has terminated the appointment of Deji Tinubu, as Lagos State Sports Commission boss. Tinubu had been on the job since the inception of the Ambode administration. Ambode on Thursday effected changes in sports administration in…
Okorocha under fire for erecting Jacob Zuma’s statue in Imo
Imo State governor, Rochas Owelle Okorocha has come under heavy attacks for erecting the statue of President Jacob Zuma of South Africa in the state. Okorocha during the weekend erected a statue in honour of Zuma, after playing host to…
Edgal remains acting CP of Lagos, Force headquarters insists
The police high command, Abuja has affirmed that acting Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, Imohimi Edgal remains as the state CP, saying it is not aware that he had been demoted to his former rank of Deputy Commissioner of…
Ajimobi reports Olubadan, Ladoja to Buhari over kingship crisis
The Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, on Tuesday reported the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, to President Muhammadu Buhari. Ajimobi told State House correspondents that he called the President’s attention to the face-off between him and the monarch…
Lawyers, CSOs Ask Buhari To Sack IGP Idris In Five Days
A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have demanded the removal and prosecution of Ibrahim Idris, Inspector General of Police (IGP), over allegations of corruption and having affairs with junior officers levelled against him by Senator Isa Misau. Making the…
Anambra Poll: Seven shortlisted for Obaze’s deputy
As the deadline for completing the filing the candidacy of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship and deputy governorship candidates draws near, indications have emerged from the Oseloka Obaze campaign organisation that seven persons have been shortlisted for the position.…
Olubadan vows not to bless new ‘Obas’
AS the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji, continues to stoutly oppose the coronation of 21 new kings in Ibadanland, the monarch has said he would not bless the new Obas who could not wait for their turn…
Migrant crisis: gangs tricking Nigerian girls into prostitution in Italy
The Nigerian prostitutes working on street corners in Castel Volturno this summer look like schoolgirls dressed up for a fancy dress party in their mothers’ clothes and make-up. The reason: they are schoolgirls, as young as 14, part of a…