Kudus takes over as Lagos RTEAN chair as court kicks MC Oluomo out
The Lagos branch of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria has named Aransiola Kudus as the acting Chairman following a court ruling. Earlier, the Lagos state government had suspended RTEAN activities in the state, dissolved its elected leadership, and established a 25-member park management committee led by Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC […]
Inauguration: Kwara police beef up security, warns against criminality
Kwara state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Paul Odama, has ordered an all-round security emplacement across the length and breadth of the State for a rancor-free inauguration of the second term tenure of Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the governor of Kwara state and his deputy, Mr. Kayode Alabi. The State Police Command in a statement signed by […]
CISLAC condemns marginalisation of women in defence, security sector
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre has criticized the exclusion of women in the defence and security sector and called on stakeholders to work towards enhancing transparency and accountability in the sector. CISLAC/Transparency International in Nigeria (TI-NIGERIA) released a communique after a one-day workshop in Nasarawa State on the topic: “Reforming the Nigerian Defence and […]
Buhari, Kenyatta urge Tinubu to unite Nigerians
Outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and former Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, on Saturday, tasked the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to work towards uniting Nigerians irrespective of ethnic and political affiliation. Both leaders gave the charge during the Inauguration Lecture at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. This was contained in the statement issued […]
Release airlines’ trapped funds, NAHCO Chair urges FG
The Chairman, Board of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc, Dr. Seinde Fadeni, has called on the Federal Government to release funds belonging to foreign airlines trapped in the vaults of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Dr Fadeni who was addressing the 42nd Annual General Meeting of the Company in Lagos Friday said it was just […]
Good intercourse secret to my long life, says 102-year-old woman
A 102-year-old female native of the United Kingdom, Joyce Jackman, has revealed that the secret to her long life on earth is good sex. Joyce who celebrated her 102nd birthday on May 9 seems to have proved beyond doubt that the secret to a long life is in the libido. According to her, while speaking […]
Àwọn ọmọ Nàìjíríà fi èrò wọn hàn nípa ìṣèjọba Ààrẹ Muhammadu Buhari
A bá àwọn ará ìlú sọ̀rọ̀ nípa èrò wọn lórí ìṣèjọba ààrẹ Muhammadu Buhari. Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ló fi ẹ̀dùn ọkàn wọn hàn nípa àṣeètó ààrẹ Buhari. Oníkálukú sọ àfojúsùn wọn fún ààrẹ tuntun tí a dìbò yàn, tí wọ́n sì rọ̀ wọ́n pé kí wọ́n ṣe ohun tó tọ́ fún ará ìlú kí wọ́n lè rántí […]
Ways and Means: Senate increases FG’s borrowing from 5 to 15% loan
The Senate has approved the upward review of the Ways and Means loan accessible to the Federal Government from five to 15 per cent. According to the lawmakers, the very essence of the Bill was to enable the Federal Government to meet its immediate and future obligations in the approval of the ways and means […]
How Abuja female scavengers, others survive on waste
A resident of Angwan Bare-Bari, Kado, Abuja, has said that her scavenging business assists in paying her children’s school fees and also feeds her. Usaina Maman Haidar, who has been in the business for up to a year, buys used wigs and clothes for resale from her male counterpart scavengers at the Abuja waste dump […]
Children’s Day: Obaseki vows improved welfare for children
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to reforms that will ensure that children in the state can compete favourably with their peers across the globe. In a statement to commemorate 2023 Children’s Day, the governor said children in the state are being equipped with the best tools so they […]