archiveNovember 28, 2022

  The Oyo State wing of the Southwest Security Network (Amotekun Corps) has recovered AK-47 rifles, military camouflage and other items hidden in a forest in the state by suspected kidnappers. Commandant of the corps in Oyo State, retired Col. Olayinka Olayanju, told newsmen in Ibadan on Monday that the...

The National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, assured that attacks on its facilities won’t stop the conduct of the 2023 election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, gave the assurance at a meeting with the Africa Union Special Pre-Electoral Political Mission led by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. Yakubu said though some election materials...

A fresh crisis is in the offing if the Federal Government fails to address the controversial issue of ‘No Work, No Pay’ for the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. It would be recalled that following the resumption of duty after their eight months of strike action, the federal government...

    The Acting Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali Biu has decried the incessant knock down/ crushing of Patrol operatives as a result of the recklessness of some  drivers who have continuously violated the legally prescribed speed limit. He stated this while bemoaning the death of 2...

  Health Reform Committee holds retreat, highlighting multi-sectoral collaboration in improving health facilities, indices nationwide The Federal Government’s ongoing efforts to reposition Nigeria’s healthcare delivery system must include collaboration among different levels of government and the private sector to ensure effective implementation of reforms that will cater to the needs of Nigerians in the...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to leave a legacy of free and fair elections in Nigeria and the West African sub-region at large. The Nigerian leader will finish his second term next year and has reiterated his desire to conduct a hitch-free election, adding that the country is committed...

David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, has warned his congregation against accepting same-sex marriages in their families. The clergyman was seen in a now-viral video speaking against same-sex marriages during a sermon at his church headquarters on Sunday. Oyedepo told his members to reject anyone in...

  Phlumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, former South Africa Deputy President and leader of the African Union Pre-Electoral Political Mission to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed hope that the 2023 general election in the country will turn out very peaceful and credible. She said the AU was coming as a...

  The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed Bashir Machina as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress for Yobe North Senatorial District. The court, on Monday, upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Damaturu, Yobe State, which held that Senate President Ahmad Lawan was...

  The Osun State House of Assembly has rejected the decision of Senator Ademola Adeleke, the newly sworn in Governor of the state, to rename the state from “State of Osun” to Osun state. The lawmakers on Monday, November 28, argued that the anthem, crest and flag of the state...