Professor Osotimehin died after returning from church service
Nigeria’s former health minister and the Executive Director of the United Nations Populations Fund, UNFPA, Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, has passed on. He was said to have died in his home…
Delta State LG workers owed 13 months salary; Group issues ultimatum
A group, Centre for the Vulnerable and the Underprivileged, CENTREP, has issued the Delta State Government seven days notice to defray the thirteen months’ salaries being owed local government workers…
Presidential aide dismisses nepotism charges against Osinbajo
The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Legal Matters, Dr Bilkisu Saidu, has dismissed recent comments credited to a faceless Social Media contributor using the name Ismaila Farouk…
Massive overhaul at FRSC; 71 senior officers affected
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has approved the redeployment of 71 senior officers nationwide for enhanced performance. The redeployment, aimed at repositioning the commission,…
NAF restates commitment to support families of its fallen heroes
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has reiterated the commitment of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) towards the welfare of the families of deceased personnel….
JAMB withholds 76,000 results, releases 1.6m; exposes how parents collude with their wards to cheat
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released 1,606,901 results out of the 1,718, 425 that registered in the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The JAMB registrar,…
Police arrest kidnappers of Igbonla school children; same suspects kidnapped Oniba of Ibaland, Turkish school students, others – Police
The Special Intelligence Response Team of the Inspector- General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, says three suspects in connection with the kidnapping of six students of Model College, Igbonla, have been…
Kidnapped House member, Durbunde, regains freedom
The member of the House of Representatives, representing Sumaila/Takai federal constituency of Kano State, Garba Durbunde, who was abducted has been released. He was released about 5pm on Wednesday after…
Ibori, Diezani, Abacha are proofs Buhari wants foreign help to return stolen money – Newsweek
Authoritative international magazine, Newsweek, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari sure needs foreign help to retrieve monies stolen by Nigerian public office holders. In its latest analysis on the anti-corruption…
FG grants Lagos permission to rebuild Airport Road; Ambode thanks Osinbajo
The Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo has granted permission to the Lagos State Government to embark upon a reconstruction of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road from Oshodi. Secretary to…