Ridwan Jamiu ‘And the Lord said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in My name. I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, divination, a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart’ (Jeremiah 14:14) In the countdown to the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria,…
The outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (Retd.) has approved the renaming of 15 airports after some prominent Nigerians. This was contained in a statement by the Head of Press and Public Affairs of the Ministry of Aviation, Odutayo Oluseyi made available to the media on Sunday. According to the statement, the airports include Akure…
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has been sworn into office as President, Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola, administered the oath of office at exactly 10:37 am, Nigerian time. Earlier, Kashim Shettima took the oath as Vice-President as exactly 10:28am.
The secretary of the state government of Kano State Alhaji Usman Alhaji has officially handed over documents of power to the Kano Governor Elect Engineer Abba Kabir Yusif during a ceremony that took place at Government House Kano. He said on behalf of the outgoing governor Alhaji Umar Ganduje comprehensive handing-over notes had been provided…
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has said, the self-professed leading Yoruba groups, OPC and Afenifere had never worked for the victory of Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. CNG was replying to the statement by the OPC that tends to threaten the North from demanding what is due to it describing the development as unguarded…
Four-man robbery gang on Friday robbed a Hausa biz man and carted away $11million in the Oke-Sokori area of Abeokuta, in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The suspects escaped the scene with the $ 11 million stacked in two ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bags, after demobilising the car of their victim, a Hausa trader, who…
Moved by the recent threat to the North by the Oodu’a Peoples Congress (OPC) on the issue of contesting the National Assembly leadership sharing formula announced by the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, the Oodu’a Peoples Frontiers (OPF) said, time immemorial, the North has always supported Yoruba Presidency. In a statement issued…
The supreme court has dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A five-member panel of the supreme court held on Friday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lacked the locus standi to institute the suit. The panel said the…
So this is how time flies. At last, Buhari is about to be shown his exit. I learnt he is already in the Glass House. Any moment from now, he will be addressed as “ex”—he will join the long list of ex-presidents. Many Nigerians could not wait to thank God for the completion of these…
A conglomeration of about 107 Anti-Corruption crusade groups led by Crime and Corruption Monitors, has impressed on the incoming administration of President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is cleaned of entrenched corrupt leadership symbolized by its current Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa. This follows a protest by the Anti-Corruption crusade…
A Northern Nigerian group, Democratic Watch Initiative has written a letter to the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu demanding his immediate intervention in the process of selecting leadership of the 10th National Assembly, saying that he should allow democracy to take charge in the process. The group in a letter addressed to the president-elect and…
I want to thank Allah, exalted is He, for the historic event in which my brother Governors bestowed upon me the Chairmanship of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF). The significance and the huge responsibilities of this office are not lost on me. I hereby pledge to uphold the ideals and vision of the NGF whilst…
The Ohanaeze Youths Group has called on Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa to step aside from his position and face probe over corruption allegations against him. National President of the group, known as, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide Mazi Okwu Nnabuike disclosed this in a statement released on Tuesday….
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu says Africa has lost one of her rare gems in Professor Jamiu Mosobalaje Oyawoye CON, the crown prince of Offa kingdom who transited to the great beyond today Monday 22nd of May at the age of 96. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in a…
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has stated that the Dangote refinery was established at a total cost of $18 billion. He stated this while giving a speech at the commissioning of the Dangote refinery in Lagos state earlier today, May 22. According to Emefiele, the Dangote Group and the CBN partnered…
Kano state governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has expressed dismay of the recent post-election dialogue between the President-elect, Bola Tinubu and the Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso. It’s in the public domain that Tinubu was reported to have met with Kwankwaso for four hours in France, on a wide range…
The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu has described the death of Elerin of Erin Ile, Oba Ibrahim Abdulganiyu Ajibola Olusookun II MFR as a colossal loss. Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu in his condolence message noted that the first-class monarch was an accomplished personality who ruled his community for 41…
Why this dehumanization? Why must Nigerian students suffer like refugees in their motherland just to purchase Direct Entry Form? Why do we progress only to retrogress? Why a step forward but two steps backward? Why is JAMB undoing what it has perfectly done and for which it has received several commendations? It is a pity…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation (JAMB) has again remitted N2billion as its interim surplus for the 2023 operating year, more would be remitted as its operations for the years are completed. This is in furtherance of the pledge by the Prof. Is-haq Oloyede-led management, on assumption of duty, that it would leverage on technology and…
The Federal Road Safety Corps wishes to dissociate itself from a baseless and unfounded opinion currently published on different news platforms, linking the Corps to seeking the introduction of Sharia Law to compliment existing extant regulations on enforcement of traffic rules and prosecution of offenders. The public is to note that the entire statement does…
We live in a country where law and order are like missing documents from official files. Though we know the provisions of the law but because they have grown wings and flown without traces from our statute, everyone abuses the law. Senator Ike Ekweremadu was not that lucky. As a major partner in the Nigerian…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the victory of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the elected Governor of Osun State. Justice Emmanuel Agim, who read the judgement on Tuesday affirmed the ruling of the Appeal Court that had upheld the electoral victory of Ademola Adeleke. The five-member panel of the apex court…
The Governing Council of University of Abuja has approved the appointment of Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi as the institution’s Deputy Vice Chancellor academics. The Council made the appointment at its 96th Regular Meeting held on Thursday 4th and Friday 5th May 2023. According to a statement issued by the Registrar, Mallam Yahya I. Mohammed, the…
A candidate, Miss Aminat Suleiman Yahaya, who was featured in a widely-circulated video on tiktok and other social media platforms, alleging that she was rescheduled repeatedly to sit the Board’s 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination(UTME) in Abuja, while staying in Ibadan, has apologized to the Board for misleading the public and attempting to embarrass the…
The victim in Senator Ike Ekweremadu’s organ harvesting trafficking case, David Nwamini, has pleaded with the UK government to remain and work in the UK, expressing fear that “they could arrest him or kill him in Nigeria.” Nwamini’s impact statement was read in court on Friday at the sentencing where the former Deputy Senate President,…
Nigerians are not safe anywhere on Nigeria’s territory. They are not also safe anywhere in the belly of Nigeria’s earth. On earth, they are not safe; in graves, their eyes must be wide open—though they are deceased—for the fear of disentombment after being honorably entombed. Our dead could not rest in peace any more due…
The National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT), has expressed concern on possible escalation of various forms of cancers in the years ahead, depending on how long they have been consuming the Indomie Noodles brand. More worrisome, according to a statement signed by the Director General of NICRAT, Prof. Usman Malami Aliyu, is that…
Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has joined the race for the 10th Assembly speaker. Doguwa, who represents Doguwa /Tudun Wada Federal Constituency of Kano State, sent a letter communicating his intention to members-elect. He said the desire to aspire to the position was fueled by his passion for nation building….
Paris Saint-Germain has suspended Lionel Messi with immediate effect. The suspension will take place now and it will be valid for the next two weeks, as revealed by RMC Sport. Paris Saint-Germain decision follows Messi’s trip to Saudi Arabia this week not authorized by the club. Leo Messi’s side now awaits official communication from PSG…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday said it would commence the release of results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Board on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. This was contained in the minutes of the meeting held at the end of an emergency management meeting held over the weekend in Abuja. In the…
