Without Prejudice: Fejiro Oliver’s Prison Note, appeal for mercy through the back door? A prison note at this time sounds like an indirect call for mercy and forgiveness. Every action or inaction carries consequences that are measured in degrees. A “note from Prison” by a young man who claims to be the most important person…
BY: Joshua Adinoyi The death of Alhaji Ahmed Momoh Sani, father of Kogi State Governor, His Excellency, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, have been described as not just a loss to the family but to the entire State. The Managing Director, Kogi State Agricultural Development Project (ADP), Dr. George Ogirima Bello, made the assertion…
Professor Ekele’s Remodelling and Restructuring Strategy at UniAbuja Teaching Hospital. BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF. For Professor Bissalah Ahmed Ekele, a professor of medicine (gynaecology and obstetrics) and the current Chief Medical Director, CMD/CEO, Chief Executive Officer, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, UATH, the road to assumption of leadership of the only flagship medical facility in the…
In a resounding land mark judgement, the Supreme court has upheld the mandate of the people, affirming, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo as the authentic winner of the November 11,2023 kogi state governorship election. It dismissed the appeal of the governorship candidate of Muritala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party, paving the frontiers of continue era…
What President Bola Tinubu says about killing of Soldiers in Abia President Bola Tinubu’s Statement on the Killing of Soldiers in Abia I have received yet another disheartening news story about the killing of five soldiers by suspected militants of the proscribed terrorist organisation, IPOB. The slain soldiers were on peacekeeping duty in Aba, Abia…
Edo 2024: Nomination Forms and Quandary of Party Tickets By Elempe Dele. The social media, billboards, radio and television stations are freight like forming palm wines with appealing messages to delegates and voters in Edo State as the primaries that will culminate to the election in September draws closer daily. ‘Send me, Homeboy, I be…
Wike Rebuts MURIC’s Prof Akintola on Religious Bias in FCTA Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications to Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike, has urged Prof. Ishaq Akintola of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) to focus on promoting Islam rather than inciting religious discord. Olayinka criticized Akintola’s comments regarding a recent suspension…
Oborevwori approves registration, monthly payment for 10,000 widows in Delta The Governor of Delta State, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has approved the registration of 10,000 widows across the state’s 25 local government areas and 270 federal wards. Each widow will receive a monthly stipend of ₦15,000 and access to free medical care. This was disclosed…
By Yahaya Idris The Benin Republic authorities have arrested three individuals, including Republican Guard Commander Djimon Tevoedjre, former Sports Minister Oswald Homeky, and businessman Olivier Boko, on alleged plotting a coup planned for September 27, 2024. Homeky was caught delivering 1.5 billion CFA francs ($2.5 million) to Tevoedjre for the coup, and Boko, who plans…
Fuels Price War: NNPC Slashes Petrol to N815/litre in Abuja as Dangote-MRS Undercuts at N739 …..Modest cut masks fierce battle for market control amid deregulation puqsh The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Sunday, quietly slashed the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, to N815 per litre at its retail outlets…