UgamatvFANI-KAYODE ADAMANT AS NIGERIANS KNOCK EX-MINISTER FOR CALLING REPORTER STUPID
A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has come under heavy criticism for calling a journalist, Eyo Charles, “stupid” during a press conference in Calabar, the Cross River State…
EX-GOVERNING COUNCIL MEMBER ACCUSES OGUNDIPE OF FLOUTING CONTRACT LAW
A retired Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Boniface Oye-Adeniran, has demanded a thorough investigation of the suspended Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof.…
IN BAUCHI FLOOD:THREE KILLED, 150 HOUSES DESTROYED
No fewer than three persons have been killed and over 150 houses destroyed by flood in three local government areas of Bauchi State. This was disclosed by members of the…
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE,RELIGIOUS LEADERS FOR OTHERS
Religious leaders, on Tuesday in Kaduna, described rapists as terrorists that must not be spared any punishment to deter others. While a prominent northern Islamic scholar, Sheikh Kabir Gombe, suggested…
COMMISSIONER SAYS: MISSING HELICOPTERS, NO INVITATION FROM ASSEMBLY YET
The Lagos State Government has said its officials have yet to receive any summons from the House of Assembly on the state helicopters. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy,…
OLUSEGUN OSOBA BECOME NIJ GOVERNING COUNCIL CHAIRMAN
A former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Governing Council of Nigerian Institute of Journalism. A reliable source in the institute…
HEAVY FLOOD’LL HIT LAGOS, RIVERS, FCT OTHERS FROM SEPT 6-NIHSA
The Middle Niger of the River Niger Basin is currently flooded and the magnitude of flood from this area is expected to arrive in Nigeria through Kebbi State around September…
TRUMP SIGNS SURPRISE PARDON FOR CONVICTED BANK ROBBER JON PONDER
U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned a convicted bank robber, Jon Ponder, who is now running a post-prison assistance programme. A pre-recorded video of Trump signing an executive order for…
REPORT SAYS, FIRES IN BRAZILIAN AMAZON CAUSE EXTENSIVE HEALTH DAMAGE
Fires resulting from unchecked deforestation are poisoning air millions of people breathe, affecting health throughout the Brazilian Amazon, a report said on Wednesday. Fires and deforestation in the Amazon have…
SAYS WHO: NIGERIA LAST AFRICAN COUNTRY TO BE FREE OF WILD POLIO
The World Health Organisation says Nigeria was the last African country to be rid of the wild polio virus. This was made known by the WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom…
