Following demolition exercises by state govts, Obi urges compassion, says ‘we live in a time of extreme difficulties’

Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate for the general election of 2023, has urged state governments to have compassion when demolishing buildings and other structures all around the nation. Obi made the call in a tweet on his verified Twitter handle on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Some properties were recently demolished by the governments … [Read more…]

Otti Directs Payment Of June Salaries In Abia

Abia State Governor Alex Otti has directed the Accountant General of the state, Mrs Njum Onyemenam, to ensure that all verified workers in the state civil service receive their salary for June before Wednesday, June 28, 2023. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kazie Uko, in a statement on Tuesday, cited the governor’s promise … [Read more…]

Kano: Governor orders cease of payment of salaries of over 10,000 workers employed by Ganduje

The governor of Kano, Abba Yusuf, has given orders to the accountant-general of the state to cease giving salaries to 10,800 workers, who are believed to have been employed by the Abdullahi-led administration. Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, the accountant-general of Kano state, made this announcement on Monday while addressing journalists, saying that the governor had called for … [Read more…]

Oyo: Scores die, 15 injured in Ogbomoso car crash

About six people were confirmed dead, while 15 others sustained injuries in an auto crash involving a commercial bus and an articulated vehicle at Sekona on the Ogbomoso-Odo-Oba Road, Ogo Oluwa Local Council of Oyo State. Also, a commercial motorcyclist died, yesterday morning, after he ran into a stationary vehicle at Gbede, very close to … [Read more…]

Eid-El-Kabir: FG Declares Wednesday, Thursday Public Holidays

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 28th and Thursday, June 29th, 2023 as Eid-El-Kabir holidays. This was contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Oluwatoyin Akinlade. “In the spirit of this special occasion, during which we commemorate the great virtues of obedience, sacrifice and faith as exemplified by … [Read more…]

Tinubu Renames Federal Airports After Okadigbo, Buhari, Usman Dan Fodio, Others

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The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has renamed some federal airports after several notable Nigerians. This is according to a memo by the Federal Ministry of Aviation dated June 1, 2023, and signed by Mrs Joke Olatunji for the Director of Airport Operations. The statement made available to Channels Television on Monday noted that the … [Read more…]

Abba Kabir Yusuf: Anti-demolition protest erupts in Kano

Victims of the demolition spree embarked upon by Kano State government have taken to the streets in their hundreds to condemn what they describe as destructive. The protesters gathered, Monday morning, at the front of the demolished muliti-million Naira Daula Hotel along Hadejia Road, in the metropolis carrying placards with various inscriptions condemning the government … [Read more…]

Four persons injured by gas explosion in Lagos

A gas explosion at Ijaiye beside the Apostolic Church in the Agege area of Lagos State has injured four persons, three females and one male. According to a statement by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), a shop where gas cylinders were stored caught fire. It said that investigations revealed that one of the … [Read more…]

Prigozhin says he is turning his forces around amid claims of deal brokered by President Lukashenko of Belarus

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin published a new audio recording Saturday claiming he was turning his forces around from a march toward Moscow. “We turning our columns around and going back in the other direction toward our field camps, in accordance with the plan,” he said in a message on Telegram. The announcement comes as the … [Read more…]