Category: News

Senate Recieve Complaint Filed Against UITH Over Alleged Spending Of N167m

The Senate has upheld a complaint filed against the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital UITH, for allegedly spending N167 million without going through the proper channels. At its latest meeting on Friday, the Senate Public Accounts Committee, led by Senator Matthew Urhoghide, based its conclusion on the 2016 report of the Auditor General for the […]

APC Governors Held Closed-Door Meeting In Abuja

On Sunday night in Abuja, governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had a closed-door meeting. Meeting under the aegis of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), the host governor and head  Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi was joined by his counterparts from Kwara, Imo, Borno, Ebonyi, Lagos, and Zamfara. Governors from Niger, […]

Professor Arrested By Police For Allegedly Defiling A 13-Year-Old Girl

On Sunday, the Ebonyi Police Command announced the arrest of Felix Anyaegbulam, a University Professor, for allegedly defiling a minor. Mr. Anyaegbulam is a Professor of Geophysics at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI), in the State’s Ikwo local government area. The professor is accused of sexually abusing his 13-year-old domestic assistant, who is […]

Abiodun Determine To Put An End To Constant Road Accidents 

The Ogun state governor, Dapo Abiodun, met with the Federal Controller of Works, Umar Bakare, and representatives of the contractor in charge of the Expressway reconstruction to discuss how to stop the constant carnage, road crashes, and loss of lives along the Ogun section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The meeting was held in the Governor’s […]

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi Orders Mining Licences Audit

Felix Tshisekedi, president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has demanded a ban on issuing and trading mining permits until the country’s mining registry has been audited, a measure aimed at combating fraud within the sector. Tshisekedi told ministers he wanted to end the squandering of mining assets by unnamed political actors and […]

Somalia: Al-Shabab Suicide Bomber Kills Prominent Journalist In Mogadishu

A prominent Somali journalist who was a critic of the al-Shabab armed group was killed by a suicide bomber as he was leaving a restaurant in the capital, Mogadishu, relatives and officials said. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the blast, which killed Radio Mogadishu director Abdiaziz Mohamud Guled, commonly known as Abdiaziz Afrika. The attack wounded […]

Tinubu Meet With Uzor Kalu In Abuja

Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), met with Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, former Governor of Abia State and current Chief Whip of the Senate, yesterday. On Saturday evening, Tinubu arrived at the Abuja Home of Kalu villa at about 4:25 p.m. Both men were […]

CAN Question US Removal Of Nigeria From Religious Violation Watchlistt

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has questioned the US government’s decision to remove Nigeria off the watchlist of ‘Countries of Particular Concern’ on the topic of religious violation, claiming that it does not know the facts or figures utilized in making that decision. According to the association, the US government did not consult nor […]

FG Kick Start Wheat Cultivation Of 10,000MT In Jigawa State

The Federal Government has announced that dry season wheat cultivation would begin to generate 10,000 metric tonnes of the product and cut imports. The government announced this through the National Agricultural Land Development Authority, which stated that the trial phase of dry season wheat production in Jigawa State had just begun. Paul Ikonne, NALDA’s Executive […]