Governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole said yesterday that massive looting took place under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Speaking in an interview with Sahara Reporters TV, Oshiomhole noted that while he was not in a position to determine if Jonathan was personally guilty or if he looked on while the looting spree took place, the former president must take responsibility for what happened under him. The governor also cleared the air on his frequent posers directed at the former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, saying he had nothing personal…
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The Royal Traditional Council of Ile Ife has debunked news reports that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, Olubuse II, has died in a London Hospital, saying the paramount ruler is alive, hale and hearty. The RTC, made up of all traditional chiefs and title holders in Ile-Ife, said Oba Sijuade is not only in sound state of health but is also preparing for his son’s wedding holding Sunday, next week, in Lagos. We had earlier reported that the Ooni passed on around 5pm on Tuesday in London after a brief illness. But addressing newsmen in House of Chiefs…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja decried the current situation in which teachers go without being paid their salaries for many months in some states of the federation. Speaking after receiving a briefing from the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr. Buhari urged the three tiers of government to be more mindful of their responsibility to pay teachers their salaries on time. While noting that the non-payment of teachers had resulted in long-running strikes in some states, Mr. Buhari declared that the worst harm State Governments could cause their citizens was to deny them good education. “It then…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has apologised to workers in Cross Rivers State for deductions made from their salaries without prior information. The State Chairman of NLC, Comrade John Ushie, blamed leaders of affiliate unions in the state for not passing the information to their members as agreed during the exco meeting of the union last month. There was a mild protest on Tuesday in Calabar, the state capital by workers, who expressed anger over deductions in their July salaries. Ushie, who addressed the workers when they trooped to the State NLC secretariat, pleaded for their understanding over the deductions.…
Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, Tuesday gave further insight into last week’s decision by the Corps to ban pregnant women and nursing mothers from enlisting for service, saying it was to make the scheme more effective. He made this known while speaking with newsmen in Ilorin, Kwara State, during inspection of facilities at the Nigerian Army School of Education (NASE), Sobi Barack ahead of the NYSC staff promotion examination. As part of the visit, Olawunmi paid a courtesy call on the Commander of the 22 Armoured Brigade in Sobi, Brig-Gen. Ali Nani as well…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has said its security officials only stopped the convoy of the former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, from carrying her to the foot of the aircraft on the tarmac of the Port Harcourt International Airport. Mrs. Jonathan was reportedly barred from using the VIP lounge of the airport when she visited Port Harcourt on a private visit Monday. The reports said she was denied access to the lounge by FAAN officials, who claimed their action was based on orders from “above”. Reacting to the report, FAAN, in a statement on Tuesday, described it as…
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The beautiful daughter of Nollywood actress, Uche Ogbodo just turned 1. The proud Mum shared a photo of her Daughter, Milred Chinagorom and captioned it: I Wash My Hands In Innocence and Go Around Your Altar, O’ LORD, proclaiming thanksgiving Aloud,and telling all your Wondrous Deeds. For Indeed You Have Shown Me Your Steadfastness. #amblessed #mybirthdaygirl #sheisone #theyoungshallgrow #sunshines #loveyoubeyondwords MILDRED CHINAGOROM O. Happy birthday beautiful!
The Alaafin of Oyo, HRH Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III and his wives pictured arriving at a prayer ground in Ibadan and later sighted praying with other Muslim faithfuls during the last Eid el-Fitr celebrations. See the photos below:
The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday expressed regret over the leadership crisis in the National Assembly just as it commended the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and his colleagues for what it called their sense of patriotism in their handling of the situation in the House. The National Chairman of APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, said this at the party’s headquarters in Abuja. The APC chair was reacting to the resolution of the crisis in the House and the lingering crisis in the Senate. According to him, though the governing party was unhappy with the crisis, the issues…
Member representing Ohaozara/Onicha/Ivo federal constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon. Linus Okorie has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to forget that ‘what goes around comes around’. According to him, if the president decides to be unfair to his predecessor, he should expect similar treatment when he leaves office. “Just like the opposition must be constructive in criticizing the government in power, the sitting government owes its predecessor, itself and the wider Nigerian public the moral and social duty of acknowledging the positive accomplishments of their predecessors,” said Okorie, in a statement issued in Abakaliki. The lawmaker also lamented…
The Nigerian Army said Tuesday that it had liberated 30 hostages held by Boko Haram, including 21 children and seven women, amid ongoing offensives against the extremists in the country’s northeast. Army officials said the operation to free the captives took place in the town of Dikwa in Borno State, which had fallen to Boko Haram twice since April, and was recaptured by Nigerian troops last week. “As a result of ongoing operations under the aegis of Operation Lafiya Dole to clear Dikwa and its environs from Boko Haram… (the) Nigerian Army yesterday rescued 30 persons from the hands of…
Brigadier-General Paul T. Boroh Former coordinator of the Amnesty Programme for former Niger Delta militants, Kingsley Kuku, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Brigadier-General Paul T. Boroh (rtd.) as his successor. Kuku, who spoke from American described the new coordinator as a seasoned administrator. He hailed the president for not entrusting the office in the hands of a politician. He urged the new coordinator to hit the ground running to save the Amnesty Programme from avoidable challenges that could affect its beneficiaries, especially its students abroad. Boroh was formerly the Commandant of the Nigerian Army Peacekeeping Centre (NAPKC) in…
One of Nigeria’s most important monarchs the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade has joined his ancestors. Dead came knocking at a time the traditional ruler was still, despite his age, mediating in several civil issues in the country. The last was the labour crisis at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Aggrieved members of the Non-Accademic Staff Union (NASU), OAU, had gone on strike over three weeks ago, to protest the alleged non-payment of their 64-month hazard allowance. However, after a mediation by the Ooni between the school management and the workers, the strike was called off. “We have agreed…
Three local militia fighters and 11 Boko Haram militants have been killed in a clash in a village in northeastern Nigeria, a local resident and a member of the militia fighting alongside the army said on Tuesday. “On Monday afternoon around 2:00 pm (1300 GMT), Boko Haram gunmen on motorcycles attacked our village,” said Markus Yohana, a local militia member fighting the Islamists in Dille in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. “They killed three vigilantes and seized a car,” he said, adding that soldiers ambushed the raiders as they tried to flee, killing 11,” he said. Another local, Bitrus Damina, confirmed…
To the National leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, there is no reason for anyone to complain about President Muhammadu Buhari’s tardiness as the president and the party have at least 100 days of honeymoon before taking any real actions. Tinubu said this after a meeting with President Buhari yesterday, during which he was believed to have talked the president into wading into the leadership crisis in the House of Representatives. He argued that it was normal anywhere in the world for a new leader to settle in office before embarking on implementing programmes he…
The Senate has resumed after a short recess aimed at resolving issues that followed the election of the Senate president Bukola Saraki and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu who were not the recommended candidates by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Saraki reminded the senators of the job for which Nigerians voted them and urged all members to cooperate so that the upper chamber of the National Assembly can help the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari address the challenges it faces. Read Saraki’s welcome speech below: Distinguished colleagues, it is my pleasure once again; to welcome you back to the…
After weeks of crisis in the House of Representatives, Speaker Yakubu Dogara has succumbed to pressures from his All Progressives Congress (APC) and named Femi Gbajabiamila House Majority Leader. President Muhammadu Buhari had reportedly called Dogara on phone following a last-minute meeting with party leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to mount pressure on the speaker who apparently could not say no to Mr President. However, presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu denied there was any call between Dogara and Buhari. Following the resolution of the crisis, Dogara charged the legislators to proceed to discharge the issues they were voted for, saying that…
As the Senate resumed yesterday, a Vote of Confidence was passed on Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki’s presidency, an indication that the leadership crisis in the red chamber is over. The motion, which was moved by Senator Samuel Anyanwu (Imo east), had a wide range of support base and acceptance of majority of the Senate, as 81 Senators supported the motion. It would be recalled that Saraki emerged President of the 8th Senate entirely on the goodwill of majority of the Senators who voted for him as their preferred choice against the wish of some party leaders who had at a…