Buhari to MDAs: Give priority to indigenous professionals in projects
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja directed Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) to give priority to indigenous professionals for planning, design and execution of national projects. Buhari admonished that foreign professionals should only be considered where it had been certified that the expertise was not available. Speaking at the Inauguration of the Presidential Monitoring and Evaluation Council of the Executive...
#EndSARS activists release events line-up for memorial protests
Ahead of October 20 planned #EndSARS memorial protests, some activists have lined up events for the anniversary. The activists are led by Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore. According to flyers shared on social media on Thursday, it was indicated that events will begin with a Jumat service on October 15 at Jumaat Suadr Central Mosque, Ojota, Lagos. This will be followed by...
Anambra poll: Security threat forces Police to deploy 34,587 operatives
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr. Usman Alkali Baba, said the outcome of election security threat analysis conducted by the Force Intelligence Bureau for the November 6 governorship election in Anambra State, has necessitated the deployment of 34,587 operatives for the polls. Baba made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja at a meeting with police officers from the rank of...
APC Congress: Lagos Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, others dropped
The hope of Lagos State Caretaker Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Tunde Balogun, retaining his seat at the party’s State Congress on Saturday, October 16 has been dashed. Balogun is expected to be replaced by former Commissioner for Rural Development in Lagos State, Pastor Cornelius Oyefolu Ojelabi, whose candidature has been confirmed by critical stakeholders in the...
Mark Zuckerberg’s impostor, fake US soldier, others jailed for Internet fraud
A 21-year-old internet fraudster, Jatto Sheriff Umar, who posed as the founder of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, was on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 convicted and sentenced to prison for offences bordering on impersonation and cybercrime. Jatto faked Mark Zuckerberg in order to defraud unsuspecting victims via online relationship. The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) also secured...
DHQ: 13,243 terrorists including wives, children surrender in North-East
No fewer than 13,243 terrorists and their families have so far surrendered to troops in the North-East, the Defence Headquarters has said. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko, disclosed this while giving update on the military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja. According to Onyeuko, the surrendered terrorists comprise 3,243 males, 3,868 females and 6,234 children. Onyeuko...
Lagos targets 3m residents for health insurance
The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) says it plans to enrol no fewer than three million residents into the state health insurance scheme in the next one year. The General Manager, LASHMA, Dr. Emmanualla Zamba, said this on Wednesday, during a news briefing to announce the “Ilera Eko” grassroots sensitisation and enrolment drive across the local councils in the...
Nigerian men think it’s un-African to do family planning
Nigerian men have indicated that they will not go for vasectomy, a medical procedure for family planning purposes in men. Over the years, family planning had been targeted at women and their ability to decide if and when they wanted to get pregnant but now, men too could make such decisions. The male folks can finally be part of the discussion...
UNIBEN, communities under threat of gully erosion
Some staff and students residing close to the Ugbowo Campus of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and residents in Iguo-Osaigie and other surrounding communities in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State are about to be cut off because of the ravaging gully erosion in the area. The surrounding communities, Iguo-Hana, Iguo-Efosa, Oke-Okehn, Okun Magiajemen and Utteh have called on...
COVID-19: Federal civil servants to show vaccination proof from Dec 1st
Effective from December 1st, federal civil servants must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or present a negative COVID-19 PCR test before they are allowed into their offices across the country. The directive is also applicable to all officials of Nigerian Missions abroad. The Federal Government is in the process of issuing appropriate service wide advisory/circular to guide the process. The Secretary to...
