Tinubu: Blasphemous campaign targeted at my 2023 ambition
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu, has condemned a campaign poster of blasphemy against him. Tinubu said the campaign poster was used to provoke anger against his aspiration. The former governor of Lagos State reacted to the poster via a statement issued on Tuesday night by his media office. Noting that the campaign has...
FG renames National Theatre
The Federal Government says the National Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, which is under renovation, will be known as Lagos Creative and Entertainment Centre, upon completion. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed this on Tuesday in Madrid, Spain while signing an agreement on Nigeria’s hosting of first Global Conference on Cultural Tourism and Creative Industry. The bilateral agreement...
NAF aircraft crashes as two pilots feared dead
A Nigeria Air Force (NAF) aircraft used in training officers crashed in Kaduna on Tuesday. Authoritative source at the Air Force Base, who confirmed the incident, said the tragedy occurred in the evening. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said two personnel were on board the aircraft, but did not give details. The Star
Buhari: We won’t allow anybody to destabilise Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday assured the citizens that no individual or group will be allowed to destabilise Nigeria. He urged Nigerians to resist agents bent on causing breakdown of law and order in the country. “We have the land, we have the resources, and we have the people. But I do not know why people will allow themselves to be...
Gunmen abduct 5 wedding guests in Anambra
No fewer than five guests returning from a traditional wedding ceremony in Anambra were on Monday night abducted by suspected gunmen. DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, Police Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Anambra, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Tuesday in Awka. Ikenga said that security personnel had launched a rescue operation to ensure that the victims were...
4 children, 16 adults burnt to death in auto crash
Twenty people were burnt beyond recognition in an auto accident on Tuesday in Bauchi State. The victims include 11 male adults, five female adults, one male child and three female children. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr. Yusuf Abdullahi, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said one other...
Soyinka slams Buhari over pardon for Dariye, Nyame
Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has berated President Muhammadu Buhari for granting a presidential pardon to former Governors Joshua Dariye (Plateau State) and Jolly Nyame (Taraba State). Soyinka described the pardon, which came from a “leader who had placed all his eggs in one basket, labeled Anti-Corruption”, as one egg squashed against Nigerian faces that would not be forgotten or...
Surgeon reveals way to mitigate brain drain
A professor of Surgery and Consultant Plastic Surgeon with Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Prof Ben Jiburun, has called on African governments to imbibe Smile Train model in their country training as a step to mitigating the challenge of brain drain currently affecting medical practice in the region. Prof Jiburun, who is also a trainer with the West African College...
Ngige: Why I want to succeed Buhari in 2023
Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, on Tuesday formally declared his intention to contest for the office of the President, saying he has a burning desire to see a prosperous, united and equitable Nigeria. Ngige declared his presidential ambition before a mammoth crowd at St. Mary's Catholic Church Alor in the...
Ngige joins 2023 presidential race
Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, on Tuesday formally declared his intention to contest for the office of the President, saying he has a burning desire to see a prosperous, united and equitable Nigeria. Ngige declared his presidential ambition before a mammoth crowd at St. Mary's Catholic Church Alor in the...
