Tinubu calls for unity to resolve APC challenges
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has called on the members of the party to be united to tackle its various challenges. Tinubu urged the members of the ruling party to “keep the APC on its rightful path and reject any ruse or artifice that would cause the party to betray its great calling.” The former...
VIDEO: Passengers stranded as Lagos-Ibadan train runs out of diesel
Scores of passengers aboard Lagos-Ibadan train were stranded in an unknown location after the train conveying them ran out of diesel. In a video shared by a Twitter user @shollychei, the travellers were seen lamenting the situation. This is coming amid the prolonged fuel scarcity which has brought untold hardship on Nigerians. READ ALSO: Fuel tanker explodes after colliding with 2 vehicles on...
World Kidney Day: Kaduna govt calls for public-private collaboration
Kaduna State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed Baloni, has called for collaboration between the government and members of the public, for an effective healthcare system because of the enormous financial demands that it entails. The commissioner who spoke at the World Kidney Day, thanked the Yusuf Dantsoho Memorial Hospital Community Support Initiative, for establishing the Hajiya Amina Ahmad Monrovia Renal...
Fuel tanker explodes after colliding with 2 vehicles on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
A fuel tanker exploded on Thursday on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway after it had a collision with two buses. It was gathered that the fuel tanker exploded near Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries’ camp, popularly called Prayer City, along the ever-busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The incident was confirmed by the Ogun Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Ahmed...
Suspension: MC Oluomo, Lagos NURTW split from headquarters
The Lagos State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has withdrawn their membership from the national body. The breakaway was as a result of the suspension of Lagos Council Chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo), by the headquarters of the union. MC Oluomo was suspended over alleged misconduct, insubordination, and inciting members of the state chapter...
APC Crisis: Only ‘Yahoo, Yahoo Govs’ are with Buni – Akeredolu
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has thrown his weight behind the Governor Abubakar Bello-led All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC). Akeredolu declared that only a few "Yahoo, Yahoo Governors” are with the ousted chairman, Governor Mai Mala Buni. The Chairman, Southern Governors’ Forum stated that the path taken lately by Governor Buni with a few others was...
El-Rufai: How Buni plotted against APC convention
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has revealed how the ousted Chairman of the APC Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni plotted with his allies to scuttle the March 26 National Convention of the ruling party. El-Rufai accused the Yobe State governor of using his lawyers to obtain a court injunction against the party so that it could...
Court orders reinstatement of sacked Modibbo University lecturer, Adamu
The National Industrial Court sitting in Yola has nullified the purported employment termination of one Dr. Saidu Adamu from Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State, and ordered the university and its governing council to immediately reinstate Dr. Adamu to his position as lecturer 1. The presiding judge, Justice Sanusi Kado, also ordered the university management pay Dr. Adamu...
UK freezes Chelsea FC owner’s assets, places on travel ban
Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government. Abramovich’s assets have been frozen while he has been slammed with travel ban. These are parts of UK’s response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Chelsea owner is one of seven oligarchs to be hit with fresh sanctions. The list also includes billionaires Igor Sechin and Oleg Deripaska, both seen as...
Why we organised Miss Cell 2022 in prison – NCoS spokesman
The national spokesperson of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Francis Enobore, has provided justification for organising a beauty pageant which saw the emergence of Chidinma Ojukwu, the alleged killer of Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, as Miss Cell 2022. The Star had earlier reported that Chidinma was crowned Miss Cell 2022 after she won the beauty pageant held...
