Fashola: America richer, their infrastructure ahead of Nigeria
Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has denied saying that Nigeria's achievements in infrastructure have surpassed that of the United States. The minister said America is a much richer nation and their infrastructure is well ahead of Nigeria. Fashola, at the All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Ministerial Conference in Kano State on Thursday, had said that the current President...
ACF: We’re demoralised by some govs’ poor performance
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed displeasure over the poor performance of some governors in the northern part of the country. ACF, while reiterating that it was demoralized by the governors who have performed very poorly in the northern region, said the security conditions in the North are far from satisfactory. The body did not mention some of the governors...
Herdsman sentenced to two years’ jail for stealing three cows
Justice S.Y. Abubaka of the Bauchi State High Court, Bauchi on Thursday, January 27, sentenced one Mohammed Magaji Ali to two years imprisonment for an offence bordering on criminal breach of trust to the tune of N650,000. The defendant was allegedly entrusted with three cows to tend by the complainant but he fattened the animals, sold them and converted the...
Toyota sells 10.5m vehicles, retains world’s biggest car seller in 2021
Toyota sold 10.5 million vehicles in 2021, a 10.1 per-cent jump from its sales in 2020 that sees the Japanese carmaker pulling farther ahead of its nearest rival, Volkswagen. Despite the supply bottlenecks for semiconductors and other pandemic repercussions, Toyota said on Friday that both global sales and production were up year-on-year. That meant that Toyota retained its title as the...
American singer, Chris Brown, sued $20m for alleged rape of a model
Popular American singer, Chris Brown, has been hit with a $20 million lawsuit for allegedly drugging and raping a woman on a yacht parked at Diddy's Star Island home in Florida, United States. According to TMZ, the Loyal crooner is being sued by Jane Doe, who is a professional choreographer, dancer, model and musical artist. Doe, who stated that the incident...
PDP: APC govt plotting to rig 2023 polls with N3trn subsidy funds
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the addition of N2.5 trillion to the fuel subsidy in the 2022 budget by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) administration was a plot to rig the 2023 elections. PDP noted that it has the information of how APC leaders increased the fuel subsidy in the 2022 budget to N443...
Ekiti PDP: Ex-Gov Oni rejects result, accuses A’Ibom gov of bias
The Segun Oni Campaign Organisation has rejected the results of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election held on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. Director-General of the Organisation, Mr. Yemi Arokodare, in a statement, alleged that members of the organisation were disenchanted by the process. Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom, who presided over the election, had declared Mr. Bisi...
Ekiti 2022: Fayemi’s choice, Oyebanji, emerges APC flagbearer
Governor Kayode Fayemi’s anointed candidate, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries. Oyebanji is the immediate past Secretary to Ekiti Government. The seven other aspirants pulled out of the primaries before the commencement on account of manipulation in favour of Oyebanji. Declaring the winner, Chairman of the Primary Election Committee, Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa,...
Lassa fever: Ondo records over 50 cases in January
Over 50 cases of Lassa Fever had been recorded in Ondo State in January, the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Banji Ajaka, has said. Ajaka added that there was no casualty among the recorded cases. “This is a season when there is a rise in cases of Lassa fever. It affects about four to five local government areas of Ondo State. “So...
Zulum flags off N11.5bn road projects in Maiduguri
Governor Babagana Zulum has flagged-off N11.5 billion worth of construction works for eight major roads and two bridges cited in key parts of Maiduguri, the state capital. A Chinese construction company, Eighteenth Engineering Company (EEC) and a Borno-based construction company, Obtuse Tech Engineering Company Limited, both are to deliver the roads in one year. Zulum performed the flag-off around the popular...
