Zulum to supporters: Stop comparing my work with other governors
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has expressed gratitude to many of his promoters on social media platforms. However, Zulum pleaded that some promoters should stop comparing his performance with those of other governors, since all states have their peculiarities. Zulum’s Adviser on Public Relations and Strategy, Malam Isa Gusau, delivered the governor’s appeal in a statement issued on Monday. “While I am...
TUNDE ODESOLA: The Ooni and his beautiful queen
By TUNDE ODESOLA Since the sun of social media appeared in cyberspace during the second half of the 1990s, it hasn’t ceased to blaze the dark closets of myths and tradition, exposing their cobwebs, warts and all. And humanity is excited. At last, an answer has come to the bi-directional communication telephony of the era, welcoming the world to the age...
DAKUKU PETERSIDE: Soot and our collective conscience (1)
By DAKUKU PETERSIDE As you read this column, there is a high probability that there is at least a 500 per cent increase in number of persons who are suffering from respiratory- related ailments in Rivers and Bayelsa states compared to 2014-2016 rates . An estimated 500,000 persons have their immune system compromised and exposed to the extreme of the...
Ogun gov laments loss of $16bn Dangote Refinery to Lagos
Governor Dapo Abiodun has expressed disappointment that Ogun State lost a $16 billion Dangote Petrochemical Refinery Company to Lagos after a breakdown in discussion between the immediate past administration and Dangote. The governor, however, said his administration is working towards ensuring that the state takes advantage of its oil-rich deposit and becomes an oil producing state. Abiodun gave this position during...
CP to policemen: Don’t extort money from motorists
The Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Mr. Oyeyemi Oyediran, has warned policemen posted to the various expressways in the state during the yuletide to be at alert. He enjoined them against using their duty posts to extort money from motorists and other travellers. Oyediran gave the warning on Sunday when he paid an unscheduled visit to a section of the...
Passport scarcity affecting 1.5m Nigerians in Italy – NIDOE
The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation, Europe (NIDO-Europe), Italy Chapter, says about 1.5 million out of its 3 million registered members in Italy are affected by scarcity of Nigerian passports. Mr. George Omo-Iduhon, Chairman of the chapter said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday while reflecting on the activities of NIDOE in Europe and...
Presidency: Nothing abnormal in presidential aides contracting COVID-19
The Presidency has said there is nothing abnormal for Presidential aides testing positive to COVID-19, and are now on self-isolation in their respective abode. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, who stated this when he appeared on Sunday Politics on Channels Television, said such incidents only confirmed that the presidential aides are human and not...
Police arrest ex-guber candidate, Uche Nwosu, during church service
The Police Command in Imo on Sunday confirmed the arrest of Mr. Uche Nwosu, former candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) at the 2019 governorship election in the state. The former Chief of Staff to ex-Governor Rochas Okorocha was picked up during a thanksgiving service on Sunday in honour of her late mother, Mrs. Jemaimah Nwosu. A source who pleaded anonymity...
Troops arrest notorious IPOB/ESN leader in Enugu
Troops of 82 Division, Nigerian Army, Enugu, have arrested Godwin Nnamdi, a leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Eastern Security Network (ESN). Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated in Enugu on Sunday that the troops of Operation Golden Dawn arrested Nnamdi on Christmas Day. Nwachukwu said that Nnamdi, a notorious leader of IPOB/ESN, was arrested...
I’ve not contracted Covid-19, says Lai Mohammed
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has denied reports that he contracted COVID-19 virus and that he is now in isolation, where he is receiving treatment. Mohammed, on Sunday, told The Star that he healthy. The minister stated that there is no truth in the report. In a statement issued by his media adviser, Mr. Segun Adeyemi, the minister stated...
