Nine years after, Borno govt reopens Bama-Banki-Cameroon Road
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno on Wednesday reopened the 76-kilometre Bama-Banki road to restore business activities between Nigeria and the neighbouring countries of Cameroon and Chad. The road had been shut since 2012, due to activities of the Boko Haram insurgents. Zulum, alongside the Theatre Commander, ‘Operation Hadin Kai’, Maj.-Gen. Musa Christopher, travelled to the border town from Maiduguri. Unveiling the road...
Gbajabiamila: No good democracy without good electoral law
SpeakerSpeaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has assured that the 9th House will bequeath a better Electoral Act that will be acceptable to the majority of Nigerians. Gbajabiamila said for any country to have a good democracy, there must be a good electoral law. He said though no country had a perfect electoral system, the National Assembly was making...
Plateau House of Assembly sealed as contending parties negotiate
The Plateau State House of Assembly complex has been sealed by security operatives as the two parties laying claim to the Speakership of the Legislature continue negotiations toward reaching a truce. The Speaker of the assembly, Abok Ayuba, was on October 27 impeached by 8 members of the assembly and elected Yakubu Sanda as the new Speaker. But Ayuba and members...
Akeredolu: I won’t succumb to blackmail in securing Ondo State
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has vowed not to succumb to the blackmail of the opposition in his bid to secure the Sunshine State. The state government, according to Donald Ojogo, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, is determined to secure Ondo State without any compromise. Ojogo berated the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on its position on the removal of...
Buhari’s supporters knock Ayu, says PDP chair benefited from arms funds
Supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari under the aegis of the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) have knocked the new leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The President’s supporters stated that the Iyorchia Ayu-led PDP is not different from previous leaderships “in terms of zeal for converting public funds to private use under any guise.” BMO, in a statement signed by its...
Workers shut down Abia Teaching Hospital over 22 months’ salary arrears
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH) Aba, has shut down operations at the state’s apex health institution. The action followed expiration of warning strike issued by JAC to Abia Government via a letter dated October 20, and acknowledged by the government. Mr. Samuel Kalu, the Chairman of JAC, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),...
JAMB remits N3.51bn as 2021 operating surplus
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has remitted N3.51 billion to the national treasury as part of its 2021 operating surplus. The board disclosed this in a statement by its spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja on Wednesday. Benjamin said the 2021 remittance was in line with Prof. Is-haq Oloyede’s avowed commitment to prudent management of public resources. According to him,...
NCDC: Nigeria’s COVID-19 death toll hits 2,899
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria now stands at 2,899. A record of 99 new cases and additional two deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic was recorded on Tuesday. Details of the recent spike was disclosed on the NCDC’s daily COVID-19 report on Wednesday morning. The 99 additional cases reported on...
Mimiko: The man that switches parties at will
If there is a medal for any Nigerian politician with a penchant for criss-crossing political parties the most, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko will be the ultimate winner in flying colours. Between 1999 and today, the former governor of Ondo State has changed political parties like a bride changes clothes to delight her newly betrothed. For a count, he has moved in and...
Money laundering: EFCC counsel’s absence stalls Alison-Madueke’s trial
The absence of counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, in court on Wednesday stalled the money laundering trial. The Federal High Court, Abuja had fixed today, November 3, for the EFCC to give a report on its effort at extraditing Alison-Madueke to the country to stand her trial, and...
