THE Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has called on the newly appointed service chiefs to allow for constructive criticisms and work with civilians in the North-East in order to defeat Boko Haram He also advised them to collaborate with militaries of neighbouring Chad, Cameroon and Niger to smoke out Boko... Read More
Lagos State Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has approved the constitution of a Special Traffic Management and Enforcement Compliance Team to resolve the traffic gridlock in and around Apapa. Members of the team are: · Hon. Toyin Fayinka (Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation); · Engr. Olajide Odious (General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management... Read More
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says it is worrisome that banditry is happening in the north-west region of the country where the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), hails from. Obasanjo, therefore, asked the president to wake up and fight banditry and other sundry crimes especially in the northern part of the country.... Read More
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, says the Federal Government is insincere in its fight against insecurity in the country. Wike, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme monitored by the news team, said the government has politicised its fight against insecurity. He said, “First, you have to ask yourself,... Read More
The United States led governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar’s democracy on Monday after the military staged a coup, arresting civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other politicians. – United States – The United States “will take action against those responsible if these... Read More
The Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Leo Irabor, says there are no freed Chibok girls in the custody of Defence Headquarters. He spoke in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Sunday when he, alongside, other commanders, paid their first operational visit to the theatre of the Boko Haram war. Boko Haram... Read More
The Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, Prof Suleiman Bogoro, has called on stakeholders to galvanise support towards building a knowledge-based economy for the country. Bogoro stated this while delivering a lecture at the 9th Convocation Ceremony of Veritas University, Abuja, with the theme: “forging partnerships in the triple helix model and... Read More
The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, on Sunday, accused opposition figures in the state of a deliberate plot to chase away investors and slow down the state’s economy. Adisa, who was reacting to a statement credited to the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2019 election... Read More
By Festus Fifen. As different cities in Nigeria begins to experience the negative effects of globalisation and urbanisation as a result of mass movement of people from rural areas into the urban cities, FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has called on members of the Nigeria Institute of Town Planners (NITP) to tackle... Read More
The Chairman of Lagos State Universal Basic Education Board, LASUBEB, Mr. Wahab Alawiye-King has challenged social mobilisation officers in the basic education sub-sector of the State to effectively carry out their task of sensitising members of the public, especially education stakeholders, on the various ongoing reforms and technological transformation in the education sector as... Read More