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November 29, 2020 No Responses

Ekiti Monarchs Lament Murder Of Ondo Traditional Ruler, Olufon Of Ifon

The Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers, on Saturday lamented the killing of a first-class Oba in Ondo State by unidentified gunmen, describing it as both worrisome and against the Yoruba tradition and custom. The council, in a statement issued by its...

November 23, 2020 No Responses

Amaechi Condemns Attack On NPA Headquarters

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Sunday described the October 21, 2020 attack by hoodlums, masquerading as EndSARS protesters, on the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) headquarters as disastrous. During a tour of the NPA...

October 21, 2020 No Responses

#EndSARS: Obaseki Meets Security Chiefs, Warns Violators Of Curfew

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Tuesday met with Security Chiefs in the State following the continued #EndSARS protest which has taken a dangerous dimension across the state. The Governor, shortly after the meeting held at the Government House ...

October 11, 2020 No Responses

Archbishop Martins Seeks Better Security Outfit To Replace SARS

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. Alfred Adewale Martins has called on the Police authorities to listen to the legitimate public outcry against the excesses of the officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.A statement signed by the Director...

August 7, 2020 No Responses

INEC Threatens To Halt Edo, Ondo Polls

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday threatened to suspend the Edo and Ondo governorship elections if the reported political crisis lead to breakdown of law and order. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, I...

July 5, 2020 No Responses

Police Averts Chaos As Customs, Traffic Officers Clash

The Police in Kwara on Saturday averted a bloody clash between personnel of the state Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over a minor incident. The Chief Executive Officer of KWARTMA, Mr Yekeen Bello, who confirmed...

June 24, 2020 No Responses

Ghana Apologises To Nigeria, Probes Demolition Of Mission Building

The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, has sent apologies to President Muhammadu Buhari over the demolition of a building in the premises of the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, Ghana. Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,....

June 10, 2020 No Responses

Tinubu: I’m Aregbesola’s Leader, No Cold War Between Us

National Leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday debunked speculations of any cold war between him and the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, stating that he remains his leader. Tinubu, in a statement by his...

June 6, 2019 No Responses

Capital Market Operators seek Govt’s Intervention In Oando, SEC Crisis

Capital market operators on Wednesday called for urgent intervention of the Federal Government in the conflict between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Oando Plc. They made the call in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...

January 8, 2018 No Responses

BBC editor quits over equal pay row

The BBC’s China editor Carrie Gracie has resigned from her post, citing pay inequality with male colleagues. In an open letter, Ms Gracie – who has been at the BBC for more than 30 years – accused the corporation of...

September 21, 2017 No Responses

Oando shareholders protest in Ibadan, demand Wale Tinubu’s Sack

Shareholders of Oando Plc from South Western States stormed Ibadan, Oyo state capital on Tuesday, protesting alleged N263billion liability of the company which the Auditors report claimed is making “Oando Plc no longer a going concern”. Convergi...

March 14, 2017 No Responses

Buhari to Osinbajo: Head delegation on Niger Delta crisis

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday directed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to head a special presidential delegation charged with the task of resolving the crisis in the Niger Delta. Speaking with Journalists on Monday in Abuja, the Special Adviser to the...