Ibrahim Gambari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, says his principal is leaving a legacy of free and fair elections in the country as he is about to hand over to complete his tenure. Gambari spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the launch of a biography of the mother of emirs of Kano and Bichi entitled “Maryam Ado Bayero: A Woman of Royal Virtue”. The late Maryam was the wife of the late Ado Bayero, an emir of Kano. The chief of staff said Buhari worked for the diversification of the economy and oil reforms. “Mr President is finishing…
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The Agbabiaka and Onireke communities in Ilorin metropolis have express their appreciation for the grading of the roads by Harvard Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara State. The communities, represented by the Chairman of Agbabiaka Decendant Union (ADU), Alhaji Aribidesi. A.J. and some leaders from Onireke community, paid a thank-you visit to the institution management. In his short but emotional speech, Alhaji Aribidesi A.J. stated that the communities had lived a life of complete neglect for more than ten years, as a result of the deplorable nature of the road. He said members of the community are now happy that the road was…
Yeni, daughter of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has said that she will not leave her marriage if her husband cheats on her. She said this in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, on Friday. Yeni said that her late father, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, had 27 wives and her mother didn’t leave the marriage. She said, “I won’t leave my husband if he is cheating. That is me. You can leave your own husband if he is cheating. That is you. Don’t judge me, I’m not judging you. “My father had 27 wives, my mother didn’t go. It’s me that will now come…
A 20-year-old Nigerian, Justina Dauda who recently finished her National Youth Service Corps programme, has praised herself for completing her service year a virgin. Justina took to her Facebook account on Thursday to disclose this. She said that those who mocked her were sources of strength to see her survive the service year intact. She said, “Diary of the virgin corper 2023. I came, I saw and I’m coming back home intact. Those who mocked me gave me the strength to come back home intact. The 20-year-old corper is here to say thank you, Lord. “Dedicating this special day to…
Less than 24 hours to his official swearing-in, a newly appointed Caretaker Management Committee Chairman of the Karasuwa Local Government Area in Yobe State, Lawan Karasuwa has died. He was supposed to have been sworn in on Friday, May 26, 2023, according to Vanguard. Reports had it that he died at the Federal Medical Centre Nguru in Yobe State after he drove himself to the health facility on Wednesday. Before his death, Karasuwa was member of the Yobe State House Of Assembly between 2003 and 2007 and a former Acting State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) before he…
Osun State Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo, will on Tuesday, May 30, deliver judgement on the alleged murder of ex-Masters student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Timothy Adegoke. A hotel owner, Dr. Ramon Adedoyin and six of the staff working with the Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife, had been standing trial on 18 counts that include murder, conspiracy and interference with a corpse, following the death of Adegoke, who allegedly lodged in the hotel facility on November 5, 2021, but was found dead the next day. Apart from Adedoyin, other co-defendants in the matter include; Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwole Lawrence, Oyetunde…
The Federal government has replied critics over the unending award of contracts and external borrowing, a few days before the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, declared that the Muhammadu Buhari administration will award contracts by midnight of May 28. Fashola said this in Akure, the Ondo state capital, while flagging off the N 90 billion dualisation of the 49km dilapidated Akure/Ado-Ekiti highway. According to him, People are asking why we are still awarding contracts when we have just a few days to go. Should we stop this road now and wait for…
The supreme court has dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A five-member panel of the supreme court held on Friday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lacked the locus standi to institute the suit. The panel said the PDP is not a member of the APC. The PDP had claimed that Shettima’s nomination as Tinubu’s running mate was in breach of the provisions of sections 29(1), 33, 35, and 84(1)(2) of the Electoral Act, 2022. The opposition party argued that Shettima’s nomination to…
The National Association of Nigerian Students, Thursday kicked against the new immigration policy introduced by the Home Office of the United Kingdom. The new policy which bans individuals on study visas( excluding those on research) from bringing in dependants will commence implementation by January 2024. In a statement jointly signed by the Vice-president, external affairs, NANS, Azeez Akinteye, the body described Ed the new policy as “inhumane”. “About 30,000 Nigerian Students are enrolled in United Kingdom universities and in the 2021/2022 session alone, the government of the UK accrued about £2 billion from fees paid by the Nigerian Students alone.…
The federal government on Thursday flagged off the construction and dualization of Akure-Ado-Ekiti Road, with a commitment that it will be completed at the stipulated time. Speaking at the ceremony, the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, who apologised to the people of Ondo and Ekiti states for the delay in reconstructing the road, said necessary documentation had been completed and payment had been made to the contractors for the smooth take off of the project. The Minister allayed the fears of the people, saying that the project will not be abandoned as its financing structure with…