Spain Issues Red Alert As heatwave Spreads
Many parts of Spain were on Wednesday placed on high alert as temperatures were expected to soar again and parts of western Europe were experiencing their second heatwave in as many weeks. In some areas of Spain, which has been oppressively hot since the heatwave began over the weekend, temperatures were predicted to exceed 44 […]
Osun Guber: Obi, Yusuff React To Tinubu’s ‘Labourers’ Comment
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and the governorship candidate of the party for the Osun poll, Lasun Yusuff, on Wednesday lambasted the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, over a comment he made on Tuesday made about their party which that they considered derogatory. Recall that Tinubu, while […]
ASUU: Closing Schools For Months, Unacceptable – Bishop Kukah
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has asserted that it is unacceptable that Nigerian Universities are still closed after so many months while students have continued to stay at home. Bishop Kukah who made this claim while speaking at the signing of a peace accord ahead of the Osun State gubernatorial election, asserted […]
2023 Census: NPC’s 3m Recruitment Portal Opens September
In lieu of its previously announced census session for 2023, the National Population Commission (NPC) has made an open announcement that it will be recruiting three million ad hoc staff for the 2023 population census. Abdulmalik Durunguwa who is the NPC National Commissioner representing Kaduna State had made this disclosure. The official spoke on Wednesday […]
Tragedy As Lagos Flood Claims 3 Siblings, 4 Others – NEMA
Tragedy has struck as the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has announced that up to seven people, including three children of the same parents have persihed in the flood that had occurred in some parts of Lagos last weekend. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye who is the Zonal Coordinator, South West, NEMA, in a statement issued in […]
Details Of Tinubu And Shettima’s Meeting With NANS In Osun
The APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima has on Wednesday met with the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Osun State while he was in the State for the APC grand rally. At the meeting in Osogbo were Tinubu’s running mate, Kashim Shettima and some of the executives […]
What I Lost During My Civil War Detention – Soyinka At 88
Professor Wole Soyinka, the renowned Nobel Laureate will be marking his 88th years old birthday today. He was born on 13 July, 1933 in Abeokuta. He clears the air about the irregularities surrounding his 1969 civil war detention and what he lost during the period. In a 1969 interview which had been recently sighted by […]
Eggon Paramount Monarch, Angbazo Kicks The Bukcet At 89
His Royal Majesty (Dr) Bala Abaine Angbazo who is the Aren Eggon and the paramount ruler of Eggon in Nasarawa State has tragically kicked the bucket. Mr James Angbazo who is the Dangaladima Eggon confirmed the development to Newsmen on Wednesday in Lafia. He said that the Aren Eggon died on Wednesday at the age […]
Sri Lankan Acting President Declares State Of Emergency
Ranil Wickremesinghe who the new Sri Lanka’s acting President, has declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in the country to control a fresh wave of protests in Colombo. Wickremesinghe, who had made this announcement in a recorded message broadcast on television on Wednesday, said that the directive was given after intelligence reports […]
‘Money Spent On Politics Can Solve ASUU Issues’ – Sani
Former Kaduna Central Senator and political critic, Shehu Sani, has openly made suggestions on ways to end the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Shehu Sani had reiterated that the money spent on politics in Nigeria can easily meet the demands of ASUU. Read Also: Shehu Sani Blasts President Buhari On […]
Yobe: Gov Buni Mourns 8 Auto Crash Victims In Damaturu
The Yobe State Governor Mai Mala Buni has on Wednesday sent condolence messages to the families of seven persons who had perished in a car accident in Buni Yadi Local Government Area of the state. Governor Mai Buni had offered his condolences in a statement which had been issued by his Director-General, Press and Media […]
Resign, Hand Over To Osinbajo – NEF Spokesman Tells Buhari
The spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign and hand over power to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Baba-Ahmed said Buhari should just resign now because things would get tougher. The former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Secretary gave the advice in reaction to the President’s […]