A viral video of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and Senator Rochas Okorocha demonstrating the other side of life generated reactions from Nigerians high and low. To many who were randomly interviewed on the street, Wike and Okorocha’s happy hour was a demonstration of tax payers money spent carelessly […]
Month: March 2021
Hassan takes oath of office as first female Tanzanian President
Dr Samia Salihu Hassan has been sworn in as the first female president of Tanzania following the death of President John Magufuli on Wednesday, March 17 of undisclosed medical situation which opposition claimed was covid related. The 61 – year- old Hassan who was the Vice President of the country […]
Irabor seeks National Assembly’s support in fight against insurgency
The Chief of Defence Staff ( CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor has solicited the support and trust of the National Assembly for the Armed Forces of Nigeria in their task of keeping the country safe Irabor spoke through the acting Director, Defence Information, Brig- Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement on […]
80 year- old man sues wife for refusing sexual advances
A retired lecturer, Prof Murtala Harcon on Thursday, told a Customary Court in Mapo in Ibadan that his wife, Alhaja Afsat still avoids sexual advances made by him despite his threat to quit the marriage. Harcon (80), in resumed hearing of the suit explained to the court that his wife […]
Nigeria has highest number of -out- of school children in Sub- Sahara Africa- Nwajiuba
Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba says Nigeria has an estimated population of more than 10 ,193, 918 out -of- school children, making it the highest in sub- sahara Africa. Nwajiuba disclosed this at the launching of Better Education Service Delivery for all ( BESDA) by Jigawa State Government […]
DPR forces petrol stations in Rivers to sell approved pump price
The Department of Petroleum Resources says it has compelled over 75% of petrol station outlets in Rivers state to sell within the approved pump price band of 160 to 165 naira per liter. Zonal Controller of the DPR Port Harcourt office Bassey Ikang’a stated this after a 3-day long surveillance […]
PIB designed to unlock development opportunities- Minister
Ministr of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva says the Petroleum Industry Bill ( PIB) currently before the National Assembly when passed into law would create opportunities that will be beneficial to the governmentt and investors. Sylva disclosed this at the 2021 Society of Petroleum Engineers Oloibiri Lecture Series and […]
Nigeria needs Leaders now, not Rulers
Iliyasu Gadu Ilgad2009@gmail.com 08035355706 (sms only) Extraordinary times require extraordinary persons to take extraordinary measures. If Nigeria is not in extraordinary times now, it is definitely heading for one. To draw an analogy of the present times in Nigeria, let us think of the fuel tank of a vehicle. In […]
Kwara Gov. Abdulrazaq under fire as CAN alerts FG, accuses gov of fostering hijab crisis
The Christian Association of Nigeria ( CAN) has accused Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of being responsible for Wednesday’s violence in the state. CAN in a statement issued by its General Secretary, Joseph Bade Daramola said that the governor’s pronouncement on hijab wearing was a violation of the court directive […]
Tanzanian President,John Magufuli dies of covid related complications
Tanzanian authorities have announced the death of President John Magufuli . The Vice President, Sania Suluhu Hassan said in an address on Television that Magufuli died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam. Her statement reads’ It is with derp regret that I inform you […]