A courageous driver with the Bolt e-hailing company, Mr Kingsley Benson, on Monday saved a passenger who was on a suicide mission in Calabar, Cross River State. The driver, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), explained that he had observed something quite unusual with his passenger when she boarded his vehicle. He said the female passenger (names …
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EYC CRISSES: EZE EKPEYE LOGBO III BREAKS TRUCE. BY Godfrey Egbe
His Imperial Majesty Eze Sir Amb. Kelvin Ngozi Anugwo Ph.D, CAN, FNIM, MNIMN, FCAI, DSSRS, AP, JP Eze Ekpeye Logbo III and Akalaka 12th has yesterday waded in the tenureship elongation controversy rocking the Ekpeye youth congress (EYC) which has abruptly factionalized the body. His words: ” I summoned you all to seek your permission to withdraw the case from …
Read More »Oyebanji orders security agencies to fish out killers of two Ekiti monarchs …condemns attack
Oyebanji orders security agencies to fish out killers of two Ekiti monarchs …condemns attack Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has condemned Monday’s dastardly attack in Oke-Ako area in Ikole Local Government, which led to the gruesome killing of two traditional rulers; and ordered security agencies in the state to fish out the killers. The two traditional rulers- the Onimojo …
Read More »Gun men kiddnap Ekiti monarchs, kills two.
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herders attacked three traditional rulers from Ikole Local Government area of Ekiti State, kill two, while one escaped Elesun of Esun Ekiti and Olumojo of Umojo Ekiti were killed while Alara of Ara Ekiti escaped. Oba Alara of Ara Ekiti escaped but Oba Olumojo of imojo from Oye and Oba Elesun of Esun from Ikole …
Read More »Farmer Governor Umaru Bago Says Agriculture Is Key In Addressing Insecurity In The North. By Saheed Badmus
Niger State Governor, Farmer Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago has advocated that the only way to addressing insecurity and ensuring sustainable development in the Northern Region is a return to Agriculture. The Farmer Governor stated this at the 10th edition of the Annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Lecture held in Borno State and organised by the Sir Ahmad Bello Memorial Foundation …
Read More »Every Nigerian Child deserves better Education — Osun First Lady. By John Dike
Wife of Osun State Governor, Erelu Ngozi Adeleke has again pledged her commitment to the education of every child in Osun State, saying no child deserves to be left uneducated. She said every Nigerian child deserves a better ,quality education, hence no child should be left out uneducated . The Governor’s wife stated this while speaking as the “Mother of …
Read More »Adeleke orders police to probe Killing of ex-Rep aspirant at Ogiyan’s Coronation Anniversary. By John Dike
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has ordered immediate investigation into the killing of a former House Of Representatives aspirant, Dr. Richard Idowu popularly known as AdeOriOkin. Our correspondent gathered that deceased was reportedly shot on killed by local hunters at the 50-year coronation anniversary of the Ogiyan of Ejigbo, Oba Omowonuola Oyeyode Oyeyosin. In a statement signed by his spokesperson, …
Read More »FAAN, CBN and the short trip to Lagos, by Hassan Gimba
FAAN, CBN and the short trip to Lagos Nigeria is a country of one week, one issue; but insecurity, spreading over the nation like a cancer in a diseased body, remains constant. However, in some ways, a nation’s behaviour tends to reflect that of its leader’s character. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria’s president, is that kind of person, especially during …
Read More »CBN Relocation: Archaic Thought Versus Smart Banking Operation. By Prof. M.K. Othman
In 2001, during my postgraduate program in Montpellier, South France, one of the most observable features of banks in France was the sparse population in banking halls. You can hardly see ten people in the banking halls, comprising bank workers and customers. The only reason for a customer to be in the banking hall is to open a new account …
Read More »Police Arrest One Of The Kidnappers Who Gruesomely Murdered Nabeeha and Ariyo’s daughter.
Police Arrest One Of The Kidnappers Who Gruesomely Murdered Nabeeha and Ariyo’s daughter. Nigeria Police Force successfully apprehended Bello Mohammed, a notorious kidnapper responsible for the abduction and subsequent murder of Nabeeha, a young lady abducted alongside her five sisters in Bwari, Abuja, on January 2. The operation took place on January 20, 2024, as the Divisional Police Officer of …
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