President Tinubu settled for 33 main ministers and 12 ministers of state; however, the distribution of the powerful portfolios has been the main talking point. A careful analysis of the list shows that just like former President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Tinubu also opted to have security, justice and other sectors in the North but…
The suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele has been granted leave by a Federal High Court in Lagos to serve Yusuf Magaji Bichi, the Director General of the Department of State Services, DSS, the order of court admitting him to bail and directing his remand in the custody of the Nigerian…
The Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) set by the National Universities Commission (NUC) has been rejected by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The union warns that the standards are a threat to the quality of university education and erode the power of university Senates. ASUU’s national president, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, in a…
Gbenga Fajuyi, a Police Inspector with the Niger State Police Command, has been sentenced to 22 years in the Minna Correctional Centre. He was sentenced on the orders of a Senior Magistrate Court for allegedly impregnating his 13-year-old biological daughter. Fajuyi also was said to have strangled and killed the baby his daughter delivered….
The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi has given an update after gunmen attacked Kuje prison. According to him, the attack led to the escape of all Boko Haram terrorists. Magashi made the statement on Wednesday morning after a visit to the facility, according to DailyTrust. Recall that we had reported earlier that terrorists attacked the…
Obumnaeme Akunyili, the son of Mrs. Dora Akunyili and Dr. Chike Akunyili, has spoken about the death of his parents. During an interview with Chude Jideonwo, Obumnaeme, who is the Director-General at the Anambra State Project Monitoring and Management Office, said his mother who was a former Minister of Information went to a number of…
Popular UK based Nigerian blogger and activist, Maureen Badejo turns 51. The media personality, influencer and the founder of GIOTV turns a year older on Thursday, (today) June 9, 2022. She shared beautiful photos to mark her day. Maureen rose to limelight after she launched GIOTV, a Facebook group with over 1 million members. Badejo…
His Eminence, Samuel Kanu-Uche, Prelate of the Methodist Church of Nigeria, who was kidnapped, has revealed what the criminals told him about President Muhammadu Buhari. During a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday, the cleric revealed that the kidnappers showed him decomposing bodies of previous victims and that they are Fulani boys. He claimed that…
According to an exclusive report by The PUNCH, Stella Oduah, the lawmaker representing Anambra-North senatorial district, did not complete the mandatory one-year NYSC programme. This revelation was made by the National Youth Service Corps, according to the report. This was stated by the NYSC in a letter labeled NYSC/DHQ/PPRU/783/Vol III. The agency stated in a…
Terrorist Bandits have threatened to marry off Ameera, the daughter of Kaduna Polytechnic lecturer, Dr. Rahmatu Abarshi if her family fails to pay N30m ransom and four motorcycles. The former Head of the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering was abducted alongside her daughter Ameerah, and the driver on Kachia-Kaduna road while returning from a charity mission…