I read with mixed feelings the piece on Chevron Nigeria and its firm belief and support for local content promotion, notably its many years of patronising Zinox, an indigenous tech giant. Mixed feelings because, on one hand, I was delighted…
FG lifts suspension on Twitter
The Federal Government of Nigeria has lifted the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria after approval by President Muhammadu Buhari. The decision was announced by the Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement and Director-General National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu…
*Teacher remanded for raping student inside school laboratory (Guardian)*Barber stabs neighbour to death for admiring his wife (Vanguard)
Teacher remanded for raping student inside school laboratory (Guardian) An Osogbo Magistrate Court has remanded a teacher at L. A. Secondary School, Ipetumodu, Ife North Local Council of Osun State, Mr. Lawal Afolabi in prison custody for allegedly raping an…
*I’ve told Buhari I’ll contest for presidency in 2023, says Tinubu (Tribune)*FAAN arrests over 90 touts at Lagos, Abuja airports (Punch)
I’ve told Buhari I’ll contest for presidency in 2023, says Tinubu (Tribune) Former Lagos State governor, Senator Bola Tinubu, has informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his intention to vie for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The…
*Soldiers invade Ogun community, kill 2, label victims Boko Haram terrorists (Punch)*Magodo Saga: Sanwo-Olu agrees to allocate 549 plots to landowners (Vanguard)
Soldiers invade Ogun community, kill 2, label victims Boko Haram terrorists (Punch) Two men, Sale Abacha and Malummodu Ibrahim, have been shot dead by soldiers in the Adigbe area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the soldiers, who…
Buhari signs N17t 2022 budget into law
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed the 2022 Appropriation Bill into law. Entitled “Budget of economic growth and sustainability, and valued at N17.126 trillion, it was transmitted to the President by the National Assembly on December 24. The President signed…
10 things you didn’t know about Alhaji (Dr.) Muhammadu Indimi, OFR
The fact that Alhaji (Dr.) Muhammadu Indimi is one of Nigeria’s most prominent businessmen and one of the most generous and consistent philanthropists in this clime is not in doubt. Neither is the fact that his extensive giving is targeted…
*Christmas message: PFN tasks govt to redouble efforts on insecurity (Punch)*At Christmas: Our pain, trauma will soon be history — Buhari (Guardian)
Christmas message: PFN tasks govt to redouble efforts on insecurity (Punch) The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has called on the three tiers of government in the country to redouble its efforts to curb insecurity. The PFN president, Bishop Wale Oke,…
Buhari commission’s Indimi’s multibillion naira UNIMAID complex
A multibillion naira complex built and donated to the University of Maiduguri by Alhaji (Dr) Muhammadu Indimi OFR was commissioned on Thursday December 23rd, 2021 by the President, His Excellency Muhammadu Buhari GCFR. The purpose-built complex which boasts a suite…
4 die as explosions rock Maiduguri
At least four people were killed Thursday, December 23 after three explosions rocked Maiduguri, the Borno State Capital. The blasts, which came a few hours before President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to the state, left about eight persons injured. Sources reveal…
