3-storey building under construction collapses in Yaba, Lagos (Punch) A three-storey building still under construction on Akanbi Crescent in the Yaba area of Lagos State has collapsed. The PUNCH gathered that there are possible casualties stuck in the building. The…
Worst military rule better than Buhari regime – Ortom
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Monday, lambasted the present regime led by Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) as being worse than military government. Ortom who spoke to journalists in Makurdi after his return from Abuja said the nation had…
*Lagos keeps mum over murder suspects’ release, corpse’s missing hand (Punch)*Motorists groan as Marine Bridge repairs progress (Guardian)
Lagos keeps mum over murder suspects’ release, corpse’s missing hand (Punch) The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has kept mum over the alleged release of two murder suspects –Ogunbayo Waliu and Mukaila Salami – from custody. The suspects, who are…
*#EndSARS: Lagos panel summons IGP (Punch)*Agomo Set to Retire From UNILAG, unveils biography (ThisDay)
#EndSARS: Lagos panel summons IGP (Punch) The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Restitution and Inquiry set up to investigate cases of police brutality, especially involving officers of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad, has summoned the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammad Adamu.…
Ortom: Most killer-herdsmen not Nigerians
Benue State Governor Samuel Ortom on Thursday said some herdsmen who wreak havoc in the country are not Nigerians. He urged President Muhammadu Buhari to push for a review of the ECOWAS protocol for movement of persons, goods and services…
*FG directs schools to resume Jan 18 (Nation)*Fashola gives artisans at Airport Road flyover 2 weeks to vacate (DailyTrust)
FG directs schools to resume Jan 18 (Nation) The Federal Government has asked schools to resume on January 18, 2021 after “due consultation” with stakeholders. The decision was reached after a meeting with stakeholders, including Governors, Commissioners of Education, Proprietors…
Forget Ruga, address desert encroachment —Ortom (Punch)
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Wednesday called on the Soil Science Society of Nigeria to collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to put a complete halt to the issues of herdsmen migration from the North to the…
*Governorship candidates seek stoppage of Sanwo-Olu’s swearing-in (Punch)*NURTW, RTEAN hail Ambode for new buses, road expansion (Nation)
Governorship candidates seek stoppage of Sanwo-Olu’s swearing-in (Punch) The governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy, Chief Owolabi Salis, and his counterpart in the Labour Party, Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi, on Thursday filed a petition before the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal…
Obi congratulates Tambuwal, Ortom on re-election
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23, 2019 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has felicitated with Governors Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and Samuel Ortom of Benue State, both of whom won re-election during last…