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GPMI tasks incoming administration on justice, fairness

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2023April 18, 20230

…calls for extension of service chiefs tenure Dr Mike Uyi, the President General, Global Peace Movement International, GPMI UK has called on the incoming administration of the President-elect, Sen Bola Tinubu, to ensure justice and fairness to all Nigerians. Uyi made the call in a press release on Monday in...

Disaster Averted At AA Rano Fuel Station As Fire Guts Two Cars

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2023April 18, 20230

Tragedy was averted over the weekend at One-Man Village, a suburb of Abuja, as good Samaritans pushed away a Peugeot J5 van which caught fire while queueing to buy petrol at AA Rano mega fuel station there. At the end of the day, the Peugeot J5 van and a Honda...

Osinbajo, Abiodun, Fashola, Others Attend Ajibola’s Eighth-day Prayers

NewsDeskNgApr 17, 2023April 17, 20230

Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, and other dignitaries on Sunday attended the eighth-day fida’u prayers of the late former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Bola Ajibola, at the Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State....

Former Army Spokesman, Brig Gen Texas Chukwu, laid to rest in Abuja

NewsDeskNgApr 14, 2023April 14, 20230

The remains of late Brigadier General Jude Texas Ezeh Chukwu retired, former Director Army Public Relations (DAPR) has been laid to rest at Guards Brigade Cemetery Lungi, Abuja. The retired late senior officer passed away on Thursday 5, January 2023 at his residence in Abuja. The body of Brigadier General...

No Life Was Lost In Lagos Building Collapse – LASEMA

NewsDeskNgApr 13, 2023April 13, 20230

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has said that no lives was lost in the collapsed building in Banana Island, Ikoyi area of Lagos State. This was disclosed via the agency’s Facebook page on Wednesday. The statement read, “Situation report on the collapsed building at 1st Avenue, Banana Island, Ikoyi...

Buhari At Lesser Hajj In Saudi Arabia

NewsDeskNgApr 13, 2023April 13, 20230

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, observed lesser Hajj at the Masjid al-Haram in Makkah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Buhari had earlier on Tuesday arrived in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, to begin an eight-day official visit. The President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, revealed in a statement on...

Peter Obi Lacks Right To Contest My Victory, Tinubu Tells Tribunal

NewsDeskNgApr 13, 2023April 13, 20230

President-elect, Bola Tinubu, is challenging the right of the Labour Party’s candidate, Peter Obi, to fault his victory at the February 25 presidential election. In his response to the petition by Obi and the Labour Party, he argued that the former Anambra State government was not a lawful member of...

GOV ORTOM ASKS FG TO SUSPEND NATIONAL CENSUS UNTIL IDP’S GO BACK TO THEIR ANCESTRAL LANDS

NewsDeskNgApr 13, 2023April 13, 20230

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has asked the Federal Government to suspend the conduct of National Population Census until all Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs are returned to their ancestral homes. Governor Ortom made the call Thursday, April 13th, 2023 when he received a delegation from the Middle Belt Forum led...

Ekiti varsity shuts down over late registration fee protest

NewsDeskNgApr 11, 2023April 11, 20230

The management of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, on Tuesday, announced the suspension of all academic activities in the institution for two weeks. The suspension followed a protest staged by the students of the school over an imposed N5,000 late registration fee by the university. EKSU management had announced that the...

Tension as hoodlums invade Lagos community over court ruling

NewsDeskNgApr 11, 2023April 11, 20230

Hoodlums on Tuesday clashed in the Magodo Isheri area of Lagos State over a court judgement. It was gathered that some hoodlums had stormed the area to prevent court bailiffs from pasting an Appeal Court judgement, given on March 16, 2023, confirming the landlords in the community as the owners...