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Tribute: Buhari salutes Yar’Adua’s honest, sincere service to Nigeria

President Muhammadu Buhari has extolled the virtues of late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who also served as Governor of Katsina State for eight years, saluting his honest and sincere service to the country. Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said President Buhari made his feelings known as ... Read More »

Speaker threatens Sowore with N1bn libel suit

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has, through his lawyer, Lawal Pedro, written a pre-litigation letter to Omoyele Sowore, the publisher of online news medium, SaharaReporters, over an alleged defamatory report. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria, in his April 30 letter, claimed that SaharaReporters maligned his client through a publication titled, ‘Exposed: Speaker of Lagos ... Read More »

10 years after: Jonathan mourns ‘selfless, modest’ Yar’Adua

Ten years after the death of former President Umar Musa Yar’Adua, his erstwhile vice president and successor, President Goodluck Jonathan, has described him as a “president like no other who lived and died for the sake of Nigeria.” Jonathan, who posted the touching tribute on his Facebook page, said former Yar’Adua stood on the side of the people, adding that ... Read More »

Oyo approves construction of four ultra-modern bus terminals

…It’s a one-stop shop—Commissioner The Oyo State Executive Council, on Tuesday, approved the award of the contract for the construction of four Ultra-modern Bus Terminals to be located in Iwo Road, Challenge, New Ife Road and Ojoo. The state’s Commissioner for Public Works, Infrastructure and Transport, Prof. Raphael Afonja, who stated this while speaking shortly after the day’s meeting of ... Read More »

Makinde not at war with FG, any agency, Oyo PDP replies APC

…says APC more interested in residents’ suffering The Oyo State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has carpeted the state’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for accusing Governor Seyi Makinde of being engaged in a face-off with the Federal Government and some of its agencies. The party described the allegation as baseless and nonexistent, noting that the claimed face-off only ... Read More »

Again, Olujimi Gives Succour To Fasting Muslims In Ekiti

The benevolent gesture of the Senator representing South Senatorial District of Ekiti State, Mrs Biodun Olujimi, has been described as uncommon and commendable in Nigeria democratic representation. Present at the event include Alhaji Idris Yinusa the Chief Imam of Ode Ekiti, Alhaji Muraina Ajibade Chairman, Ekiti East Muslim Council, Alhafa Yekini Azeez, Ikere Ekiti; Alhaji Kolapo Lawal, Emure; Alhaji Usman ... Read More »

Aliko Dangote Foundation Engages 54gene Laboratory to Conduct 1,000 COVID-19 Test per Day in Kano

The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), a philanthropic endeavor of Aliko Dangote, has contracted 54Gene, a molecular diagnostics company specialized in research, and diagnostics, to immediately set up a 400 test/day capacity laboratory in Kano State. 54Gene is accredited by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and has already set up labs in Lagos and in Ogun States. The lab, ... Read More »

Zamfara Police CP warns citizen against violating Lockdown Laws

RESTRICTIONS OF MOVEMENT FROM 8PM – 6 AM ANNOUNCES THE TOTAL CLOSURE OF SHINKAFI MARKET, WARNS MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AGAINST VIOLATIONS. The Zamfara state Enforcement Committee on border closure, under the leadership of the commissioner of Police, CP Usman Nagogo psc+ has impounded 101 Vehicles that violated the state government Border closure order on COVID-19. The Commissioner of Police ... Read More »