“I made it emphatically clear to Mr President that the Boko Haram members are better armed and motivated [than the Nigerian Army], the Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima has confessed. Shettima made this confession on Monday after briefing President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and the service chiefs of the attacks in Borno State over the…
Day: February 17, 2014
Fashola Appends 'No Smoking' Bill
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State has signed into the ‘No Smoking in Public Places Bill’ earlier passed by the State House of Assembly. The Governor stated that the law would further complement his administration’s effort towards protecting the lives of residents of the ‘aquatic state’, as Lagos is also called. The law stipulates…
FG Suspends NIGCOMSAT Boss
The Federal Government has directed the Managing Director of the Nigerian Communications Satellite, NIGCOMSAT, Ltd Timasaniyu Ahmed-Rufai, to embark on an indefinite leave. The order was handed out to him on Monday through the Minister of Communications and Technology, Omobola Johnson. The directive, contained in a statement released in Lagos, noted that Ahmed-Rufai was asked…
Yoruba Cuisines To Try
The best way to most people’s heart is via good food and entertainment. This is one thing the Yoruba tribe are very good at doing. Yorubas have a number of mouthwatering and finger licking meals that will leave you demanding for more. So, when you find yourself in any part of South West Nigeria where…
Ogun Guber Aspirant, Gboyega Isiaka In Alleged N2.8b Fraud Mess
‘It’s A Lie’–He Defends A governorship hopeful in 2015 under the platform of the Labour Party in Ogun State, Gboyega Isiaka, has been alleged of having a hand in a N2.8 billion fraud. GNI, as he is fondly called by his political associates, is being accused of the mess by the Commissioner for Finance in…