Nigeria’s president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, has barred the African Independent Television, AIT, from covering his activities. The Cable quoted spokesman of the Buhari Campaign Organisation, Garba Shehu, as citing issues related to ethics and standard as few of the reasons why Buhari does not want the popular media outfit around him. Garba also cited “family and security…
The Lagos State Government has constructed two new fire stations in the state, bringing the total number of such in the state to 15. This, according to the Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture, Oyinlomo Danmole, is in furtherance with the determination of the Governor Babatunde Fashola-led administration to build at least a fire station…
President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that the full report of Price Water Cooper, PWC, probe into the reported missing $20 billion of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, be released immediately. Reuben Abati, the President’s spokesman, said on Monday that Jonathan’s decision was in line “with Section 7(2) of the NNPC Act.” On Sunday, the…
Former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has been appointed as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, by President Goodluck Jonathan. Obi’s appointment was announced on Monday in a statement by the presidency. According to the statement issued in Abuja by the Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs to the President, Reuben…
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has announced the appointment of the state Commissioner for Agriculture, Lasisi Oluboyo, as his new deputy. This followed the impeachment of the former deputy governor, Ali Olanusi, on Monday by the Ondo State House of Assembly. Mimiko sent Oluboyo’s name to the House for ratification as required by law.…
The Ondo State House of Assembly, on Monday morning, impeached the deputy governor of the state, Ali Olanusi. Twenty-four out of the 26 members of the House, including the Speaker, Jumoke Akindele, sat to pass the impeachment motion raised by the Majority Leader, Henry Akinsoyinu. At the plenary session on Monday, Akinsoyinu argued that Olanusi…
According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, not less than seven persons died when a pedestrian bridge in Kano caved in on Sunday. The incident occurred in Dorayi quarters of the state. According to the Kano State Police Command spokesman, ASP Magaji Majiya, in an interview with NAN, the ugly scenario…
The production of locally made gin otherwise called ogogoro has been banned by the Ondo State government. This followed the strange death of no fewer than 18 persons in the state some days ago, after they reportedly consumed a ‘contaminated’ gin. Addressing newsmen in Akure, the state capital at the weekend, the Commissioner for Health,…
Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, has dismissed reports that the President has stopped working on some projects since he lost in the March 28, 2015 presidential election. Abati, in a Facebook post on Sunday, stressed that the President was still busy carrying out some projects beneficial to Nigerians.…