The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has announced the dissolvement of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. He said the operatives will be redeployed to other police formations and commands. Adamu announced this in a live broadcast on Sunday. The announcement came after days of online …
Read More »BREAKING: Akeredolu wins Ondo governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Governor Rotimi Akeredolu winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state, having polled the highest score of 292,830 votes. Akeredolu defeated the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, who got 195,791 votes, and the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, of the Zenith Labour Party, …
Read More »Meet the Sarkin Yorubawa Funtua – Alhaji Murtala Sani Adeleke
In Katsina State, the history of Yoruba migrants and settlers can be traced to the pre-colonial era. Today, we still have a Yoruba Community in Funtua that unites and connects all the Yoruba resident, headed by Alhaji Murtala Sani Adeleke who was born in Funtua, Katsina State to the family …
Read More »Empowerment: Goskylight to train prospective grasscutter farmers on November 7
As part of efforts to provide employment opportunities for thousands of youths in the country, leading empowerment firm, Goskylight has announced plans to train prospective grasscutter farmers in Lagos and its environs on November 7, 2020. Mr. Daniel Folarin, Director of Training and Human Capital Development, Goskylight disclosed this in …
Read More »BREAKING: Court sentences Rivers serial killer to death
The Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has sentenced the notorious serial killer, Gracious David-West, to death by hanging. Details shortly…
Read More »Alpha Beta reacts to fraud allegation against Tinubu, others, accuses ex-MD of stealing over N6bn
Tinubu A Lagos State revenue consultant, Alpha-Beta Consulting, has reacted to allegations its former Managing Director (MD), Oladapo Apara levelled against a former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the firm. Apara, who is a former MD of the consulting firm had In a writ of summons he …
Read More »Full text of Buhari’s N13.08trn 2021 budget speech
President Muhammadu Buhari laying the 2021 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday (8/10/20). Photo: PUNCH PROTOCOLS 1. It is with pleasure that I present the 2021 Federal Budget Proposals to this Joint Session of the National Assembly. 2. Distinguished and Honourable Leaders, …
Read More »Breakdown of Buhari’s N13.08trn 2021 budget proposal
President Muhammadu Buhari laying the 2021 Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday (8/10/20). Photo: PUNCH President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday presented the 2021 budget estimate to a joint session of the National Assembly. He explained that the total aggregate revenue projected for …
Read More »BREAKING: Workers not on IPPIS won’t get salary, Buhari tells ASUU, others
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that no civil servant on the payroll of the Federal Government will receive salary henceforth without enrolment on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. The Academic Staff Union of Universities has been on strike over disagreement with the Federal Government on the mode of …
Read More »‘A Date With Asmau’: Scholars to Dissect The place of Islam in Today’s Entertainment
Islamic tenets and the new generation entertainment cravings will be the point of deliberation, as Islamic scholars gather for a round table discussion 11th of October 2020, at the Ostra Halls and Hotel, Ikeja. The Roundtable series is put together by renowned Nigerian actress and producer, Kabirah Kafidipe, popularly …
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