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The police in Imo State said the former political adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, was killed on Sunday morning, around 7:20 a.m., while he was on his way to Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri, to catch a flight. Mr Gulak was inside a Toyota Camry car with two other people when the car […]
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state has reacted to the gruesome murder of Mr. Ahmed Gulak, a former political adviser to Ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan. Mr. Gulak was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Ngor-Okpala LGA of Imo state on Saturday evening. Akeredolu described the killing as ‘senseless’. “The news of the death of an […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday elected a new leadership to pilot its affairs for the next two years. The executive council of ASUU would however spend a maximum of four years. They were elected at the national delegates conference of ASUU held in Awka, Anambra. While Prof. Victor Emmanuel Osodeke of […]
….20 generals likely to leave on his appointment The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. This is coming one week after the demise of the former COAS, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 others in a plane crash in Kaduna. The […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday congratulated Nigerian children on the occasion of Children’s Day. Atiku, in a message released by his media office in Abuja said it was incumbent the society to ensure that they (children) attain their full potential in life. The former Vice President expressed regrets and disappointments that efforts to […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 48 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,146. The NCDC made this known on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria recorded the new cases and zero COVID-19 related […]
The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has said that the £4.2 million Ibori loot said to have been returned to Delta State has not been returned. Mr Ahmed Idris was reported to have told federal legislators on Tuesday that the money had been returned to Delta State. However, the Delta State Government […]
Organised Labour may be heading for a showdown with governors over its recommendation that the price petrol be raised from N162/litre to N408.5/litre. On Wednesday last week, a committee set up by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) pushed for the immediate removal of petrol subsidy and recommended that the product be sold between N380/litre […]
There is palpable apprehension and uncertainty among governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra State over the mode of primary election the party’s hierarchy would use to choose its flag bearer today. The Anambra State’s wing of the APC Patriots raised this concern in a letter it addressed to the Chairman […]
Mr. Ahmed Idris, the Accountant General of the Federation, has disclosed that the controversial £4.2m looted by the Delta State ex-governor, James Ibori has since been transmitted to Delta state government. The Chief Accountant of the federation, revealed this to the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on “Assessment and Status of all Recovered […]
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