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By Halimah Olamide We have neither received nor are we considering any proposals from any country on the establishment of any foreign military bases in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has announced that it is not considering any foreign military base. The Minister disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Idris stated that the Federal government is aware of fake news being raised in some quarters alleging discussions between the Federal Government of Nigeria and some foreign countries on the siting of foreign military bases in the country. He therefore urge the general public to…
By Halimah Olamide The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has welcomed Nigeria’s first female Graduate of the UK military academy, 2nd Lt Princess Oluchukwu Owowoh. The development is following the completion of her training on the 12th of April, 2024 at the Royal Military Academy, Snadhurst, UK. This was contained in a statement signed by the First Lady’s Spokesperson, Busola Kukoyi on Monday The First Lady in her remark noted the sterling performances of 24 year old Owowoh, stating that the officer is a good example of the great feats Nigerian youth can achieve. “Your determination and resilience…
By Halimah Olamide The Mundubawa residence of the former Kano State Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau was on Sunday night gutted by fire. The cause of the fire which started in the kitchen of the house on Sunday night could not be immediately ascertained. It was gathered that the fire destroyed the living rooms of Shekarau’s third wife, Halima Shekarau. Confirming the incident to newsmen, Media Adviser to Malam Shekarau, Dr Sule Ya’u Sule said that the fire started Sunday evening from the inner kitchen of the house which was on the ground floor of the multi-million naira mansion. “We thank…
By Halimah Olamide We are not demolishing any property, the Ministry is only removing contravening structures obstructing the free flow of rainwater which has over the years caused massive flooding in Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Sanitation, Tokunbo Wahab, has revealed why erring structures in Mende Villa must be removed. This is in response to a post from an X user, @AkereUthman on Monday, stating that while passing by, he noticed the part of the compound demolished was sitting exactly on the canal. “I just passed through Odo Iya’laro Bridge and took a closer look at the Mende…
By Halimah Olamide I went, it was pleasant. I came back, it was even more pleasant Nigerian airline, Air Peace, has expressed joy after flying ex-president, Olusegun Obasanjo on London flight. The airline shared this in an X post, @flyairpeace on Monday. The Former President had taken the Lagos-London and London-Lagos flights. Obasanjo however also expressed his delight to fly with the airline stating that his trips were pleasant. “It was great having the former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on our Lagos-London and London-Lagos flights “He said: “I went, it was pleasant. I came back, it was even…
Says Atiku Likes to Distort Facts By Halimah Olamide The presidency on Monday chided former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over his condemnation of the manner in which the contract for the ongoing Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway was awarded. Bayo Onanuga, President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, said that Atiku has a penchant for distorting facts. Describing Atiku’s claims as “wild,” Onanuga said the president has chosen to response lest members of the public are misled. “We found it strange that Alhaji Atiku could accuse President Tinubu of conflict of interest in the award of Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway to Hitech Construction…
By Halimah Olamide The awarding of the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway was rushed; the environmental impact assessment report was not even completed Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has slammed President Bola Tinubu over what he called clash of interests in the award of contracts for the controversial Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. Atiku, in a statement released by his media aide, Paul Ibe, stated that the N17trn project is personal to Tinubu and not in the overall interest of Nigerians especially in the face of the current economic hardship in the country. …
Agency Report Over 145 golfers will be participate in the 2024 Emirates Global Hotel Amateur Open Golf Championship in Ilorin from Friday to Saturday. Dare Akanbi, member of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), told newsmen on Monday in Ilorin that the golfers include 124 males and 21 females. Akanbi said the golfers were drawn from Ibom Golf Club, Ikeja Golf Club, Abeokuta Golf Club, Tiger Golf Club among others. ”The event is an annual championship introduced by the Chairman of Emirate Global Hotel, Hon. Lambe Akanbi, as part of his support and love for golf and his passion to grow…
Agency Report A Kano State High Court Division of Appeal on Monday, fixed May 9, to hear a suit filed by a Kano Cleric,Sheikh Abduljabbar Kabara, who was sentenced to death by hanging for blasphemy. NAN reports that an Upper Shari’a Court on Dec.15, 2022, sentenced Abduljabbar to death by hanging for blasphemy. When the case came up for hearing, Counsel to the Appellant, Mr Sadiq Yusuf, requested for N20 million cost against the Kano State government for wasting the appellant’s time. The state Counsel, Bashir Saleh, objected to the appellant’s request, adding that he was served with the court…
Heavy rains battering Brazil’s southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed at least 83 people, authorities said on Monday, while more than a hundred were still missing. The storms have affected more than two thirds of the nearly 500 cities in the state, leaving about 122,000 people displaced, according to the state civil defense authority. Flooding from storms have destroyed roads and bridges in several cities, while triggering landslides and the partial collapse of a dam at a small hydroelectric power plant. State Governor Eduardo Leite has emphasized that the death toll should still substantially increase as rescue…