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https://youtube.com/shorts/IvqNZKKsO90 Motorists have been cautioned to stay away from Maryland area of Lagos as some transmission lines have gone on fire in the area. Videos seen of the incident showed some cables exploding with flames and fire cutting across the major Ikorodu Road. Residents and motorists were seen scampering for safety as the fire went wild with no sign of fighters in sight. It was not clear what caused the fire as at the time of filing this report. A message sent to the Transmission Company of Nigeria was yet to be responded to as at the time of filing…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday hosted to a dinner, senators elected on the platform of the All Progressive Congress at the Villa. Senate President, Ahmed Lawan had led the senators to the dinner which was gathered to be an atmosphere of conviviality.
Frontline pro-North group Northern Elders Forum on Tuesday asked President Muhammadu Buhari to quit office. The group hinged it’s call on Buhari on the unending killings in the country. A statement made available to journalists by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed said the President has failed Nigerians. Baba-Ahmed said: “The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari does not appear to have answers to the challenges of security to which we are exposed. We cannot continue to live and die under the dictates of killers, kidnappers, rapists and sundry criminal groups that have deprived us of our rights to live in peace and security. Our…
The Independent National Electoral Commission Tuesday released the final list of candidates who are to contest the July 16 governorship election in Osun State. A statement by Festus Okoye, INEC’s National Commissioner in Charge of Information and Voters Education said the list showed that nomination has ended for political parties In the statement titled: “Final List of Candidates For the 2022 Osun State Governorship Election,” the commission said this was in compliance with the Electoral Act 2022. It said, “The Commission wishes to remind political parties that under Section 32(2) of the Electoral Act 2022, any party that observes that…
Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mock examinations conducted on April 9. Announcing the results in its weekly bulletin released on Monday in Abuja, the board said that candidates could now visit the board’s site to check their results. It said, “Candidates, who sat for the mock examination should visit https://www.jamb.gov.ng, click on “2022 Mock Result Checking” and input their UTME Registration Number to access their results.” No fewer than 175,000 candidates participated in the mock examination, ahead of the 2022 UTME, scheduled to hold between May 6 and…
The Federal Government has recovered N53.5 billion out of N5.2 trillion from its Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, made the statement at the formal launch of Project Lighthouse Debt Analytics and Reporting Platform in Abuja on Monday. She said her ministry was leveraging a multilayer data mining effort to recover huge debts owed the Federal Government by various Ministries MDAs. Ahmed said through the consolidation efforts of the project, the government had been able to aggregate monumental debts of approximately N5.2 trillion owed by MDAs, out of which…
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has on Monday ordered that security be beefed up in the state aftermath of the murder of the Chairman of Atakumosa East Central Local Council Development Area, Hon. Gbenga Ogbara. A statement issued on Monday in Osogbo by Ismail Omipidan, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, said that government had tasked security operatives to fish out the perpetrators and ensure justice. The statement also urged residents and citizens not to take the laws into their own hands, as security operatives had been mandated to beef up security around the area. “As a government,…
Former Governor of Lagos State and a presidential aspirant, Bola Tinubu on Monday met governors elected on the platform of the All Progressive Congress in Abuja. The Presidential aspirant met with the governors at the Kebbi Lodge Abuja with many of the APC governors in attendance. At least, 12 of the governors had met Vice President Yemi Osinbajo Sunday night ahead of his declaration. Osinbajo later Monday morning ended all speculations by declaring for the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu while fielding questions from journalists said he has no son that is grown up enough to declare for presidency. A journalist…
Full Text) Why I Am Running For President -Osinbajo *My experiences, insights, opportunities must be used for Nigeria and Nigerians, VP adds Dear Nigerians, for the past seven years, I have served as Vice President under a true Nigerian patriot, a servant of the nation in war and peace, and a man of integrity, President Muhammadu Buhari. We have, together, worked through some of the most difficult times in the history of our nation, but we have remained focused on securing the country, providing infrastructure and growing our economy. As stipulated by the Nigerian Constitution, our tenure will end next…