A former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lt. Gen. Jeremiah Useni (rtd) is dead. Useni died on Thursday at the age of 82 following a protracted illness. His death was confirmed in a statement in Jos, by Gyang Bere, spokesperson to Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau state. Governor Mutfwang described Useni’s death as…
Outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he is leaving Nigeria better than he met it when he assumed office in 2015. In a farewell address to the nation on Sunday, Buhari said he felt fulfilled that his administration has started the journey to Nigeria’s Re-Birth by taking the initial critical steps. Buhari said who leaves…
The governor of Plateau state, Mr. Simon Lalong has said that criminal activities, occasioned by killings and destruction are being given ethno-religious connotations. Many communities, especially in Bassa and Riyom Local Government Areas of the state had come under attacks by bandits, with several people killed while houses and farm lands were destroyed. In a…
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna state,Edward Masha, has declared that only a coalition led by the party can successfully dislodge the ruling Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 presidential election. Masha spoke on Wednesday while receiving a large crowd of supporters from the Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim Solidarity Movement (GOH-Front). Supporters of Olawepo-Hashim,…
The authorities of the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital (UATH) has dismissed allegations that the former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, was treated shabbily at the hospital before he died on Sunday morning. The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has alleged that Mailafia was treated shabbily by doctors at…
The federal government has declared Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th May, 2021 as public holidays to mark the Muslim Eidul-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, announced this on Monday in Abuja. He congratulated the Muslim faithful on the Ramadan period and called on all Nigerians, at home and abroad to use the…
