By Sylvanus Tyoakaa, Abuja The Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has called on leaders and various stakeholders in the Niger Delta region, to join hands with the government to develop the area. Tunji-Ojo, who represents Akoko North East/Akoko North West Federal Constituency of Ondo state, spokesman…
Ten people have been reportedly killed by bandits in an attack on Atak Mawai village, Zaman Dabo ward, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna. The bandits were also said to have burnt several houses during the attack. The incident was said to have occurred in the early hours of Sunday. A resident of the…
A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Adams Jagaba, has said that the Southern Kaduna Senatorial seat is not for bench warmers and people who cannot speak for the senatorial district. Jagaba, a former federal lawmaker who represented Kachia/ Kagarko federal constituency for three terms, is one of the top contenders for the…
The Nigeria Police Force has debunked reports that its helicopter crashed in Bauchi. The police in a statement on Thursday by Frank Mba, its spokesman said the helicopter did not crash as it landed safely in Bauchi. The statement debunked claims by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), that the helicopter crashed and the people on…
A helicopter belonging to the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) which took off from Abuja, has crashed at the Bauchi airport. This was disclosed in a statement on Thursday by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). The statement signed by the spokesman of the AIB, Tunji Oketunbi, said the accident on Wednesday at about 7:30pm. Oketunbi said,…
THE Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Mejabi Yemi-Esan, on January 17, 2022 announced that the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is not a trade union. I am not sure if this magisterial pronouncement is a result of ignorance, sycophancy or a fascist scheme to clamp down on the academics…
