By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri The Senior Special Assistant, Publicity to the governor of Borno State, Lanre Obadiah has been conferred with the traditional title of Bobadamoran in his home town in Kwara state. The royal coronation which took place on Monday, 27th December 2021, was performed by His Royal Majesty, the Elerin of Adanla, in Ifelodun LGA of Kwara state. Performing the installation, the Elerin of Adanla informed the mammoth gathering that Obadiah was selected for the prestigious royal title because of his high integrity, dedication and commitment to the upliftment of his people both in Kwara and in Borno,…
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The Lagos state government says it has identified and started communicating with about 6,500 inbound passengers who are suspected to have breached COVID-19 travel guidelines. This is contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi on Friday. “We have commenced communicating with 6,500 inbound passengers who are suspected of not being compliant with our guidelines established to protect the community, lives and our economy,” the statement reads. It also disclosed that it had activated a mobile court for defaulters of the mandatory COVID-19 testing for arriving travellers, peddlers of fake certificates and persons refusing to isolate…
An economist and Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDC), Bismarck Rewane has said that Nigeria’s life expectancy is the fourth global lowest at 55.75%. He stated this during an interview on ChannelsTV’s end-of-year programme captioned “Year 2021: Battles, Resilience And The New Normal”, on Friday. According to the economist, Ghanaians live about six to seven years longer than their Nigerian counterparts, adding that unemployment statistics rose to 33 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2021, higher than the 27.10 per cent in the Q2 of 2021. “We have had two recessions in five years,” said…
The Sokoto Executive Council on Friday, approved N1.631 billion for execution of various projects across the state this year. According the resolutions reached after the meeting, construction of Maruda-Tsaki-Lambo-Gantamo-Gajara road will gulp N475 million while N221 million will be spent on the purchase of materials for the maintenance of rural water scheme. Briefing newsmen shortly after the meeting, the Commissioner for Information, Isah Galadanchi said N420 million was approved for the rehabilitation of 120 broken water schemes in the rural areas. Also, the Commissioner for Rural Development, Usman Dan-Madami said the council approved the purchase of electrical materials for use…
The Nigerian Army (NA) has lost its bid to upturn a judgment compelling them to reinstate Colonel Danladi Hassan who was compulsorily retired in 2016. A judgement by a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday, dismissed the appeal by the Nigerian Army, former Chief of Army Staff, and others for lacking in merit. Recall that PRNigeria in October, reported: (https://prnigeria.com/2021/10/24/injustice-nigerian-army/) that the Nigerian Army had refused to obey an order of Industrial court to reinstate Colonel Danladi Ribah Hassan, a military Commander who led troops to recapture Bulabulin and Damboa from Boko Haram in August…
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has assured Nigerians that the electoral act amendment bill and review of the 1999 constitution will top the agenda of the National Assembly, NASS, when its members reconvene in 2022. Lawan, in his New Year message, gave the assurance to Nigerians on Friday, saying the lawmakers would find a way forward after President Muhammadu Buhari withheld his assent to the electoral act amendment bill. According to him, the lawmakers are determined to deliver an electoral act that stands the test of time in safeguarding democracy and the electoral process in the country. He hinted that…
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Boboye Oyeyemi has restated the commitment of the corps to the campaign to make the nation’s highways safer, especially as year 2021 comes to an end. In his New Year message issued by the spokesperson of the FRSC, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem on Friday, Oyeyemi urged the staff to remain focused on improved service delivery in justifying the national confidence reposed in the Corps. The Corps Marshal expressed gratitude to God for the successes recorded by the Corps in the outgoing year, pledging to pursue continuous improvement in traffic…
Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to Nigeria’s late ex-Head of State, Sani Abacha has alleged that wealthy Nigerians are responsible for the ongoing terrorism in the country. Monitored on the Hausa Service of Voice of America (VOA) on Wednesday, Almustapha identified rich people with access to weapons and hard drugs as sponsors of Boko Haram insurgency and banditry in Nigeria. According to him, the few individuals benefitting from Nigeria’s mineral resources appeared to have beaten government hands down. Al-Mustapha charged the Nigerian government to act decisively against the individuals in a bid to halt the country’s slide into total…
The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed the killing of the District Head of Gada in Bungudu local government area of the state, Umaru Bawan-Allah and four others. The command has also arrested some suspected bandits, rescued 10 kidnapped victims and recovered some arms. The Commissioner of police in the state, Ayuba Elkanah disclosed this at a press conference in Gusau on Wednesday. “Today at about 0335hrs, armed bandits in large number, invaded Gada Village in Bungudu local government area of the state where they killed the District Head of the area, Umaru Bawan-Allah along with four other villagers and…
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday evening, passed the 2022 budget estimates of N1.758 trillion presented by governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The budget was passed at a sitting presided over by the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, sequel to a presentation of the budget report by Gbolahan Yishawu, Chairman, House Committee on Economic Planning and Budget. Sanwo-Olu had on November 24 presented a budget estimate of N1.388 trillion for the 2022 fiscal year. The budget is entitled ‘Budget of Consolidation’. Yishawu explained that there was a slight increase in the grand total from the initial N1.38 trillion to N1.758 trillion. The…