Gbajabiamila reveals what transpired at Obasanjo, Tinubu’s meeting
Gbajabiamila reveals what transpired at Obasanjo, Tinubu’s meeting Speaker of House of Representatives, Rep.Femi Gbajabiamila, has revealed what transpired at the meeting between former president Olusegun Obasanjo and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, Gbajabiamila in a statement on Thursday while speaking at the Surulere Local Government Area (LGA) APC meeting in Surulere, Lagosaid Obasanjo made encouraging statements about Tinubu’s aspiration and even prayed for the APC presidential candidate. He…
Buhari govt makes u-turn, awards Tompolo multi-billion pipeline protection contract
Buhari govt makes u-turn, awards Tompolo multi-billion pipeline protection contract President Muhammadu Buhari’s government has awarded Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, a pipeline surveillance contract. The former militant leader was the Commander of the defunct Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND). The deal is described as a renewal as Tompolo got a similar deal during the Goodluck Jonathan administration. The government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Limited agreed to engage Tompolo to end il…
Police uncover ‘shrine’ with 20 corpses, suspects kick
Police uncover ‘shrine’ with 20 corpses, suspects kick The Edo State Police Command has arrested four suspects in connection with 20 mummified bodies discovered in a house in Asoro Slope, Ekenhua Road, Uzebu Quarters, Benin. The police, after discovering a shrine in the building, designated it a ritual site. When our correspondent visited the scene on Thursday, officers from the legal department of the command, in company with the police spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, were seen in the building. The team, however, declined comment on the matter.…
Lagos Airport Records Low Passenger Turnout As Return Tickets Hit N250,000
Lagos Airport Records Low Passenger Turnout As Return Tickets Hit N250,000 ... Businesses, others revert to online meetings Passengers are shunning air travels while companies, organisation and Associations are reverting to online meetings instead of physical meetings and traveling due to the increase in the price of aviation fuel, also known as, Jet A1. The hike in Jet A1 has made airline tickets go up with passengers paying more than N250,000 for a return Lagos-Abuja ticket; while Lagos-Kano return is between N200,000 and N300,000 dependin…
BREAKING: Terrorists release another four Kaduna train attack victims
BREAKING: Terrorists release another four Kaduna train attack victims The terrorists that attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, on Friday, released four more hostages including an 85-year-old woman, Hajiya Halimatu Atta, her daughter, Adams Aliyu and two others after spending four months in captivity. Tukur Mamu, Publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald and Media Consultant to controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, who withdrew as one of the negotiators, confirmed the release of the four hostages to newsmen in K…
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University Workers’ Strike: All other unions except ASUU set to resume -Minister
University Workers’ Strike: All other unions except ASUU set to resume -Minister Barring a last-minute change of plan, three of the striking university workers’ unions except for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may resume within the next one week, Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has hinted. The three unions that may suspend the more than five-month-old industrial action are the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and other Associated Institutions (NASU…
Police discover 20 mummified corpses in Edo
Police discover 20 mummified corpses in Edo Police in Edo State, South-south Nigeria, have discovered 20 mummified corpses inside a building in the state. The discovery was made on Wednesday following a tip-off, the police spokesperson in Edo, Jennifer Iwegbu, said in a statement on Wednesday. A video clip posted on Twitter showed the corpses stacked in a room. Some corpses were kept in an upright position, close to the wall. Others were in a lying position. Ms Iwegbu, anAssistant Superintendent of Police, said the building where the corpses w…
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