Boards have no power to suspend CEOs of parastatals – SGF

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 29th October 2018

No governing board of a Federal agency or parastatal has the power to remove the chief executive appointed by the President, the secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha declared Monday. The declaration…

Polluted air kills 600,000 kids globally – WHO

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 29th October 2018

More than 90 percent of the world’s children breathe polluted air that puts their health and development at serious risk, and tragically kills many of them, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Monday. It…

Mo Ibrahim: How to stop Boko Haram, Al Shabaab

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 29th October 2018

Sudanese billionaire philanthropist Mo Ibrahim has offered a two-point suggestion to African nations on how to stem the growth of militant groups, such as Boko Haram or Al Shabaab: cut the birth rate and provide…

Restructuring, best for Nigeria — Moghalu

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 29th October 2018

THE presidential candidate of Young Progressives Party (YPP), Kingsley Moghalu, says Nigeria is not yet a nation. Moghalu said this on Monday while speaking at the sixth annual conference of the Nigerian Political Science Association…

‘Many killed’ again as security operatives open fire on Shi’ites in Abuja

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 29th October 2018

A combined team of policemen and soldiers reportedly opened fire on the members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), better known as Shi’ites, in Abuja on Monday evening. The incident happened at Nyanya checkpoint…

Ronaldo: Why I left Real Madrid

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 29th October 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo has finally opened up on reason he decided to leave Spanish giant Real Madrid  FC for Italian clubside Juventus. Ronaldo said he sensed that the Spanish club’s president, Florentino Perez, no longer saw…

Senators Governors Senators: The Intrigue of Political Recycling in Nigeria

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 26th October 2018

BY NIYI ABORISADE Welcome to Nigeria where political gladiators are the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. Political stage is meant for them permanently, they reasoned. There was an old age sayings that “when fire die,…

Security agencies to clamp down on incitement on social media – NSA

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 26th October 2018

The National Security Adviser (NSA) Mohammed Monguno has said security agencies have resolved to take all necessary measures to clamp down on anyone inciting insecurity in the country. He made this known in Abuja on…

Obi urges Nigerians to support fight against corruption

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 26th October 2018

The vice presidential candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Peter Obi has urged Nigerians to join forces in the fight against corruption in the country. Obi made the call in an interview with…

Flood: 140,000 farmers affected in Jigawa

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 26th October 2018

No fewer than 140,000 farmers in Jigawa were affected by the recent flood disaster which ravaged most of the farms located along the river banks in the state. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources,…