CHIDIEBELE NWACHUKWU The Director – General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe has commended the Lagos State House of Assembly for passing a Bill making Yoruba Language compulsory in Lagos schools. In a statement in Abuja, Runsewe said that if given assent by the […]
Ekiti State Assembly institutes legal action against EFCC Acting Chairman
The Ekiti State House of Assembly, on Thursday hinted on the possibility of sending the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu to jail over what it described as the illegal arrest of two officials of the state. Recall that the anti-graft agency had arrested […]
Release VP’s report on Babachir Lawal & Ayo Oke says ADP and other groups
Action Democratic Party (ADP) has urged the Buhari led administration to release Vice President Yemi Osibanjo’s committee’s report on alleged fraud against suspended SGF, Babachir Lawal and Ayo Oke, former Director-General, NIA. The National Chairman of the party, Mr Yabagi Sani, stated this on Thursday in Abuja, during the party’s […]
Ex-COAS – Umar executed laudable projects – Witness tells court
CHIDIEBELE NWACHUKWU Abdullahi Yishau (retired), a star prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of former Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Dikko M. Umar, yesterday told a Federal High Court, Abuja, that the ex-COAS executed laudable projects while he superintended over the affairs of the force. The former […]
HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE KABBA PEOPLE
Kabba kingdom is situated in the Northern hemisphere of the equatorial forests of Nigeria; somewhere around the beginning of the Savannah region. It can be classified as one of the gateway regions to the Federal Capital Territory (Abuja). Kabba serves as a junction of seven major roads from different parts […]
FG PROPOSES 8.6 TRILLION NAIRA BUDGET FOR 2018
President Muhammadu Buhari has proposed the sum of N8.6 trillion for the 2018 budget, according to the details of the 2018-2020 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) obtained by Daily Trust. The proposed amount, which is exactly N8.595trn, represents about 15 per cent increase from […]