Author: Olumide Akinrinlola
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FG begins sale of 50kg rice at subsidised rate
The Federal Government on Thursday in Abeokuta began the sale of rice at a subsidised rate in Ogun. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, while speaking during a ceremony to signify the commencement, said it was “one of the numerous programmes initiated to bring succour and relief to Nigerians”. Kyari, who was…
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PDP reappoints Leye Igbagbo Media and Publicity Director, debunks resignation report
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, has debunked the purported resignation of Mr. Leye Igbagbo, the Director of Media and Publicity of the party from his position. Starnews NG had reported on Thursday (today) that Leye Igbagbo officially resigned from his position as the Director of Media and Publicity of the PDP in…
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Tinubu congratulates Mrs Bagudu on appointment as first African president of UICC
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former First Lady of Kebbi State, Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu on her election as President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). The President described Shinkafi-Bagudu as a renowned paediatrician with a distinguished career in public health. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to…
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Fuel queues resurface as price rises to N1,030 per litre
The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Organised Private Sector have called for the immediate reversal of the hike in the pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Retail stations of NNPC raised the price of petrol to N1,030 from N897/litre in Abuja, and in Lagos it…
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Power-drunk soldiers kill policeman in Lagos for stopping colleague who drove against traffic
Soldiers attached to the Ojo Cantonment Barracks led by a yet-to-be-identified colleague, who was accosted for driving against the traffic around Volks Bus Stop, along the Ojo Iyana Iba Road area of Lagos State have stabbed a policeman, Saka Ganiyu, to death. PUNCH Online gathered that the soldier, who was not wearing his uniform, while…
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Brigadier General detained in guardroom for allegedly diverting palliative
The commander of 3 Brigade Kano, Brigadier General M.A. Sadiq, has been detained in a military police guardroom in Abuja over alleged diversion of rice palliatives, selling of military equipment, including generator sets and operational vehicles, to scrap yards. Sources who spoke to DAILY NIGERIAN on the condition of anonymity said the Nigerian Defence Headquarters…
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Party Leaders Blame Atiku, Wike As Cause of Crisis In PDP
Leaders of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed in Abuja over those responsible for the lingering crisis in the party. The PDP has been engulfed in crisis since the conduct of the Presidential primary of the last election won. The crisis also contributed to the defeat of the party by the ruling All…
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Tinubu approves process of appointing Permanent Secretaries in 8 states
The Federal Government, through the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, has commenced the process of appointing new Permanent Secretaries to fill vacancies in eight states. A memo from the OHCSF, signed by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, on October 7, 2024, indicated that officials currently…
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ONDO IS NOT LUCKY PART 4: Embarrassing heaps of refuse littering everywhere under Aiyedatiwa
By Kennedy Peretei The media minders and information strategists of Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa have struggled unsuccessfully to do damage control on their pay master’s scorecard which l put in the public domain since l began these series. Unfortunately, they have been reactionary, leaving out the main issues in question to reel out what…
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Why Lagos State won’t obey court order stopping arrest, fines by VIO — Commissioner
The Lagos State Government has clarified that the recent Federal High Court ruling in Abuja, which bars the Directorate of Vehicle Inspection Services from stopping vehicles, impounding them, or imposing fines on motorists, does not apply in Lagos. The judgment, delivered on October 2, 2024, by Justice Evelyn Maha, stemmed from a fundamental rights enforcement…