The Governor of Katsina state, Dikko Umaru Radda, has said that Nigerians should be allowed to carry weapons such as AK-47s just as assailants such as bandits freely buy weapons such as AK-47s and RPGs in the market and carry them around to attack innocent citizens. While speaking at a media chat in Abuja on Friday, October 20, Radda said governors should not be blamed for the security challenges bedevilling their states, noting that they are called chief security officers …
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Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Mr David Adejo has said that no federal university is allowed to charge tuition fees in the country. Speaking at a public hearing by the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on student loans in Abuja on Tuesday, August 15, Adejo said the recent increase in charges by federal universities in the country is unfortunate. According to him, the charges collected by the institutions were used to pay for some of …
The former Minister of State for Labour and Employement, Festus Keyamo, has said that some people who trolled and insulted those that campaigned for the APC, have been secretly talking with APC members so they can cross to their party. Keyamo stated this on his Twitter handle this afternoon. He wrote; ”Some of those who were trolling and abusing us for our stand during the campaigns are now talking at night to our people and pleading to be …
Lami has defended himself, following the mixed reaction that trailed report of his breakup with Big Brother Naija star Jackye Madu. LIB reported earlier that Jackye dumped her former boyfriend for a young tech entrepreneur he (Lami) introduced her to, after he repeatedly cheated on her amid other issues. The young tech entrepreneur is said to be the owner of a cryptocurrency exchange company which has a head office in Lekki, Lagos State. Reacting to this in an Instagram post he shared, Lami accused his …
Manchester United star, Marcus Rashford has revealed how the club allowed him to join the academy at a younger age than his peers after his mum explained her poverty stricken situation to club administrators. In a touching letter posted by Rashford on his Twitter, and directed at UK MP’s, Rashford urged UK politicians not to stop a food voucher scheme next month – which was set up to guarantee meals to children …
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) will be used for future elections in the country beginning from 2021, however, the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states will run on the existing order. INEC disclosed this in a document released on Monday in Abuja, which was tagged, “Policy on Conducting Elections in the Context of the Covid-19 Pandemic”, and signed by its Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu. The electoral umpire decried the rising …