Turning and turning in the widening gyre. The Falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere, The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst, Are full of passionate intensity, Surely some revelation is at hand… – W.B. Yeats, The Second Coming (1919).Find out more
“The president is angry over the declining security situation. At the last meeting, he mentioned it,” according to Babagana Monguno, national security adviser. Find out more
Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi said: “We regret the death of immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajumobi who passed on today, June 25, 2020 at First Cardiologist Consultant; a private COVID-19 approved care facility in Lagos State. The former Governor died from multiple organs failure following complications from COVID-19 infection.”Find out more
“As a government, we have plans, whether we receive gifts or not come, to know that we have social responsibility to our people. We are elected to be in government and we owe a duty to them. We must cater for their welfare, not only taking care of their health but also ensuring the well-being of the generality of the populace.”Find out more
Atiku Abubakar: “Nigeria is not an island onto itself, and we must take measures to protect the economic well- being of our nation and people.Find out more
“The approval by President Muhammadu Buhari for the release of funds to tackle COVID-19 was an emergency and the process of releasing the fund was also an emergency as it was an unexpected expenditure,” the statement read.Find out more
“I am more confident now than ever before, with your current robust posture, that you will end the Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province menace in no distant time,” Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur was quoted to have said in the statement.Find out more
From law enforcement came reports that most of these okada riders were involved in criminal activities as armed robbers, kidnappers and informants. There are several reported cases where okada riders vanished with their passengers only for the passengers to be sold to ritualists. Yet, others were used as means of escape after robbery operations.Find out more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Douye DiriFind out more
Asked to comment on the reports of Goodluck Jonathan contesting in 2023, Eze said: “The former President has not made any comments nor spoken to anyone on the coming elections.”Find out more