Author: Drum Africa
The Nigeria Police has delivered a letter to Timi Dakolo inviting him over for questioning with respect to a case bothering on criminal conspiracy and falsehood. It was later gathered that the men who were seen at his residence sometime last week were allegedly police officers sent to deliver a letter of invitation by Inspector general of Police, Adamu to Dakolo. In the letter signed by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kolo Yusuf, Dakolo is expected to report for questioning on July 23, 2019. Recall that wife to Dakolo, Busola recently accused the founder of COZA, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of allegedly…
Recently, there has been a high level of anxiety that has griped Nigerians with respect to the security of the country. The Presidency has said that there is no security collapse in the country. It reiterated that the administration of Muhammadu Buhari is not in agreement with the prevailing belief on assumption that Nigerians are no longer safe in their country. This assertion was made by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. Shehu, who was a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics said, “we are in total disagreement with the assumptions of collapse…
Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has given reasons as to why President Muhammadu Buhari cannot ignore the four-page open letter addressed to him, by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday. Soyinka, speaking with the Daily Sun, said Buhari will be acting amiss if he decides to “play deaf” to voices like Obasanjo and former Governor of old Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa. “Read the Obasanjo statement. It should be obvious to government, by now, that the nation is not sleeping easy. “When voices as ideologically separated as Obasanjo and Balarabe Musa harp on the same theme, government should understand that this…
A bid to sack Reps member Hon. Emeka Nwajiuba of Accord party (AP) by the All Progressives Congress and its Candidate Hon. Chike Okafor at the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, on Wednesday has attracted a reservation of judgement by the court. The three-man panel of the appellate court, Justice Adamu Jauro, Stephen Adah and Justice Wison Akomolafe, arrived at the decision after rejecting moves by Barr. Kingdom Okere, counsel for Emeka Nwajiuba, to terminate the appeal. The Appellants who were dissatisfied with the decision of the FCT High Court at Bwari which had barred the…
Nigeria President, H.E Muhammadu Buhari has approved a new official portrait for display in all public offices, buildings and for other legitimate purposes. According to a statement by the media office of the Secretary to the government of the federation, said in this regard, all ministries, departments, agencies of government, Sub-National Entities, businesses and the public are enjoined to obtain soft copy of the portrait. The Public is therefore advised to be properly guided.
Lagos; July 12, 2019: As part of efforts to make internet connectivity affordable and accessible to subscribers, Spectranet 4G LTE has introduced Spectra-cular data plans. Structured to suit the needs of all types of Data users – Casual users , Moderate users and Heavy users, these simple easy-to-understand plans named as Unified Value , Mega Value and Always On plan , singularly focus on delivering superior value to the subscribers resulting in significant savings. According to Chief Executive Officer Mr Ajay Awasthi, “in a rapidly evolving Data market like Nigeria, the subscribers most often get confused by extremely complex…
The Nigerian President, H.E Muhammadu Buhari has given a directive to Fulani herdsmen in the Southern Part of Nigeria to disregard the recent call by Northern Elder’s forum (NEF) requesting their immediate return to the North. The President’s Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity made this known to the media house on Wednesday after the news of the recall by the elders began trending The intentions of the NEF and the other so-called leaders in delving into issues with unsolicited, ill- intentioned advice were questioned by the President. The statement added, “All citizens of Nigeria are free to move…
It was indeed a moment of jubilations as the Member representing Bende Federal Constituency, Hon. Ben Kalu puts together a dinner for the Dean,Faculty of Law and the 1998 set of Law Graduates at Transcorp Hotel, Calabar. It was indeed an electrifying moment worth the while. This dinner was organized before his award presentation by his Alma Mata.
We the people of South East must shun hate and strife amongst ourselves if we must move forward like the rest of the regions. There is no tribe in Nigeria where infighting and deep rooted animosity has deeply been entrenched like the Igbo. Lack of love and mutual respect for one another has for decades been our greatest undoing. Sadly, we still carry on as if we have learnt nothing. This has contributed so much to why our political fortune at the national stage has consistently dwindled, yet our inability to speak with one voice and bring our challenges to…
The University of Calabar has selected the member representing Bende Federal Constituency, Hon. Ben Kalu to receive its prestigious Alumnus award. The award organized by the faculty of law in conjunction with the Law Students Association of Nigeria will be presented on The 12th of July, 2019 at 7pm. The venue is Venetian Mall Highway, Calabar.