The House of Representatives has faulted Federal Government’s claim of spending N186 billion on its School Feeding Programme by the National Conditional Cash Transfer Office. The House Committee on Public Accounts picked holes in the spending while grilling the National Coordinator of the School Feeding Programme, Mrs Temitope Sinkaye; Coordinating Officer, National Safety Net, Mr Apera Iorwa, on the disbursement of N64 billion out of N186 billion said to have been so far spent on feeding pupils public schools. Chairman of the committee, Mr Oluwole Oke, particularly described it as outrageous and unacceptable. Consequently, the committee demanded a complete audit…
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Nigeria’s Ambassador to Togo, Olusola Iji, has described the petition to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on alleged illegal registration of new members into the party in Ondo State as a ruse to cover up Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s plans to rig the primaries. Iji, who is also a governorship aspirant of the party, said Akeredolu planned to unfairly tilt the outcome of the July 20 primaries by generating 130 names from each unit into the official APC register in the state. In a statement signed by his Director, Media Services, Sola Aregbesola, Ambassador…
Ondo State Government has shut down a private clinic in Okitipupa after its seven workers tested positive for COVID-19. Also on Monday, the state said it has recorded 30 new cases within one week. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who announced this at a news conference, said the number of COVID-19 cases in the state has risen to 73. COVID-19 related ailment and 880 samples collected for testing from 753 suspected cases across the 18 councils. He said 33 persons were discharged after being successfully treated. The governor listed the distribution spread in the local government areas as including Akure South (35),…
Abu Imrana, a Boko Haram commander, has been killed in a gun battle with soldiers in Borno state. A security source disclosed this to Yemiefash on Monday, saying Imrana is among the insurgents who fell to the superior firepower of the military in the Marte area of Borno state. Boko Haram renewed its attacks on military formations and north-east communities in recent times. At least 150 people were killed in attacks across Monguno and Gubio local government areas of Borno last week. A soldier and a policeman who were captured two weeks ago were killed publicly by the grouo. The…
Obaseki in talks with Social Democratic Party SDP over Edo Guber Race slated for September 19 Details later…
Ibidun Ighodalo, ex-Nigerian beauty queen and wife of Pastor Ituah Ighodalo of The Trinity Church, has died. Ibidun was reported to have died of cardiac arrest on Sunday morning. A family friend confirmed to SaharaReporters that her demise had left family and close friends devastated. Mrs Ighodalo successfully ran her events company, Elizerbeth R, as well as her foundation, Ibidun Ighodalo Foundation, during her lifetime.
The officers and men of the Army Super Camp located in Monguno have inflicted heavy casualties on the fighters of Boko Haram and ISWAP groups when the terrorist’s attack on Monguno town was professionally repelled by the troops on June 13, 2020. In addition to the large number of insurgents killed, equipment of the terrorists were also captured and destroyed by the brave soldiers with the support of Air Task Force. The gallantry displayed by the troops thereafter made the residents of Monguno to go into wide celebration. Meanwhile, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Burutai has…
Weeks after a UNIBEN student, Uwaila Omozuwa, was raped and murdered inside a church in Edo state, another student, Grace Oshiagwu, was allegedly raped and murdered inside a church in Ibadan Oyo state on Saturday, June 13. In a statement released, the spokesperson of the state police command, Gbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the incident but said details of the incident are still sketchy. ‘One Grace Oshiagwu, female, aged 21 years, was macheted on her head in a church mission building at Idi-Ori Area, Shasha off expressway by unknown assailant(s) today 13/06/2020 about 3:00 pm. ‘Investigation has commenced into the matter and the police tactical…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Yusufu Buratai has congratulated officers and men of the Army Super Camp, Monguno for their resilience and bravery in holding and dealing with the members of the BHT/ISWAP group that attacked Monguno town on 13 Jun 20. The COAS is highly impressed by the high number of casualties inflicted on the insurgents and the number of BHT members and equipment captured or destroyed by the gallant troops with the support of the Air Task Force. He urged them to remain firm and resolute in containing the threat finally. The COAS further…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Friday said the “forced enrolment of university lecturers” in the Integrated Payment and Personnel Information System platform by the Federal Government has resulted in the sacking of contract scholars across higher institutions. ASUU cited the Bayero University, Kano State, and the Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State, where the disengagement of contract lecturers had already been carried out. It warned that such moves undermined the university autonomy to recruit competent local and foreign scholars, as was the global practice. “The first problem with that is that it is going to rob our universities of…