Police detain three of my men for arresting Fulani warlord, Iskilu Wakili –OPC leader

The Oodua Peoples Congress, on Sunday, said the men of Nigeria Police Force in the Oyo State detained three OPC operatives for arresting notorious Fulani warlord Iskilu Wakili, who has been accused of sundry crimes in the Ayete area of Ibarapaland in the state.   The PUNCH had reported that farmers and residents of Ayete lived in perpetual fear of Wakili who was accused of displacing them from their farms.   It was gathered that Wakili, who is said to be the leader of the herdsmen in Ayete worked with…

Nasarawa Govt earmarks N1.9bn for Gudi/Moroa rural road project …. as work commence next week

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, said his administration has awarded the construction of the Gudi/Maroa rural road at the cost of N1.bn, with work commencing on the site next week.   Engineer Sule disclosed this as special guest of honour, during an empowerment programme for vulnerable women, organized by the Majalisan Maccido Foundation, in Nunku, Akwanga Local Government area, on Saturday.   According to the Governor, in a bid to ease transportation in rural communities, the government is set to award the Nunku/Ajaga/Rinze road project, estimated at another N1bn,…

Coronavirus still with us,Oyetola warns Osun residents …tasks parents on parental care

The Governor of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Saturday admonished citizens and residents not to compromise the safety protocols and guidelines put in place by government and health authorities against the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus pandemic. He called on the residents to be wary of the adverse effects of the second wave of the deadly virus which he said had caused untimely deaths across the globe. This was even as the Governor urged parents and guardians to see the welfare of their children as topmost priority. Governor Oyetola made these…

We’ll handover Karu,Lafia mega bus stops to NURTW when completed – Gov Sule

Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has expressed the willingness of his administration to concession the about-to-be-completed Karu and Lafia mega bus stops, to members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state. Engineer Sule made this known while hosting officials and members of the NURTW who were on a thank-you visit, at the Government House, on Friday. The Governor who expressed delight over the visit by the union members, said even though his administration will set up an agency that will supervise the two modern…

MUSWEN warns against ethnicity crisis, urges Nigerians to live in harmony

The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), has called on Nigerians to shun any act that can truncate the existing peaceful coexistence. MUSWEN in a statement signed by its Media Consultant,Femi Abbas condernmed the recent quit notice issued by some ethinc agitators in part of the country. Read the statement in full : “In the past few weeks, the Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN), which is the umbrella body for all the Muslim Communities/Councils and Organizations in the six States of the South West region, was compelled…