The Oyo state government has announced Friday, May 21, as a public holiday, ahead of local government election scheduled to hold in the state. Governor Seyi Makinde’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa who urged residents of the state to participate in the election, said the public holiday was declared to enable the state…
The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has tackled the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Shehu Malami, for faulting the ban placed on open grazing in the Southern part of the country. The Southern Governors had at a meeting in Asaba last week banned open grazing and asked the President,…
Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, is dead, HumAngle is reporting. According to the news platform, the incident occurred on Wednesday evening following the invasion of the terror group’s stronghold in the Sambisa forest area by a column of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters. ISWAP, which had broken away from the Shekau-led Boko Haram…
The University of Jos (UNIJOS) has reportedly suspended academic activities in the institution for three weeks over insecurity reasons. VAM news gathered that the suspension was to put adequate security in place to prevent the tide of kidnapping and other insecurity in the neighbouring university communities. It would be recalled that no…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) on Thursday said it has restored power supply on most of its 33KVA feeders in Kaduna State. The development comes few hours after the Kaduna State government lamented that power was yet to be restored despite Nigeria Labour congress, NLC, calling off its 5-day warning strike. …
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state has announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). VAM News gathers that the governor made the announcement on Thursday morning, May 20, shortly after a meeting with six APC governors who paid him a visit. Details later… EDITORIAL NOTE: We…
There are reports of ongoing violence at the Oshodi area of Lagos State after hoodlums allegedly killed a Nigerian Air Force personnel. The incident happened around Mosafejo area of Oshodi but tension has spilled to other part. Tension in the area is high despite heavy police presence deployed to calm the situation. Many…
The Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has faulted southern governors’ agitation for restructuring, asking them to ensure the functionality of local governments before demanding President Muhammadu Buhari to restructure the country. Public officeholders, governors, civil society organisations, experts, and religious leaders have in recent times called for restructuring to save Nigeria from disintegration….
The governor of Bayelsa State, Duoye Diri has expressed displeasure over the lack of support for El-Rufai in his ordeal with Kaduna workers, during the Nigeria Governor’s Forum (NGF) meeting that was held on Wednesday. Douye Diri, also stated that the governors owe accountability to the people not NLC. He explained that…
The Governor of Kaduna State Mallam Nasir El – Rufai is still adamant on his decision, he accused an unnamed governor of providing mobilisation funds for the NLC to destabilise Kaduna State. Vam news had reported that workers in the state had on Monday begun a five-day strike over El-Rufai administration’s retrenchment of…
