Kelvin Emmanuel: Demystification of a TV Hitman, By Kunle Sharafadeen

ADEOLA YUSUF

  In Nigerian today, there’s a particular individual eking out a living through appearances on national television. Literally prancing and prattling from one TV station to another, branching the moniker, expert or public affairs analyst, ventilating on any issue ranging from the political to the economic. Professing knowledge in these areas, he pontificates magisterially on topical matters, expecting his opinions to be taken as the Holy Grail. In reality, he is a gun for hire on the payroll of one individual here and an organisation there. As a hired gun,…

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Federal Executive Council Approves Key Road Projects + FULL LIST

ADEOLA YUSUF

The federal executive council has approved key road projects, including N470.9 billion allocated for the access road in Delta State, while N148 billion is earmarked for the access road to the Second Niger Bridge in Anambra State. The Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (Phase 2, Section 1) has received an approval of N195 billion for reconstruction as part of the Presidential Infrastructure Development Fund (PIDF). The reconstruction of three segments of the Lokoja-Benin road will be fully executed with concrete with a total budget of N305 billion. This includes N64 billion for the…

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Court To Rule On NNPCL’s Objection Against Dangote Refinery Suit

ADEOLA YUSUF

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, fixed March 18 for ruling on the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)’s preliminary objection against a suit filed by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE over oil import licence dispute. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after counsel to the NNPCL,, Ademola Abimbola, SAN, and lawyer to Dangote Refinery, John Ibrahim, SAN, presented their arguments and adopted their processes for and against the suit. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Ekwo had, on Thursday, fixed today for…

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Tinubu Seeks Senate’s Approval to Sack INEC RECs

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday sought the approval of the Senate to sack the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission for Abia, Adamawa, and Sokoto States. Platforms Africa reports that the request of President Tinubu was contained in a letter he addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The RECs suspended, who Tinubu is seeking to sack, are Ike Uzochukwu (Abia), Hudu Yunusa-Ari (Adamawa), and Nura Ali (Sokoto). 200-level Unilorin Student Commits Suicide Over Hardship Tinubu Declines Assent To Adamawa Varsity Bill, Cites…

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Trump Signs Order Withdrawing US From UN Bodies

ADEOLA YUSUF

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing Washington from a number of United Nations bodies, including its Human Rights Council (UNHRC), and setting up a broader review of US funding for the multilateral organization. The executive order said it withdrew Washington from UNHRC and the main UN relief agency for Palestinians (UNRWA), and would review involvement in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The moves were made in protest against what White House staff secretary Will Scharf described as “anti-American bias” at the…

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Two Petrol Tankers Explode At Adamawa Filling Station

ADEOLA YUSUF

The road leading into Yola, the state capital, was blocked as curious residents of the area rushed out to catch a glimpse of the inferno, ignoring the inherent danger. Two fuel tankers have been consumed by the fire as of press time but men of the fire service have arrived at the scene. The emergency responders have begun efforts to contain the fire but it seemed they have run out of water. Security personnel have also arrived at the scene to secure the area. Tanker explosions occurred in Nigeria at…

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Tinubu Declines Assent To Adamawa Varsity Bill, Cites Errors

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, declined to sign the Federal University of Education Numan, Adamawa State (Establishment) Bill, 2024. The President’s decision to reject the bill was communicated in a letter to the House of Representatives, which was read out by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu during a session in the Green Chamber. The bill, which was sponsored by Binos Yaroe, the lawmaker for Adamawa South Senatorial District, was passed by the National Assembly in 2024 and forwarded to the President for approval. READ ALSO: 200-level Unilorin Student Commits Suicide Over…

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200-level Unilorin Student Commits Suicide Over Hardship

ADEOLA YUSUF

A 200-level Mass Communication student of the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, has allegedly committed su.!cide over economic hardship. It was gathered that the student (name withheld) took a poisonous substance at his residence at the Oke-odo axis of Tanke, Ilorin. Salient Times gathered that the deceased ended his life last week when his roommate had left for lectures. READ ALSO: Why I visited IBB, Abdulsalami – Remi Tinubu ’16-0,’ Shields Becomes First Undisputed Heavyweight Champion Buhari: How Dare You…?, By Lanre Ogundipe Cockroach Milk Four Times More Nutritious Than…

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Why I visited IBB, Abdulsalami – Remi Tinubu

ADEOLA YUSUF

The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has explained why she visited Generals Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd) today, at their Minna, Niger State residences. Accompanied by wife of Vice President, Hajiya Nana Shettima, the First Lady and her entourage were received at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Airport by the state Governor, Muhammed Umar Bago, his wife and other top government officials from where they drove to General Babangida’s residence and later Abdulsalami’s house. At General Babangida’s uphill residence, the visitors met with Babangida for more than one…

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’16-0,’ Shields Becomes First Undisputed Heavyweight Champion

ADEOLA YUSUF

Claressa Shields added to her glittering CV by outpointing Danielle Perkins to become female boxing’s first undisputed heavyweight world champion. Shields is also the first boxer, female or male, to achieve undisputed status across three different divisions in the four-belt era (heavyweight, middleweight, light-middleweight) after her win over the previously unbeaten Perkins. Shields, boxing in her native Flint, took her unblemished record as a pro to 16-0 after flooring Perkins with a right hook in the 10th and final round, ahead of the judges scoring the fight 97-92, 99-90, and…

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