December 2023

Gov Bassey Otu signs 2024 budget of N296bn into law

Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, on Friday, signed the state N296.985 billion 2024 budget, christened People First budget, into law. The governor, while speaking at the ceremony in his office, said the budget was made up of N180 billion…

Nasarawa: Gov Sule signs N199bn 2024 budget into law

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Friday signed into law the N199.8 billion state’s budget for the 2024 fiscal year. Sule, while assenting to the 2024 budget  tagged ” Budget of Renewed Commitment,”appreciated the Speaker and members of the…

Abiodun signs N703.02bn 2024 budget into law

Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, on Friday , signed the 2024 appropriation bill of N703.02billion into law . The governor noted that the budget would further enhance the development of the state and make it Nigeria’s infrastructure capital. The governor…

the making of a persona poem

By Chiagoziem Jideofor I miss home. I am old enough to have unleashed all sternness, wear out my leather skin. I am made of this dirt, mold a mother rejects. I’ve got guns, corked guns I am unwilling to show.…

21-year-old charged with stealing N42,000

One Adewoga Adeyemi, 21, on Thursday appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrate’s Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing N42,000. Adeyemi, whose address was not provided, is charged with theft. The Prosecutor, Insp Gbemi Adedeji, told the court that Adeyemi committed the offence…

Police arrest three robbery suspects in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command said it has arrested three armed robbery suspects for allegedly robbing a woman of N3.2 million and a vehicle. The spokesperson for the Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Thursday. He said the…