October 15, 2019 – National Infinity Magazine

Sanwo-Olu re-orders Lagos 2019 budget, seeks N250bn loan

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Jide Ige

Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has re-ordered the 2019 Budget of the state with a letter to the state Assembly seeking a loan of N250bn. According to the letter by Sanwo-Olu, the 2019 budget proposed by ex-Governor Akinwumi Ambode could no longer be funded, hence the need for its re-ordering and sourcing for more funds. The governor’s letter was read on the floor of the House during plenary on Tuesday by the Clerk to the Assembly, Mr. Sani Azeez. According to the letter, the loan was broken down as: a fixed…

Ndume reveals 840 soldiers killed by Boko Haram buried in Maiduguri Military Cemetary

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Wura Kelani, Crime Reporter

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, said on Tuesday that 840 Nigerian soldiers killed by the Boko Haram terrorists from 2013 till date were buried in the Military cemetery located in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. He said the figure did not include other soldiers killed by the insurgents and buried in other military cemeteries located in other parts of the North-East geopolitical zone. Ndume, who stated this while briefing journalists in Abuja on the findings by his colleagues who recently returned from Maiduguri, however, denied reports…