Eleven-year-old Abigael Ogunbowale on Saturday stole the show at the maiden edition of Ijebu Heritage Half-Marathon as she braved the odds to finish the 21km race at the Otunba Dipo Dina Stadium, Ijebu-Ode in Ogun. Ogunbowale, a registered runner for the half-marathon, completed the race to prove doubters wrong...
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun says no fewer than 14 people lost their lives in an accident that occurred on Ipetu-Ijesa – Ilesa Highway on Saturday evening. The Sector Commander, Mr Paul Okpe, made this known in a statement issued by Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, the command’s...
Oyo State Government says men of the Nigeria Custom Service raided Igangan and other parts of Ibarapa areas of the state on Friday night, not unknown gunmen. Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde, said in a statement on Saturday in Ibadan, that this was...
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price per litre paid by consumers for National Household Kerosene increased to N370.29 in June from N363.50 in May. The bureau said this in its “National Household Kerosene Price Watch (June 2021)’’ obtained from its website on Saturday in Abuja....
The Central Bank of Nigeria has limited the importation of sugar into the country to three companies: Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, BUA Sugar Refinery Limited, and Golden Sugar Company, which is owned by Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc. According to the CBN, in a statement signed by its director...
By BABARA KALU, Enugu – The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has reiterated that justice and equity shall prevail regarding the senatorial district of the state where his successor would emerge from in 2023. Gov. Ugwuanyi who spoke when the people of Awgu Egbeleli Community in Awgu Local Government...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday suggested it has the capacity to transmit election results electronically from remote areas across the country. Lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly had been at loggerheads over electronic transmission of results earlier in the week. The House was thrown...
By DAVID IROJA, Abuja – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says world leaders are expected to remain calm in the midst of adversity, noting that such composure would enable those being led to follow the footsteps of their leaders. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja,...
An Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), ActionAid Nigeria has donated cholera kits to 1,500 patients and carried out campaigns on the disease in four Local government areas of Bauchi state, according to Mrs Lola Ayanda, ActionAid Communications Officer. “With commitment to ActionAid Nigeria’s Core Humanitarian Standard and Emergency Intervention Policy,...
Nigerians from the South-Eastern part of the country have taken to the social media to criticize the presence of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari at Obi Cubana’s mother’s burial. DCP Kyari, who is a leader of the Inspector General of Police’s (IGP) Intelligence Response Team, was seen...
By HARUNA AHMMED, Dutse – A former military Governor of Jigawa State, Brigadier General Ibrahim Aliyu (rtd), is dead. Jigawa State Government announced his demise in a press statement by Habibu Nuhu Kila, Special Adviser (Media and Public Relations) to the governor. The statement read thus: “His Excellency, Governor...
This is as the death toll reaching more than 130 after police announced 90 fatalities in the Ahrweiler district on Saturday. Saturday’s figure brings the total number of deaths in Germany’s western regions to 133, with 43 confirmed in North Rhine Westphalia late on Friday. Rescue work continued across...
AISHA NANA, Bauchi – The Concerned Citizens of Like Minds (CCLM), a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), has urged Gov. Bala Muhammad of Bauchi state to join the 2023 presidential race. Mr Mujaheed Amin-Modibbo, spokesperson for the group said this when he addressed a news conference on Saturday in Kaduna....
By OLA MODUPE, Oyo – Atleast three Customs officials and a Soldier were allegedly injured when they were attacked by smugglers in Igboora area of Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State on Friday. The Customs Public Relations Officer, Federal Operations Unit Zone A, Mr Theophilus Duniya, who disclosed...
The viral illness was found in a U.S. resident, who recently travelled from Nigeria to the US and is currently hospitalised in Dallas. The US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that a rare case of human monkeypox was detected in Texas, making it the first...
By TENEBE ANTHONIA, Lagos- Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited continues to promote investor education with its Retail Investor Workshop, the latest of which held on Wednesday, 14 July 2021. The webinar which was hosted in collaboration with Greenwich Securities Limited and Africa Prudential Plc was themed, “Realizing Income from Your...
Parts of Lagos State were, on Friday, ravaged by flood after heavy rainfall that lasted for hours, resulting in gridlocks in most parts of the state till Saturday morning. The rain that lasted hours especially in the Lagos Island area left most roads flooded while workers were stranded as...
The National Chairman, Nelson Mandela Noble Peace Award Board, Dr Chuks Alozie, says the Former Chief of Army staff, (COAS) retired Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, would be the chairman of the National Peace Summit (NPS) slated for October 2021. Alozie, who made the announcement during a courtesy visit to...