Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has urged multinational oil companies and corporate organisations to take over the sponsorship of sports as government ownership of teams was no longer fashionable.The governor made the call on Friday in Yenagoa, when the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Mr Daniel Igali presented...
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Two persons have been reportedly killed and eight others injured in a ghastly road accident along the Kaduna-Abuja expressway. It was gathered that the accident which occurred on Friday near Olam Farms involved four vehicles and was caused by overspeeding and commuters driving in the opposite direction to oncoming...
Mrs Oladunni Odu, Chairman, Ondo State Universal Basic Education Board said on Friday in Akure that about 1,000 teachers would be engaged from the recruitment that took place in 2020. Odu said in a statement that the shortlisted candidates would resume work in the various public primary schools in the...
The famous Mayflower School, Ikenne was founded on strong principles of problem-solving, self-sufficiency, and humanism. Its founder, Dr. Tai Solarin, is a renowned humanist and educationist established in 1956. The ex-Mays (as the Mayflower alumni are called) who were around either when late Solarin was actively teaching (at a...
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has asked the Governing Board of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to reform the scheme to bring it in line with modern realities. The governor, who gave the charge while receiving the Governing Board led by its Chairman, Ambassador Fatimah Bala Abubakar,...
The coronavirus lockdown in Israel is to be extended until Sunday morning, after which the measures are to be relaxed gradually in spite persistently high infection figures. The plan was announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Friday after an hour-long cabinet meeting. Among other things, curfew restrictions...
A Human Rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome, has faulted the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu. Mr Ozelhome who disclosed this while speaking on Channels Television Breakfast Programme, Sunrise Daily, said the President’s action is illegal, unconstitutional, and even...
Rivers United suffered its third defeat of the 2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) after falling 1-2 to Katsina United at the Muhammadu Dikko Stadium, Katsina on Thursday. The Technical Manager of Rivers United, Stanley Eguma, said that although they lost 1-2 to the host, he praised his players...
South Korean trade minister Yoo Myung-hee on Friday abandoned her bid to become head of the World Trade Organization, Seoul said, clearing the way for Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become the global body’s first woman and first African director-general. Yoo had consulted with the United States — her prime...
The number of deaths recorded in the U.S. in one day with a confirmed coronavirus infection has reached a new high as the authorities reported 4,942 deaths in one day. This is according to data released by Johns Hopkins University (JHU) on Friday in Washington. The previous high of...
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) Kaduna directorate on Friday said it trained 6,513 youths and women on various vocational skills in 2020. Sani Maiwada, the State Coordinator, Alhaji Sani Maiwada, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview in Kaduna, that the training and empowerment was...
A herbalist, Adetilayo Olayinka, on Friday appeared in a Grade I Area Court in Mpape, Abuja, for allegedly defrauding a man of N3 million. The police charged Olayinka, who lives in Kuruduma village, Asokoro, Abuja with three counts of joint act, criminal breach of trust and cheating. The Prosecution...
The Cross River Environmental Protection Agency (CREPA) has sought the collaboration of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the state for effective enforcement of environmental guidelines. Director General of CREPA, Mr Erasmus Ekpang, who led his staff on a visit to the NSCDC Commandant, Mr Majekodunmi Abidemi...
A 24-year-old salesgirl, Sandra David, has appeared in a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly misappropriating N500, 000 belonging to her employer. The police charged David, who resides in Ungwan Rimi Area of Kaduna State, with breach of trust and misappropriation. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Chidi Leo, told the...
The Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola has directed local council chairmen and political office holders in all local government and development areas of the state to vacate their offices. The Governor who gave the order in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Wole Oyebamiji,...
A businesswoman, Bukola Ejalonibu, on Friday told a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her 23-year-old marriage to estranged husband, Kolawole because he uses charms on her during sex. In her petition, Bukola, prayed the court to grant her prayer for divorce because: ”my husband uses charms on...
Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami has denied that his 2023 governorship campaign posters have flooded streets in Kebbi State. This is contained in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr Umar Jibrilu-Gwandu in Birnin Kebbi on Friday. Jibrilu-Gwandu was reacting to a media report...
The Police in Ogun on Friday canvassed synergy with other security agencies to curb insecurity in the state. The new Sango-Ota Area Commander of Nigerian Police Force, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Muyideen Obe, said this during a familiarisation visit to the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) RS2.22, Ota...
Hon. Bawa Bwari, the Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Membership Registration and Revalidation Committee for Oyo State, has expressed satisfaction with conduct of the exercise in Oyo. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chairman, Media and Publicity Committee, Mr Kehinde Olaosebikan and made available to...
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has appealed to the Federal Government to compensate farmers, whose crops were destroyed by Fulani’s herds. Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the MURIC Director, made the appeal in a statement issued in Lagos, on Friday. He suggested that the compensation, which might be in instalment, should...