Unarguably, Ebonyi carved out of Abia and Enugu states was the most backward area in the old East Central State. They people of the area attributed their backwardness to criminal marginalisation. Their sustained agitation for a state of their own materialised on Oct. 1, 1996, when late Head of...
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists against excessive speeding especially during the harmattan and dry season to minimise crashes. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ota, Ogun....
Since Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and joined the All Progressives Congress (APC), all has not been well, and Ebonyi State has not known peace, which is unfortunate. If Governor Umahi was not flexing muscles with his former political allies, now turned...
In an effort to complement the effort of the Edo Government a church, Spirit and Life Bible Church, on Monday in Benin inaugurated a free transport service for school children and the elderly. The project tagged “Free-Eunice Gordon-Osagiede School Shuttle” (EGOSS)’’ is in honour of the late General Overseer...
Bayelsa Deputy Governor Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo has urged local council councillors to work closely with their chairmen to deliver effective services to the people. The deputy Govonor gave the advice on Monday in Yenagoa at a meeting he had with the chairmen and leaders of the legislative assemblies of the...
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has assured that his government would transform Badagry Local Government Area of the state into an industrial hub. Sanwo-Olu remarked that this “is in line with administration’s infrastructure drive. His remark is contained in a statement issued by Mr Adesina Odunuga, Spokesman of...
The Kaduna State Government says it has targeted 40,000 beneficiaries to access free healthcare services from the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS ) at no cost. The state Deputy Governor, Dr Hadiza Balarabe, said this at the flag off ceremony on Monday in Kaduna on the identification and enrolment...
The University of Jos Africa Centre of Excellence in Phytomedicine Research and Development (ACEPRD) has developed an indigenous anti-snake vaccine, known as “COVIP-Plus”. Prof. Sabastian Maimako, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, disclosed this at a news conference on Monday in Jos. According to him, the vaccine is currently passing...
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has described late Abdullahi Ibrahim (SAN), a former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, as one of the most brilliant legal minds in the country. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, the Chief Press Secretary...
The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Monday, disclosed that four Nigerians had tested positive for the highly contagious United Kingdom (UK) COVID-19 strain. Ihekweazu, who disclosed the at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, in Abuja, stated that those that...
Air Peace, Nigeria’s leading airline, has announced the launch of new domestic routes and resumption of suspended ones, as part of its route expansion drive and vision to interconnect several cities, the airline’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mrs Oluwatoyin Olajide said. In a statement in Lagos, on Monday, Olajide said...
The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) has inaugurated a committee on Code of Ethics and Standard of Professional Conduct to strengthen professionalism amongst its members, as well as enhance relationship management with investors, according Mr Olatunde Amolegbe, the Institute’s President. In a statement made available to the News Agency...
The Commissioner of Police in Kwara, Mr Mohammed Bagega, has directed Divisional Police Officers and Area Commanders to monitor the activities of herders and farmers and be professional in handling complaints brought before them. Bagega, who gave the directive at an emergency security meeting with the Area Commanders, heads...
A Dutse Magistrate’s Court in Jigawa, on Monday, remanded a 70-year-old man at the Correctional Centre for allegedly inserting his finger into the vagina of a mentally retarded 9-year-old girl. The accused person, idi Buba, who is standing trial before Magistrate Batula Dauda, pleaded guilty to the charge. Prosecution...
Kano State Government has established a Gifted Academy that would admit five students from each of the 44 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state and two students each from the 18 Northern States, the state commissioner of education said. The commissioner, Mr Muhammad Sanusi-Kiru, who disclosed this, while...
The British Council says it has spent £1.5 million on the implementation of the Kano Literacy and Mathematics Accelerator programme (KaLMA) in Wudil and Dawakin Tofa Local Government Areas of the State. The Representative of KaLMA in Kano, Mr Habeeb Saleh, disclosed this at the launch of the distribution...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,430 cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 122,996. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the country has so far tested 1,270,523 people since the...