By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Inspector General of Police, MohammedAdamu, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement from 11:59PM on Friday, to 6pm on Saturday, in Ondo State. This is contained in a statement signed by the force public relations officer, Mr Frank Mba in Abuja.According to the...
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By DEWA MAVHINGA – When I met a Zimbabwean truck driver, Tinei Takawira, in Durban last year, he was recovering from life-threatening injuries. He told me that on 25 March 2019, a man who was part of a protesting group of locals knifed him in the stomach, in broad...
A Consultant Public Health Physician, Dr Oluwatomi Owopetu, says a widespread and affordable Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine may not be available in Nigeria earlier than two years to come. Owopetu, who made the assertion during an online conference hosted by the Centre for Palliative Care, Nigeria, said that this was...
The Speaker, Ekiti House of Assembly, Mr Funminiyi Afuye, says Mikano International Ltd’s establishment of an automobile assembly plant in Nigeria will have positive multiplier effect on the country’s socio-economic life. Afuye spoke on Friday in Ado-Ekiti, when he was presented with a Sport Utility Vehicle by the company...
Cardinal John Onaiyekan, Prof. Attahiru Jega and other civil right actors have called for the convening of a National People’s Conference to address Nigeria’s political structure. The coalition under the umbrella of the Nigeria Working Group on Peace building and Governance made the call in a communiqué following a...
The President of Para-Soccer Federation of Nigeria (PFN), Misbahu Didi, on Friday in Abuja said the federation was still hopeful of organising the sport’s 2020 national championship later this month. Didi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) the PFN was waiting for the resumption of contact sports in...
The Lagos State Government on Friday warned business owners against violating safety protocols guiding the citing of businesses in residential areas as they would be prosecuted if caught. The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, gave the warning during an on-the-spot assessment of the gas explosion site in...
Gov Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, on Friday promised to assist the victims of flood disaster which occurred in some parts of the state on Thursday. Fayemi made the promise at the palace of the Alawe of Ilawe Ekiti, Oba Adebanji Alabi, during an on-the-spot assessment of the areas affected...
Dr Rose Gidado, Country Coordinator, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), says Nigeria must take advantage of gene editing technology to be able to produce enough food for its growing population. Gidado, also Deputy Director, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), said this while speaking with the News Agency of...
The National Assembly Ad hoc committee on tank farm relocation has advised operators on proper documentation and safety adherence in line with operational guidelines of the Department of Petroleum Resource (DPR). Mr Sergius Ogun Chairman of committee gave the advice during a stakeholders/technical session of the committee on Friday...
Movement for Socialist Alternative (MSA), an NGO has called on the Federal Government to introduce new methods to resolve power issues beyond allocating billions every year. Mr Dimeji Macaulay, the Spokesman for MSA, FCT chapter made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
A High Court in Igbosere, Lagos, on Friday ordered Ms Olaide Ibraheem, a civil servant to pay N750,000 as fine for forcibly taking over the property of her ”lover”, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyitolu, . Ibraheem, was arraigned on May 22, 2017, on three counts of forgery, forcible entry and criminal...
The Board members of the Nigerian Communications Commission(NCC), led by its Chairman, Prof. Adeolu Akande, recently paid a courtesy visit to the Executive Governor of Imo State, His Excellency, Senator Hope Uzodinma. The visit was part of the Commission’s strategic efforts to strengthen collaboration and partnership with state governments...
The Northern Governors’ Forum has congratulated Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State on his 59th birthday. Simon Lalong, the Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau, in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham, in Jos on Friday, described Yahaya as a...
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – The Management described the legal action instituted by a former Managing Director of the company, Dapo Apara, as an extension of his campaign of calumny launched to avoid the consequences of his fraudulent conduct over the years. Reacting to the allegations circulating on social...
UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab congratulated on Friday the World Food Programme (WFP) for winning the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize, as he pledged the UK government’s continuous support to the UN body. “Fantastic news to see the World Food Programme win the @NobelPrize,” Raab wrote on Twitter. The UK...
The Kano State Agro-Pastoral Development Project (KSADP) has announced plans to develop 1,950 kilometre cattle routes to encourage livestock production in the state. The Project Coordinator, Mr Ibrahim Muhammad, in a statement by Ameen Yassar, Communication Specialist of the project in Kano, said that the project would embark on...
The Akwa Ibom Police Command has confirmed the killing of two armed robbery suspects at Ifuho Village in Ikot Ekpene by operatives from the command.The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko MacDon, stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Uyo on Friday.MacDon stated that the command...
The Nigeria Customs Service, Area II Command, Onne Port, Rivers, says it generated over N13.11 billion in September. This is contained in a statement issued in Port Harcourt by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Ifeoma Ojekwu on Friday. The Controller of the command, Comptroller Auwal Mohammed, is quoted...