Pet projects: First Ladies advised to empower women in agriculture
First Ladies across the country have been advised to consider gravely the empowerment of women and youths in agriculture as they take on pet projects. Founder, Uplifting Women Though Farming, UWTF, Afoma Adigwe, who urged them to set up pet projects that would encourage more female participation in agriculture while speaking recently in Lagos, said it was high time Nigerian saw agriculture as a “big deal”.
LG ‘Body guard’ dares others to beat your sound
One reason why the once-dead culture of watching movies at the cinemas has been revived in Nigeria is because, amidst the hustle and bustle of everyday life, people always want a one- of-a-kind viewing experience. You want to feel like it’s you and the movie characters alone in the world, but that’s impossible when you don’t have the right home theatre system.
Suspected vandals blow up NPDC pipeline in Delta
FOUR months after suspected oil pipeline vandals blew up a high pressure gas pipeline belonging to Nigeria Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, at Ighwrenene in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State, another explosion yesterday morning rocked the same pipeline.
Lagos Task force arrests 23 teenage miscreants, 106 others
By Monsur Olowoopejo Lagos Taskforce on Environment and Special Offence Unit arrested 129 miscreants across the state, aimed at ridding the state of hoodlums. Of this number, 49 were arrested during a raid of dark spots and Indian hemp dealers in Agege Pen Cinema, Oshodi Oko-Oba, Bariga and others in the state. 20 miscreants were […]
Tell SPDC to relinquish our oil field, Delta community urges FG
THE people of Uzere in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State have urged the federal government to prevail on the management of Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, to relinquish the abandoned Uzere East OML 28 oil field and grant them the privilege to acquire and put it to maximum use.
EFCC suspect dies during Eid prayers in Kirikiri Prison
A businessman and foreign exchange dealer, Alhaji Suleiman Yerima, remanded in prison custody, following an ongoing trial by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been reported dead.
