Lassa fever: Minister issues steps to avoid infection
The Federal Government has put the death toll from Lassa fever outbreak in 10 states at 40. There were 86 reported cases.
Soyinka confident in Buhari’s anti-corruption fight
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, on Saturday expressed confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration would fight corruption conclusively.
‘DSS arrests Faleke, Abubakar Audu’s son’
Deputy governorship flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress in the Nov. 21, 2015 Governorship election in Kogi State, James Faleke, and Mohammed, the eldest son of Abubakar Audu, the late APC governorship candidate, Abubakar Audu, were on Saturday invited by the State Security Services for undisclosed reason, and then detained.
Organisation faults DSS over detention of Faleke, Audu’s son
The Audu/Faleke Campaign Organisation has faulted the decision of the Directorate of the State Security (DSS) for inviting and detaining the Kogi State deputy governor-elect, Mr James Faleke.
Okuta agog as Melaye becomes Jarma of Okuta Kingdom
Saturday January 9, 2016 will go down memory lane as a day of cultural marriage between the people of Okuta and Kogi State as Senator Dino Melaye, Senator representing Kogi West in the Senate was turbaned the
Jarma of Okuta Kingdom by His Royal Highness Alh. Idris Serio Abubakar
FA Cup: Arsenal, Man City sail through
Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud scored as Arsenal started their FA Cup defence by coming from behind to defeat Sunderland 3-1 in the third round on Saturday.
Cleric describes Buhari as a disciplinarian
The Chairman, Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide, (CSMC), Dr Samuel Abidoye, on Saturday urged Nigerians to be patient with President Muhammadu Buhari in his anti-corruption war.
Messi masterclass puts Barca back on top
Lionel Messi warmed up for his anticipated fifth World Player of the Year crown by scoring his first hat-trick of the season to move Barcelona back to the top of La Liga by cruising past Granada 4-0 on Saturday.
Bayelsa Poll: Soldiers arrest ballot box-snatching suspects
Two persons suspected to be agents of one of the political parties involved in Saturday’s supplementary governorship election in Bayelsa have been arrested for allegedly snatching a ballot box.
EFCC keeping Metuh in inhumanly kept under-ground cell, PDP raises alarm
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday, said that the continued incarceration of its spokesman, Chief Olisa Metuh by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, since Tuesday, January, 5, 2015, without charging him to court, clearly shows the dictatorial character of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC Federal Government, which has not hidden its disdain for rule of law and an appetite to gag the opposition.
Reduce time spent on social media, VC urges students
Prof. Isaac Adebayo, the Vice-Chancellor, Bells University, Sango-Ota, Ogun, on Saturday advised all new students to be focused and desist from spending much times on social media devices like chatting.
