AfDB President, Adesina, becomes sixth African World Food Laureate
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank , in the early hours of yesterday in Des Moines, the capital city of Iowa, United States of America, became the sixth African to be awarded the World Food Prize in a ceremony witnessed by two former African Presidents.
Board to verify military pensioners from Nov. 26 to Dec. 9
The Ministry of Defence in conjunction with the Military Pensions Board (MPB) will conduct general verification for all military pensioners on the pay roll of the board between Nov. 26 and Dec. 9.
Father, 3 daughters killed in house fire; murder-suicide suspected
A man who died in a house fire in Northern Italy along with three of his four young daughters is suspected of murder-suicide, news reports said on Friday.
Cable thieves throwing Ijegun into darkness
A traditional ruler in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos, Oba Nureni Akinremi, on Friday cried out against incessant cable theft resulting in erratic power supply in the area.
We’ll stamp out corruption, uphold rule of law, new Lagos CJ vows
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday unveiled plans by the State Government to establish a designated Commercial Courthouse with the overall objective of ensuring speedy resolution of disputes as well as drive commerce and enhance the ease of doing business in the State.
Conferment of Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland on Adams God-ordained – Daniel
Former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has described the conferment of the chieftaincy title of Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland on the National Coordinator of the Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, Otunba Gani Adams as God-ordained.
