Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: 5 killed,9 injured in fatal accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, on Sunday confirmed the accident along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, which claimed the lives of five persons and injured nine others. Mr Clement Oladele, the FRSC Sector Commander in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota, Ogun, that the accident occurred at 9.10 p.m. around […]
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob re-elected
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has been re-elected for a second term, the country’s electoral commission said on Sunday. Mr. Geingob polled 56.3percent in Wednesday’s election, well ahead of his nearest rival Panduleni Itula with 29.4 percent. However, Mr. Geingob’s tally was well down from the 87 percent with which he won his first term in […]
SERAP sues FG over failed Chinese $460m Abuja CCTV project
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against Mrs Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning over failure to “disclose information and specific documents on the total amount of money paid to contractors from the $460 million loan obtained in 2010 from China to fund the apparently failed Abuja Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) project, and failure to name the contractors involved and explain why the government has continued to re-pay the loan
Clergy urges govt. to support efforts to strengthen the church
Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, the Anglican Primate of All Nigeria, on Saturday urged the government to support efforts to strengthen the Church in the country. Okoh, who gave the charge at the 2019 Carnival for Christ, in Abuja, said that the Church was a strong foundation for unity and strength for nation-building. He said that […]
NNPC, Total & partners take HIV campaign to Lagos schools
By Sola Ogundipe As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark 2019 World AIDS Day, NNPC-NAPIMS, in collaboration with the management and staff of Total Upstream Nigeria Ltd., and their partners (PETROBRAS, SAPETRO & CNOOC) have taken the fight against HIV/AIDS to secondary schools in Lagos state. The students of Ajigbede Girls Secondary […]
Lagos govt to demolish buildings on Right of Way in Lekki
The Lagos State Government says it will demolish buildings obstructing government’s Right of Way (RoW) at Lekki in Eti-Osa Local Government Area. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this during a road assessment on Saturday in Lekki, saying that people had built structures without planning approval, thereby obstructing the government’s RoW. Sanwo-Olu said that houses built on […]
Aunt Landa Market square ‘H.O.P.E Edition’, slated for Dec 21
Renowned philanthropist, Dr. Yolanda N. George-David, aka Aunt Landa and renowned comedian, Alibaba have fixed this year’s edition of Aunt Landa Market Square tagged the H.O.P.E “Hold On Pain Ends” for December 21, 2019, at Festac, Lagos.
Religious activities should be ban from stadiums — Rojenny Proprietor
Rommy Ezeonwuka, Proprietor of Rojenny Stadium and Tourists Village, has called on government at all levels to ban religious and other non sporting activities in all spots sports stadia in the country. Ezeonwuka made the call when he received members of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Anambra chapter, who were on tour of sports […]
Police confirm release of abducted Adamawa DPO
The Adamawa Police Command has confirmed the rescue of DSP Ahijo Muhammad, DPO of Mubi Division, who was kidnapped a fortnight ago by unknown persons. DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, the Command’s Spokesman, announced the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Yola. Nguroje explained that Muhammad was rescued on Saturday evening by […]
Anire’s Healthy Kids are happy kids for health education
In pursuit of improved health for children, women and the larger society, AnirejuoritseChima-Oduko (MBBS, MPH), a medical doctor and public health professional has evolved a new strategy for providing health education and preventive health care in her book, Healthy Kids Are Happy Kids.
Abducted Adamawa DPO regains freedom
The Adamawa Police Command has confirmed the rescue of DSP Ahijo Muhammad, DPO of Mubi Division, who was kidnapped a fortnight ago by unknown persons.
No evidence of hate speech in Nigerian newspapers – Survey
No evidence of hate speech was observed in Nigerian newspapers’ reports monitored between July and September 2019, according to a survey.
Lagos govt to demolish buildings on Right of Way in Lekki
The Lagos State Government says it will demolish buildings obstructing government’s Right of Way (RoW) at Lekki in Eti-Osa Local Government Area.
Govt. should enforce ban on religious activities in stadia ― Rojenny Proprietor
Rommy Ezeonwuka, Proprietor of Rojenny Stadium and Tourists Village, has called on government at all levels to ban religious and other non-sporting activities in all spots sports stadia in the country. Ezeonwuka made the call when he received members of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Anambra chapter, who were on tour of sports facilities […]
HIV Eradication: Telecoms giant supports Bayelsa State with 60,000 rapid test kits
By Sola Ogundipe As part of efforts to involve private sector involvement in Nigeria’s health sector, Telecoms Infrastructure Giant IHS Nigeria, a subsidiary of IHS Towers is contributing 60,000 rapid test kits to the Bayelsa State government to support the US Agency for International Development, USAID’s HIV/AIDS programme to eradicate HIV/AIDS in Bayelsa State. The […]
The normalisation of suffering and self-deception in Nigeria (2)
Whenever buharimaniacs led by the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, boast garrulously about the economic blueprint of this government and throw around numbers purporting to show that the policies are working, I wonder whether they are living in a fantasy island far removed from the harsh realities facing ordinary people like myself. Everywhere people are begging; to even have two good meals a day is becoming very difficult for thousands of families, not to mention decent accommodation with modern amenities.
