Post COVID-19: Lalong allocates farmland to civil servants, others
By Marie-Therese Nanlong, The Plateau State government has commenced its post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan with the reacquisition of the Brewery Agro Research Company, BARC Farms in Zallaki Village in Bassa Local Government area of the State which was sold of in the 1990s To begin the process of making the moribund farm functional, State Governor, […]
NBET MD not operating private business anywhere ― Management
By Soni Daniel – Abuja The management of Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company Plc (NBET) has dismissed allegation that its Managing Director, Dr Marilyn Amobi, is engaged in private business besides her official assignment, describing the claim as false, baseless and malicious bid by the enemies of the chief executive officer to dent her image. […]
Seven persons on funeral trip die in Anambra auto crash
By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka SEVEN persons died yesterday while several others sustained injuries in a motor accident on their way to a funeral ceremony on the Ogidi-Abatete road in Idemili local government area of Anambra State. The accident involved a Mercedez Benz tipper loaded with sand and a 608 bus carrying 19 persons. The […]
Shooting in the Villa: PDP alarmed, charges Buhari to speak out
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is alarmed by the reported shooting and security breaches within the precincts of the Presidential villa following a reported degenerated squabble among family members and officials of the Buhari Presidency.
Australia Protest: Thousands attend Black Lives Matter protests
Thousands of people across Australia attended Black Lives Matter protests on Saturday wearing masks and practising social distancing amid warnings from state leaders to call off the events on fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections. The rallies, dominated by a heavy police presence, were mostly peaceful. Protesters marched on the streets or gathered […]
Iseyin: Youths fume, threaten to commission Oyo-Odo-Ogun- Iseyin road on behalf of Buhari
YOUTHS in Iseyin axis of Oyo State under the aegis of “Ebedi Frontliners, Iseyin (EFI),” have threatened to emulate youths of Ondo State who derided the state government by commissioning an abandoned road in the state on behalf of the governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu.
FRSC confirms 4 dead in Anambra auto crash
The Anambra State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr. Andrew Kumapayi, on Saturday confirmed the death of four people in an accident involving a tipper and commercial bus along Ogidi-Abatete road in the Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. He said the tipper, loaded with sand had a tyre […]
Emeka Offor donates medical equipment to FMC Jalingo, UITH
As part of Sir. Emeka Offor’s commitment to bridge the gap that exists in the African developmental hemisphere by promoting qualitative education and public health, his foundation; he has done the Extra-ordinary Sir Emeka Offor Foundation (SEOF) in support of Future assured has donated healthcare and educational equipment worth billions of Naira to Federal Medical […]
Oyetola loses aide, Jare Adebisi
Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Deputy Chief of Staff on General Administration, (DCoS) to Osun state Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, Mr. Mikhail Jare Adebisi is dead. He died last night after a brief illness. His death has nothing to do with the Covid-19 pandemic. Adebisi, 54, will be buried today in Ilobu town, Osun state. This […]
Burundi apex court says president-elect should be sworn in
Burundi’s should swear-in president-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye as the incumbent as soon as possible, the country’s Constitutional Court ruled today. Cabinet, led by the First Vice President, at an extraordinary session on Thursday, referred transition issues to the court seeking the interpretation of relevant laws. ALSO READ: Akwa Ibom govt. approves GBV referral centres to checkmate rape […]
Group condemns social media video mocking Buratai, calls for investigation
A coalition, Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG) has condemned a video shared on social media mocking the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant-General Tukur Buratai.
