COVID-19 at Yuletide: Celebrate responsibly, save lives, NCDC pleads with Nigerians
By Sola Ogundipe Worried by the increasing COVID-19 cases and poor adherence to preventive measures across the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has urged Nigerians to adhere to recommended measures put in place by the public health authorities during the Yuletide. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said the agency, […]
Timi Frank urges Lawan, Gbajabiamila to withhold NDDC’s 2020 budget
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has called on the leadership of the National Assembly to withhold the 2020 budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) it passed on Monday to a Sole Administrator recently appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari. Frank in separate letters to the […]
Boat operators destroying our nets, Lagos fishermen cry out
A group of fishermen under the aegis of Association of Badagry Fishermen (ABF) has cried out against alleged destructive activities of commercial boat operators on Lagos waterways. ABF Chairman, Sunday Ayedogbon, said on Tuesday in Badagry that the boat operators worked all nights on waterways in contravention of 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m as directed […]
Kaduna to spend N2.8bn on water, sanitation, hygiene in 2021
The Kaduna State Government has earmarked N2.8bn to be spent on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions in 2021 under its Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency. The amount is contained in the 2021 budget approved document obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Tuesday. The document also showed that N1.4 […]
‘Nigerians fail to appreciate that Buhari administration is doing so much with little resources’
Alhaji Lai Mohammed says his only regret as a minister is that some Nigerians have failed to appreciate that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is doing so much with little resources. Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, stated this at a Special Forum of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He […]
Court dissolves 6-year-old marriage over defamation, attempted murder
An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court sitting in Ibadan, has dissolved the six-year-old marriage between one Monsuru Adebayo and his estranged wife, Nafisat, over defamation of character and attempted murder. The President of the court, Chief Henry Agbaje, held that the court would not allow any situation that might lead to bloodshed, hence there need for dissolution […]
Police arraign man, 24, over alleged theft of N240,000
The Police in Ogun State on Tuesday arraigned a 24-year-old man, Ndubuisi Emeka, before an Ota Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing N240,000 belonging to his friend. Emeka, who lives at No. 21 Ifelodun Street, Iyana-Iyesi, Ota, is facing a charge of theft. The Prosecutor, Insp Emmanuel Adaraloye, told the court that the defendant allegedly committed […]
CROSSFIRE IN RIVERS: Wike says Bazia stole monarchs’ ‘kola’; my driver stole the dollars, but Wike’s biggest thief, Bazia fires back
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and one of his former commissioners (Chieftaincy and Community Affairs), Dr. John Bazia, were taking no prisoners in interviews with Vanguard, when the governor called him a thief, and he promptly responded that the governor was the biggest thief.
My only regret as a minister ― Lai Mohammed
Alhaji Lai Mohammed says his only regret as a minister is that some Nigerians have failed to appreciate that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is doing so much with little resources. Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, stated this at a Special Forum of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He […]
I have no regret over looting of empowerment items, says Asadu
By Ikechukwu Odu The member representing Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency in the House of the Representatives, Hon. Pat Asadu, on Monday expressed satisfaction over his empowerment outreach to his constituents on Sunday. The federal lawmaker invited Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State to commission some road projects he attracted to his constituency and equally flag-off […]
Fiberone broadband excite customers with end of year promo
FiberOne broadband, the leading fiber to the home (FTTH) provider in Nigeria is excited to announce its end of year promotion to its subscribers and new customers. Tagged ‘start your fiber internet journey with us’ the promo is geared towards its loyal subscribers and woo potential ones. The COVID 19 pandemic has re-designed how we […]
