Police bust traffickers of performance-enhancing drugs in sports in Italy
Italian Carabinieri police on Monday said they dismantled a doping trafficking ring that distributes illegal and toxic performance-enhancing drugs to athletes across the country. Two people were placed under house arrest, five ordered not to leave their towns of residence and four ordered to report to police, a statement said. Their criminal organisation had operational […]
Olatunji-Bello, four others in final race for LASU VC
By Adesina Wahab Five professors, including the wife of the Commissioner for Environment, Mr Tunji Bello, Professor Mrs Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, are in the final race to succeed Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun SAN as the ninth substantive Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo. Other contenders are Prof Olumuyiwa Odusanya, Prof Senapon Bakre, Prof Kabir […]
Reps probe N19.2bn railway project, contractor
The House of Representatives has set up an enquiry into the award of over N19.2billion railway project to one Eser Contracting Industry Company Incorporated.
COVID-19: FG needs N400bn to vaccinate 70% of Nigerians, says Health Minister
The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said that the Federal Government needs about N400 billion to vaccinate 70 percent of Nigeria’s 211 million population: N156 billion will be needed in 2021, N200 billion in 2022.
Reps jerk up 2021 budget by over N500bn
House of Representatives has increased the 2021 budget by over N500 billion.
672,000 people still practice open defecation in Anambra, says UNICEF
By Vincent Ujumadu, Awka THE United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has said that 672,000 people in Anambra State still defecate in the open, while about 70% of the population do not have access to water and hand washing facility in their homes. The worrisome figure was given by the global body while declaring a state […]
Hartleys Supermarket opens Falomo store
With a target to meet the needs of Nigerians by providing premium quality products, Hartleys Supermarket, a retail outlet has opened a new store in the heart of Ikoyi at Falomo Square, Lagos. Established in 2018, Hartleys Supermarket, a premium world-class brand, driven by its commitment to deliver the ultimate shopping experience to its customers […]
COVID-19 cases surging in US, Europe in spite vaccinations ― Report
The number of COVID-19 infections in the United States and Europe continues to surge in spite of the start of vaccinations, the New York Times has reported. Calling the United States, the world’s largest coronavirus hot spot, the article published Saturday noted that the country had registered more than 17.6 million total cases, with over […]
Service Chiefs: Why we must align with PMB
By Emmanuel Ekpe Securing life and property is something nobody should hold with levity, especially government at all levels. Due to the established fact that the world has become a global village, any threat to peace in any part of the world is now a threat to peace all over the world, because, if the […]
Vincent seeks N1.5m to undergo sex organ surgery
By Gabriel Olawale Vincent Agboile Ebhomene, is currently suffering from a medical condition known as segment urethral stricture that has denied him the opportunity to urinate freely and caused erectile dysfunction. A medical report issued my Federal Medical Centre, Ebute Metta, Lagos, said Vincent, first presented in 2013 with urinary retention and other complications. The […]
BREAKING: Buhari extends PTF mandate till March 2021
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday extended the mandate of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 till March 2021. The extension was in view of the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. President Buhari said the nation cannot afford to lose the gains of the past nine months in the fight […]
