One dies, others injured as customs, smugglers clash in Ogun
By James Ogunnaike Palpable fear has gripped residents of Ayetoro community, headquarters of Yewa North Local government area of Ogun State following clash with suspected smugglers and Special anti-smuggling task force which left one person dead and many others injured. It was gathered that the ugly incident which occurred on Tuesday morning had left the […]
2 men beat 2 Policewomen controlling traffic, say ‘Nigerians don’t need police again’
Two men: Gbenga Adekoya and Abiodun Adesope, were on Tuesday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting two policewomen. Adekoya, 34, an apprentice, Adesope, 35, a businessman, who are residents of Ifo in Ogun, are being tried for alleged conspiracy, breach of peace and assault. According to the Prosecutor, ASP Clifford Ogu, […]
Nigerian Surgeons, Egyptian Group conduct Cochlear implant surgery
…6 year old boy,46 year old woman regain hearing …Our success will reduce medical tourism – NECC CMD By ibrahim HassanWuyo The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the National Ear Care Centre (NECC), Dr Mustapha Abubakar-Yaro has said that the centre in collaboration with Med-El, a hearing implant company from Egypt had conducted two successful […]
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 […]
