ANTI-MEDIA BILLS: Media can’t be cowed —Osoba, JODER, CMLA
OUTRAGE continued to trail the proposed anti-media bills at the National Assembly, Thursday, with some stakeholders saying that the media cannot be cowed, and urged journalists to defy anti-free speech laws.
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Ondo lawmaker felicitates with Gbajabiamila at 59
The lawmaker representing Akure North and South federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable Adedayo Omolafe has congratulated the Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as he clocks 59 years today. In a congratulatory message personally signed by Omolafe, he described the Speaker as a leader with prowess for excellence and passion for […]
Court sentences 29 years old cobbler to life imprisonment for raping minor
A High Court sitting in Osogbo, Osun state on Thursday sentenced one Tunde Olapade, 29, to life imprisonment for raping a 7-year-old girl
Rail transport generates N5.79bn from 2019 – NBS
Rail transportation in Nigeria generated N5.79 billion between 2019 and Quarter One of 2021 (Q1, 2021), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. It said this in the “Rail Transportation Data for Q1 2019 – Q1 2021” obtained from its website on Thursday in Abuja, adding that the revenue was generated from passengers, goods/cargo […]
Why I stabbed Super TV CEO, Ataga, to death — UNILAG student
A 21-year-old 300-level female student of University of Lagos on Thursday, told newsmen in Lagos that she stabbed Super TV CEO, Michael Ataga, to death in self-defence. The student said this when she was presented by the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu at the command headquarters. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that […]
FAAC: FG, States, and LGs share N606bn
By Emma Ujah, Abuja The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC), has shared the sum of N605.958 billion as federation allocation to the three tiers of government. According to the communique issued by the committee after a virtual meeting, Wednesday night, the amount shared represented revenues that accrued to the Federation Account and proceeds from the Value […]
Ebonyi Commissioner ‘rises from dead’
ABAKALIKI, the Ebonyi State capital is currently agog with the unconfirmed report that late Engr. Fidelis Kings Nweze has risen from the dead.
Much Ado about INEC nominations
By Tonnie Iredia This column- Nigeria Today, opened this month with a call on government to speedily fill all vacant statutory positions in our electoral body to stop her from continuing to operate with half engine, asshe had done in the last 7 months. A few days after the call, a list of nominees which […]
Noise Pollution: The silent killer
By Kayode ojewale Sound turns to noise when it is unpleasant or harmful to the ears. Attention is not usually given to noise pollution as compared to air and water pollutions. In some parts of Nigeria, particularly cities and major towns, noise is regarded as an indication that those areas are developed. That an urban […]
Nigeria poised to export rice as local production shoots to 9m metric tones
Nigeria’s local rice production increased from two million tonnes in 2015 to nine million tonnes in 2021.
A Dream That Became A Reality: Sujimoto in Financial Times
“Suji, you are making your generation proud and putting Nigeria on the world’s map!” This was the message I got from my friend and mentor – Mr. Dharnesh, who was once the MD of Nestle Nigeria. I woke up to his message on my WhatsAppand other numerous congratulatory messages from friends and well-wishers who had […]
