Conflicting orders making our job difficult —INEC
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said yesterday that conflicting orders by courts were making its job difficult difficult.
Buhari seeks Rotary Club’s support for vaccination drive
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Federal Government will continue to draw from the expertise, partnership and consistency learnt from the eradication of Polio in the country to strengthen the health sector. President Buhari, who received Rotary International President, Mr Shekhar Mehta and some officials, at the State House, thanked […]
Bayelsa Police repel attack by gunmen, launch manhunt for kidnappers
Operatives of a Joint Task Force codenamed Operation Doo Akpor, repelled an attack by gunmen at a nipping point at Okarki Junction, Yenagoa. This is containing in a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa Police Command, SP Asinmi Butwait. “On Sept. 5, Operatives of Operation Doo Akpor, at Okarki Junction […]
Hoodlums torch articulated vehicle carrying spare parts in Nsukka
Hoodlums suspected to be enforcing Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) sit-at-home order in Nsukka, Nsukka local government Area of Enugu State, on Monday set ablaze an articulated vehicle carrying motorcycle spare parts. The vehicle, conveying spare parts from Nnewi in Anambra to Kabbar in Kogi was set ablaze at Eluagu, Obupka, in Nsukka LGA, at […]
LASG releases resumption schedule for 2021/2022 academic session
The Lagos State Government has announced resumption guidelines for the 2021/2022 Academic Session for public and private schools across the State. Schools are expected to resume on Sept. 13, while for Model Colleges and Upgraded Schools students are to resume in batches from Sept. 19, 2021. This was contained in a statement by Mr Ganiu […]
Government may reimpose lockdown in Rivers — Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Monday threatened to re-impose the suspended COVID-19 lockdown measures if residents fail to comply with COVID-19 protocols. Wike said this in a broadcast in Port Harcourt. He said that daily figures released from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that both the transmission and death rates in […]
Humor Awards Secretariat calls for entry
The Humour Awards Secretariat is calling for entries for 20 categories of humorous acts in the Nigerian entertainment industry.
Vietnamese man jailed for 5 years for spreading coronavirus
Vietnam has jailed a man for five years for breaking strict Coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine rules and spreading the virus to others, state media reported. Le Van Tri, 28, was convicted of “spreading dangerous infectious diseases” at a one-day trial at the People’s Court of the southern province of Ca Mau, the state-run Vietnam News Agency […]
DG charges corps members to use NYSC to build themselves, nation
Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, the Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) Scheme, has charged 2021, Batch ‘B’ , Stream 2 corps members to take advantage of the various NYSC platforms to build themselves and the nation. The DG stated this on Monday in a virtual address to all the corps members and camp officials […]
Why Traffic Radio emerged innovative station, 2021 — MarketingvEdge boss
Lagos Traffic Radio, 96.1 Fm, has emerged as the Innovative Traffic Radio Station of the year 2021at the Marketing Edge, Award night.
Chidoka urges Buhari to publish performance review on ministers, security sector
Former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, Monday, tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to make public performance review of Ministers as promised when he recently sacked Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Sabo Nanono and his Power counterpart, Engr. Sale Mamman.
Campaign of calumny over bad roads in Ogun state
By Femi Adeniyi It is indeed shocking to see the sheer amount of resources and strength that some people will exert all in the name of propaganda. The ones you think you want to deceive with these ludicrous claims and positions have grown beyond these, the people are not pushed by emotions anymore, the realities […]
FG meets with JOHESU to avert nationwide strike
The Federal Government says it will meet with the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association on Sept. 7, to avert the union’s plan to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. Mr Charles Akpan, Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, said this in a […]
NDE trains 50 unemployed Bayelsa graduates on ‘Start Your Own Business’ scheme
By Emem Idio – Yenagoa THE National Directorate of Employment,NDE, has commenced the training of fifty unemployed graduates in entrepreneurship under its ‘Start Your Own Business’ training scheme in Bayelsa State. The week-long training will enable the participants avail themselves of different topics, such as motivation for entrepreneurs, generation of a business idea, marketing your […]
Doctors strike as national embarrassment
By Adekunle Adekoya IT is clearly a trite observation that these are not the best oftimes for Nigeria and the Nigerian. So many negative things are happening at the same time that our people now desperately look for just one silver lining, that glimmer of hope, just that one promise of better things to hang […]
Nigeria’s wild poliovirus free status not under threat,says FG
Charges monarchs to educate subjects on need for vaccination against COVID-19 By Joseph Erunke ABUJA–THE federal government has said Nigeria’s wild poliovirus free certification is not under any threat, assuring that the country would continue to sustain its current status. But the government which attributed the success to the efforts of the traditional rulers in […]
