Don blames high fertility for household poverty in Nigeria
Prof Oladapo Shittu, a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist, has attributed prevalent poverty in most Nigerian homes to high fertility rate. Shittu, who is the Provost, Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo, said this in a lecture entitled ‘Reaping demographic dividends’ he delivered at a Zoom media training on reproductive health on Saturday. The training was […]
Exceptional with Sam: Global leaders share their stories
By Henry Ojelu Of all the inspiring quotes and motivation, there can be nothing as inspiring as the realization that some of the movers and shakers we now see in every industry, are mere mortals. Exceptional with Sam is a live show streamed on Instagram and YouTube where viewers get a feel of their industry […]
FG to arm Federal Fire Service, set to create ‘Fire Police’
The Federal Government has disclosed its resolve to create an arms-bearing unit to be referred to as “Fire Police,” whose duty would be to provide armed outer cordon during operations.
National Politics: With Wike, all attempts to silence opposition will fail — Waziri
FORMER Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Adamu Waziri, says with Wike, all attempts by ruling All Progressives Congress to silence the opposition in Nigeria’s politics would fail.
APC states agree on strengthening security Trust Fund
As part of measures to complement efforts of the Federal Government in tackling the nation’s myriad of security challenges, states controlled by the ruling All Progressives Congress APC have committed themselves to strengthen the legal framework for the implementation of Security Trust Fund in their various areas of responsibility.
Nigeria’s challenges enormous must be collectively addressed — Bishop Hammawa
The Catholic Bishop of Jalingo Diocese, The Most Rev. Charles Hammawa has said the security challenge facing the country is enormous and requires all hands to be on deck.
No APC congress in Kwara until full registration, revalidation — Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says he has been given an assurance that there will be no APC congress in Kwara until all members of the party are duly registered and have revalidated their membership. The minister said the APC Caretaker Chairman and governor of Yobe, Mai-Mala Buni, gave him the […]
NDLEA destroys 22 hectares of cannabis farm in Edo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo Command, on Saturday arrested seven farmers suspected to be cannabis farmers in Ughieudu, near Ehor, Uhumwonde Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspects were arrested in their suspected cannabis farms during an operation by personnel of the agency […]
Nnamdi Kanu ordered us to kill security operatives in South East— ESN Commander
•He directed us to bury Ikonso with 2,000 human heads, but we killed 30 so far •Heads of 10 girls were used to prepare our charms •Most of police officers I killed were also Igbo By Ifeanyi Okolie A 28-year-old Commander of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, the armed wing of the Indigenous People […]
Bandits abduct women, children along Birnin Gwari Road, demand N25m ransom
Bandits who abduct about 7 women and their 4 children along the dreaded Birnin Gwari Road in Kaduna State have demanded N25 million ransom from their relations.
Edo PDP lifts suspension of state chairman
By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City Edo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Saturday said it has lifted the suspension slammed on its state chairman, Hon Tony Aziegbemi. A statement by the State Publicity Secretary of the party, Chris Nehikhare, said the committee set up to investigate the allegations of misconduct against […]
