By Omeiza Ajayi The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has announced the suspension of Saturday’s Bye-Election into the Ekiti East State Constituency seat, following incidents of violence which led to the killing of three persons and three others sustaining gunshot injuries. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner REC in the state, Dr. Tella Adeniran disclosed this in […]

By Soni Daniel Touched by the death of police aide, Inspector Aminu Salihu, an escort outrider who died on Monday 15th in road accident while on duty, Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello on Saturday met with the family of the late outrider. The Governor in an emotional laden voice described the death of Aminu as […]

Representatives of Ebonyi State Public Financing for Agriculture, PFA Budget Committee, Participatory Development Alternatives (PDA), and the Small-Scale Women Farmers Organization in Nigeria, SWOFON, weekend called on Ebonyi State Government to immediately address the challenges facing smallholder Women farmers in the 2022 budgetary allocation or through a supplementary budget in 2021

Ekiti State government has given farmers and herders another two-week window to register with the state government or be ready to leave the state. The two-week grace begins on Sunday, March 22. In February, the state conducted a two-week registration of farmers and herders, but not all those involved seized the opportunity. Commissioner for Agriculture […]

Ralf Rangnick has stated he is no longer in the running to take over as Schalke’s next sporting director due to “numerous uncertainties within the club”. The former RB Leipzig boss has been out of work since leaving his role as Red Bull’s head of sport and development last year. Rangnick had been in talks […]

Harry Kane says there are “no words” that will make amends for Tottenham’s dismal week. Spurs had the chance to move on from their north London derby defeat to Arsenal last weekend by securing a place in the last eight of the Europa League, having taken a 2-0 lead over Dinamo Zagreb into the second […]

By Omeiza Ajayi Ahead of the ongoing membership registration and revalidation exercise of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, some chieftains of the party in Kwara state had sought to upstage the governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazak. In fact, it was a battle of wits between the governor and a group led by the duo of Information […]

By Jonathan Chukwuma It is a known fact that His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Dr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s administration in Enugu state came onboard at a time the Nation’s economy was wobbling, dangling and floundering in a manner only decipherable to the unseen beings. At such passing phase in our national life, some state governments across the […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti Ekiti state police command on Saturday confirmed the mayhem unleashed on hapless voters and security agents by political thugs at Omuo-Ekiti, during the House of Assembly by-election in Ekiti East Constituency 1 conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The sad situation led to the killing of three persons, […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti Ekiti state police command on Saturday confirmed the mayhem unleashed on hapless voters and security agents by political thugs at Omuo-Ekiti, during the House of Assembly by-election in Ekiti East Constituency 1 conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The sad situation led to the killing of three persons, […]

Renown Nigerian Prophetess, Rose Kelvin and her husband, Bishop Dr. Nwafor Kelvin at the weekend provided succour for thousands of less privileged Nigerians in Masaka, Nasawara  State. Aimed at assuaging the harsh economic situation in the country, considering the growing figure of poor Nigerians, Kelvin noted that the need to reduce the challenges faced by […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti The House of Assembly by-election for Ekiti East Constituency one in Ekiti state was on Saturday marred by violence as political thugs went on a rampage, unleashing mayhem on voters and security agents, leading to the death of three persons. The seat became vacant following the death of Juwa Adegbuyi […]

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The 250ml liquid antiseptic on my table as I write now commands attention. The product is called “YESS Antiseptic” and bears the tagline “always protecting”. It is meant “for external use only” and there are directions on the capfuls needed for bathing, cuts, abrasions, bites, cleaning floors, WCs etc. There is […]

*Eight NN , US French warships, tugboats, others deployed By Evelyn Usman The Nigerian Navy and four other navies from the United States, United Kingdom, Italy and France, have kicked off the largest annual multinational maritime excercise in West Africa , code named Excercise Obaganme Express, aimed at improving tactical interdiction expertise in the fight […]

The project Manager, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Oyo State, Prof. Lateef Sanni has called for a synergy between the institute and private organizations in agricultural value chain for them to tap into result of its various researches for the development of the nation’s agriculture sector