Chief Owolabi Salis, 2019 governorship candidate of the Alliance for Democracy, AD, Lagos State, has said late Pa Lateef Jakande lived the democracy other leaders in the county preach but do not practise.

By Demola Akinyemi SCARCITY of petroleum products may hit residents of Kwara State as from this weekend as the state chapter of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, said its members will from today suspend sale of fuel and petroleum products to members of the public in the state. The association said its action is […]

Mining targets 80, 000 ounces of gold per annum By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Government has thrown weight behind mining companies with mouth-watering incentives in order to diversify the economy, encourage massive investments and create jobs. This was disclosed by the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Adegbite, on Thursday, while […]

About 400,000 children under the age of five are in danger of dying of acute malnutrition in war-torn and impoverished Yemen, UN agencies warned Friday. They said half of those in the most vulnerable age bracket, or 2.3 million small children, are projected to suffer from severe malnutrition this year. “These numbers are yet another […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government on Friday, sealed up the Daleko rice Market, in Mushin Local Governments Area for violating the state environmental laws. The Managing Director, Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, Ibrahim Odumboni, who confirmed the closure, said the operators of the market had been served several abatement notices over improper management […]

By Henry Umoru FORMER Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark said Friday that with the death of first Civilian Governor of Lagos State, Chief Lateef Kayode Jakande, Nigeria has lost a titan. In a statement in Abuja, Chief Clark who noted that he was mourning  the demise of Jakande with respect […]

By Sola Ogundipe The World Health Organisation has urged all Africans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as the vaccines are available in their countries. The announcement came as Africa marked the one-year milestone of the pandemic amid the spread of new more infectious variants first identified in South Africa and in the United […]

By Chris Ochayi Worried by the devastating effect of kidnapping and banditry on the people at the grassroots,  the Association of Local Government Vice Chairmen of Nigeria, ALGOVC, has called on the newly appointed Service Chiefs to brace up to tackle the near collapsed security architecture in the country. The Vice Chairmen, who made the […]

Tetra Pak West Africa has signed a recycling agreement with Onward paper Mill to develop sustainable recycling solutions for post-consumer beverage cartons in Nigeria. The agreement, it’s first in West Africa aims to build Tetra Pak’s sustainability effort to drive recycling and proper management on Used Beverage Cartons (UBC), educate the public on waste management […]

By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri There was palpable tension at Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State has unknown assailants chopped off a farmer’s head and private parts. The farmer, identified as Isreal Ihenacho, was suspected to be dismembered by ritualists. The incident which happened around the Orodo Market in Mbaitoli Local Government Area, early […]

FONDLY called Baba Kekere, he was the governor of Lagos State elected in the “Class of 79” Governors of the Second Republic, under the platform of the defunct Unity Party of Nigeria, UPN, founded by late sage and nationalist, Chief Jeremiah Oyeniyi Obafemi Awolowo.

By Peter Duru THE Middle Belt Movement for Justice and Peace, MBMJP, yesterday, said Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State deserved commendation and not attack by pro-Buhari groups for his call on the president to take urgent steps to address the worsening insecurity in the country. The MBMJP cautioned that any attempt to vilify the […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong The resurfacing of the avian influenza virus otherwise known as bird flu in Plateau State has left poultry farmers counting their losses as the virus spreads across poultry farms in the state. The poultry disease, which had in the past ruined many poultry businesses had abated as the state did not record […]

By Umar Yusuf AMIDST growing wave of kidnapping and other criminal activities across the land, Governor Muhammad Matawalle of Zamfara State has suggested that the only option left for governors of the affected states is to engage the bandits and kidnappers in dialogue for everlasting peace. He said: “Only recently such dialogue with the kidnappers […]

  Says rich rural economy in the interests of all Emma Ujah The Nigerian Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending, (NIRSAL Plc) has facilitated over N148 billion in finance and investments for agriculture and agribusiness. In a chat with the media, in Abuja, the Managing Director (MD), Mr Aliyu Abdulhameed, disclosed that NIRSAL, a […]