Tragedy as bullets from armed men kill 33-year-old pregnant mother
By Boluwaji Obahopo THERE has been unceasing an outpouring of tears in Magongo community in Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State following the violent shooting and killing of a pregnant woman by men suspected to be soldiers from the Nigerian Army. But the Nigerian Army has promptly denied the involvement of its men in […]
Electric Car: Hyundai in early exploratory talks with Apple
Apple’s plans to build a “breakthrough” electric car that could compete with Tesla appear to be heating up. South Korean auto giant Hyundai said it’s having early discussions with the iPhone maker on Friday after a local broadcaster reported that the companies were hatching plans to develop self-driving electric vehicles. “Apple and Hyundai are in […]
Nigeria lacks facilities for vaccine trials,says Tomori
By Joseph Erunke CHAIRMAN, Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee on COVID-19, Prof. Oyewale Tomori, has said Nigeria lacked facilities for vaccine trials. Speaking Friday,during a webinar organised by the National Primary Health Care Development AgencyNPHCDA, to sensitise media gate keepers on COVID-19 vaccine introduction,Tomori said COVID-19 vaccines expected in the country would not undergo further clinical […]
COVID-19: Medical Research Institute tested over 10,000 Nigerians for free, says DG
Prof. Babatunde Salako, the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), on Friday, in Lagos, said the institute had carried out over 10,000 COVID-19 free tests in the country.
Okowa felicitates with NNPC GMD, Kyari, at 56
Delta State Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has felicitated with Group Managing Director (GMD) of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, on his 56th birthday. Okowa said in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, that Kyari was a dedicated professional who had contributed tremendously to the growth of Nigeria’s oil industry. […]
Trump says ‘I will not be going’ to Biden’s inauguration
President Donald Trump said Friday he would not attend his successor Joe Biden’s inauguration after repeatedly rejecting the election result as a fraud and his supporters violently storming the US Capitol in Washington. “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th,” Trump tweeted, without giving […]
Kwara govt seals 2 illegal orphanages in Omu-Aran – Ministry
The Kwara Government, on Friday, ordered the sealing up of two children’s homes, Blusolande Day Care and Inioluwa Orphanage, for operating illegally in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Nike Ibrahim, gave the order following an on-the-spot assessment visit to the affected homes in Omu-Aran, headquarters of Irepodun […]
Gov Sule loses aide , describes death as colossal lost
By David Odama – Lafia Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state Friday described the dead of his special Assistant on Development Control, Architect Stanley Buba as a colossal lost to the state and the immediate families. Governor Sule in a condolence message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Addra to the family of the […]
London declares emergency over ‘out of control’ coronavirus
London declared a major incident on Friday because its hospitals were at risk of being overwhelmed by a highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus racing “out of control” across the UK.
Bed occupancy level in Lagos COVID-19 care centres increases to 51%
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says that the bed occupancy level in the state’s public and private COVID-19 care centres has increased to 51 per cent. Abayomi made this known through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi, on Friday while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for Jan. 6. He said that the […]
NANS gives Makinde 72hrs to address alleged brutality of Amotekun corps on residents
Following the backlash that trailed the operations of the Western States Security Network, codenamed: Amotekun, the leadership of the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS), has given a 72-hour ultimatum to the Oyo State Government to set up machinery for the reorientation of operatives of the corps.
FG warns public against using Airport Road Flyover
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Friday advised the public to stay off Airport Road Flyover in Lagos dangerously burnt by fire, pending the determination of its structural safety. The bridge which runs over Toyota Bus Stop on the Apapa-Oshodi-Ojota-Oworonshoki Expressway being reconstructed, was engulfed by fire when a […]
Armed Forces Remembrance: Makinde stresses importance of Nation’s unity
GOVERNOR Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has stressed the need for all Nigerians to work towards sustaining the nation’s unity and peaceful coexistence, just as the country celebrates the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day.
Cleric seeks God’s intervention as COVID-19 rages on
A Kaduna-based Pastor, Yohana Buru, has called on religious leaders and traditional rulers to intensify prayers for God’s intervention to end the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
NARD seeks adequate funding, infrastructure to improve residency training in Nigeria
Dr Taofeek Sanni, the Southwest Caucus Leader of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), has tasked the government with funding and infrastructure to improve residency training in the country. Sanni disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan on Friday. He identified a paucity of funds, infrastructural decay, and […]
Labour cautions Kano Government on deduction of workers salary
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Friday told the Kano State Government to stop any further deductions of workers salary in the state or face resistance from the workers. NLC chairman in the state Alhaji Kabiru Ado told newsmen at the NLC Secretariat in Kano, that the workers would resist any plan to further deduct […]
