OLAEDO MAUREEN EMELIE: Tales of Trying to Conceive
A recipient of the Women Economic Forum 2020 Award, a style entrepreneur of repute, and an alumna of the Metropolitan School of Business and Management, United Kingdom; the Lagos Business School; Strathmore Business School, Kenya; and the Lagos State University, Olaedo Maureen Emelie is on a single mission— to inspire women who are struggling to conceive.
DSS arrests Tanko-Yakassai over issues beyond expression of opinion – PRO
The Department of State Services (DSS) says the arrest of Mallam Salihu Tanko-Yakassai, the Media Aide to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State followed issues beyond the expression of opinion in social media. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. “This is to […]
INSECURITY: Plateau has let down middle Belt through Lalong’s utterances – Kaze
By Marie-Therese Nanlong The alarming rate of insecurity in Nigeria needs to be tackled not from the point of weakness on the part of government and security agencies but decisive actions against criminal elements causing havoc in the country. Former Member representing Jos South/Jos East constituency in the 6th and 7th National Assembly, Bitrus Kaze […]
Environmental pollution, cause of low life expectancy in Nigeria ― Survey
Some stakeholders in the South–East of Nigeria have blamed environmental pollution in some parts of the country for a low life expectancy of Nigerians, a survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has revealed. An environmentalist and university lecturer, Professor Mike Abaribe of Imo State University, noted that residents of communities with a high […]
NPA to mete out sanctions to erring truckers – Amaechi
By Dirisu Yakubu Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has charged the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, to punish truckers who fail to comply with government’s directives when the rail end of the Apapa Port spur line is completed. The Minister, who gave this charge during the inspection of the Lagos-Ibadan rail line project over the weekend, […]
PAP introduces new training model for ex-agitators
By Davies Iheamnachor The Presidential Amnesty Programme office has introduced new training package for ex-militants under the amnesty scheme. The office disclosed that it has adopted the South-East business model in its training and empowerment of its beneficiaries to reduce the ex-agitators’ over-dependence on monthly stipends for survival. The Interim Administrator, PAP, Col. Milland Dixon […]
NDLEA nabs trafficker with N1bn worth of cocaine in Sokoto
A transborder drug trafficker, 36-year-old Nkem Timothy, alias Auwalu Audu has been arrested in Sokoto by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, while trying to cross to Algeria through the Niger Republic with 62 wraps of substance suspected to be cocaine.
Ikeja Electric schedules all customers for metering under National Mass Metering Programme
Ikeja Electric (IE) Plc says all unmetered customers under its business unit, have now been scheduled for metering under the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP). Mr Felix Ofulue, Head, Corporate Communications, IE, confirmed the development in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. According to Ofulue, a total of 106,000 customers of the […]
Economic sanction against killer herdsmen: Stop eating cow meat, Nigerians told
By Chinonso Alozie Stakeholders at the Igbo Nation Political summit yesterday called on Nigerians to boycott the buying and eating of cow meat. This was contained in a communique from the summit held in Owerri, organized by the Igbo National Council, INC, signed by the president, Chilos Godsent and the National Secretary, Zulu Ofoelue. They […]
Anambra 2021: My desire is to create axis of prosperity – Soludo
By Vincent Ujumadu THE former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Professor Charles Soludo has said that his quest for the governorship of Anambra State is to enable him create an axis of prosperity in this part of the country. Soludo, who recently informed the leadership of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in […]
Pope Francis condemns mass abduction of Zamfara schoolgirls
Pope Francis condemned on Sunday the kidnapping of more than 300 schoolgirls at Jengede in Zamfara state last week as “vile”. “I join the bishops of Nigeria in condemning this vile abduction of 317 young girls,” the pope said following his weekly Sunday Angelus address to the Catholic faithful on Saint Peter’s Square in the […]
