…says implementation of Residents Identification Cards commences soon By James Ogunnaike Poised to tackle insecurity and enhance community policing, the Ogun State government says that the Southwest Security Network, Amotekun, will kick off in the state this January. Apart from Amotekun, the state government will also commence the implementation of Residents Identification Cards, to provide […]

By Eguono Odjegba THE Federal Ministry of Transportation has granted the AMES-Edo Inland Dry Port, IDP, a provisional licence as port of origin and destination, giving the operator and management full power to commence engagement with investors. Promoter of the Edo IDP project, Atlantique Marine & Engineering Services Ltd, AMES, who disclosed this said the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says sustainable development is impossible when a country is hobbled by severe infrastructural deficits, thanking China for its support in the building of rail, road, power, defence and other infrastructural facilities.

By Bashir Bello & Abdulmumin Murtala Former Governor of Kano State and incumbent senator representing Kano Central, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, in this encounter, spoke on why Nigerians cannot have the desired change they want to see. This was as he said Nigerians are not doing the right thing to elect the right leaders from the […]

By Godwin Oritse with agency report AT the backdrop of efforts of the Nigerian government in collaboration with governments of countries in the West Africa sub-region to stem piracy on the Gulf of Guinea, GoG, the Cyprus Shipping Chamber, CSC, has indicated that the region still remains the world’s hotbed of the maritime crime. In its […]

By Chioma Obinna In a bid to ensure zero tolerance for circulation of Substandard and Falsified medicines in Nigeria, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC has shut down six local manufacturers of finished pharmaceutical products FPPs. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye in a press statement said the pharmaceutical […]

By Yinka Odumakin IT took a six years trip from Chibok to Kankara for those who aid terror in Nigeria to have their disgrace in full. When the Chibok girls were abducted in broad daylight and driven through military check points with attendant ochestrated international wailings to boot, only a few Nigerians could see through […]

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Operatives of the Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Police have arrested a 45-year-old man, Akanji Oluwaseyi for forcefully having carnal knowledge of his 13-year-old daughter (name withheld).

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has called for people with cancer to be considered for priority access to Covid-19 vaccines. The call comes after a review of data on the topic found that people with cancer were twice as likely to die from Covid-19 as people without cancer. Over the course of the […]

By Boluwaji Obahopo, Lokoja The Kogi State Government on Tuesday presented a N6 million cash donation to the family of the late Dekina Divisional Women leader, late Mrs Mariam Egbunu who died last year October. The state government also promised automatic employment to any of the children who meet the educational requirements. The Secretary to […]

Leaders of the Benue North-East senatorial district under the aegis of Zone A People’s Assembly, ZAPA, have accused the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume of fanning the embers of crisis and disunity in Benue state.

The Police, on Tuesday, arraigned two officials of the Oyo State government before an Iwo-Road Chief Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing and selling 40 bags of sugar from the state’s COVID-19 palliatives.

By Eguono Odjegba DESPITE the scourge of COVID-19 pandemic which impacted adversely on the national economy, the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Kano/Jigawa Area Command surpassed its 2020 revenue target of N20billion closing the period with N21.02 billion The Customs Area Controller, CAC, Comptroller Sulaiman Umar, who disclosed this, indicated that the figure surpassed the 2019 […]

By Sola Ogundipe With new COVID-19 variants emerging in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Nigeria, concerns have emerged over the effectiveness of vaccines on new strains. Vaccines are believed to be effective against the highly-infectious mutants, but there are fears that the South African strain could be a tough nut to crack. A professor […]