Yoruba/Hausa Clash: Nigeria First calls for understanding, tolerance amongst ethnic groups
The Nigeria First movement has called for better understanding and tolerance amongst Nigerians of different ethnic groups in the country amidst heightened tension in Oyo State. The group expressed worry over the crisis in the state where some Nigerians appear to be targeted, attacked and even killed over their ethnicity. In a statement signed by […]
Ebola: profile of a prolific killer
A factfile on the Ebola virus that has plunged Guinea into an “epidemic situation” according to a senior health official, and which has killed more than 15,000 people since 1976. – Origins – Ebola was first identified in central Africa in 1976. The tropical virus was named after a river in the Democratic Republic of […]
COVID-19: Enugu govt tasks residents on strict compliance with President’s health regulatory measures
The Enugu State government has enjoined all residents of the state to conduct their affairs in strict compliance with the recent Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Health Protection Regulations 2021, enunciated by President Muhammadu Buhari on January 26, 2021. The regulatory measures were made by President Buhari “in consideration of urgent need to protect the health and […]
I sold my properties to fund foreign scholarship trip of Kano students — Kwankwaso
The former Kano state governor, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso has narrated how he sold his properties to fund scholarship trip of Kano Indigenes abroad under his charity organization, Kwankwasiyya Development Foundation.
COVID-19: Obasanjo cautions Africa on agric-business, manufacturing sectors
James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has cautioned African countries not to allow agric-business and manufacturing sectors to degenerate in the face of COVID-19 pandemic. He observed that the two sectors were important areas which by and large have not been severely impacted upon by the disease. This was contained in […]
APC to boycott Sokoto LG election
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Sokoto State Chapter, has resolved to boycott the forthcoming local government (LG) election in the state. The position of the party was made known by the state APC Chairman, Alhaji Isah Achida, at a news conference on Sunday in Sokoto. According to Achida, the resolution was based on the recent […]
Lagos begins anti-rabies vaccination campaign
The Lagos State Government will commence a two-week free mass anti-rabies vaccination campaign to curb the menace of rabies in the state. The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, said this on Sunday in Lagos. Olusanya said that the vaccination campaign was aimed at promoting awareness of rabies among dogs and cats in the […]
Shasha violence: Akeredolu visits lbadan, appeals for calm amidst growing tension
Chairman of the south-west governor’s forum, Rotimi Akeredolu has appealed to the warring Yoruba and Hausa Communities in Shasha, Ojoo Area of Ibadan, the Oyo State Capital to maintain calm.
Perish any thought of another PMS price increase, PDP warns FG
By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA- Against the backdrop of possible increment in the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise called petrol, the Peoples Democratic Party, Sunday, cautioned the federal government not to dump the idea in its entirety. The party said it has been made aware of discussions and consultation in high places […]
Group Condemns attempt to Politicize rencent Herdsmen killing in Yewaland
The Ogun State Solidarity Alliance Group (OSSAG) has issued a communique condemning attempts made by certain individuals in the community to politicise the recent killings by herdsmen in the community. There has been certain narratives attributed to some political icons in the community who are trying engage the present situation to gain cheap political […]
Environmental nuisances: Miscreants on rampage, attack, injure LAWMA officials during enforcement
At least two officers of the Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, Enforcement and Monitoring Team, EMT, sustained varying degrees of injuries when they were attacked at the weekend while enforcing the environmental sanitation law against nuisances in the state in Ajah area of the state.
