NEW LCDAS: Monarchs seek creation, hqtrs in Osi-Ekiti

NEW LCDAS: Monarchs seek creation, hqtrs in Osi-Ekiti

By Tunde Oso   Some traditional rulers in Ido/Osi Local Government area of Ekiti State have appealed to the Committee superintending over the creation of Local Council Development Authorities (LCDAs) to embrace justice and fairness in the location of the LCDAs’ headquarters . The traditional rulers; the Olosi of Osi-Ekiti, Oba Oladiran Adewoye Agunbiade, Olugbole […]
Visible Articles 5 10 15
Police arrest three suspected herdsmen for attacking woman in Ogun

Police arrest three suspected herdsmen for attacking woman in Ogun

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested three suspected herdsmen for allegedly attacking a woman, Mrs. Morounkeji Salami, in Oru, in Ijebu North local government area of the State with guns and machete which resulted to cut off of one of her fingers and shattering her jaw. The command […]

Timi Frank urges Biden to help Nigeria conduct free, fair elections in 2023

Timi Frank urges Biden to help Nigeria conduct free, fair elections in 2023

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday, called on the President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, to support Nigeria to conduct free, fair and credible elections in 2023. This is even as he congratulated Biden and his Vice President, Kamala Harris, for their electoral victory which […]

Pirates kill sailor, kidnap 15

Pirates kill sailor, kidnap 15

Armed men killed one sailor and abducted 15 from a Turkish cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria, Turkey’s Anadolu news agency reported Sunday. That left three crew members to sail the Liberian-flagged Mozart owned by a Turkish company, the state agency said. The dead man was Azerbaijani. Turkish news channel NTV spoke to a […]

I warned Gov AbdulRazaq on Kwara APC crisis — Party chieftain

I warned Gov AbdulRazaq on Kwara APC crisis — Party chieftain

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara, Dr Rex Olawoye, on Sunday said he warned Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of an imminent crisis in the state chapter of the party. Olawoye, a pharmacist, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin that he had often offered his advice to the governor whenever […]

Protection of intellectual property will attract investment – Onu

Protection of intellectual property will attract investment – Onu

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, has called for the protection of intellectual property of inventors and innovators, saying that this will attract investors who wish to invest in Nigeria’s economy. Dr. Onu said this when he received the President and board members of the Materials Science and Technology […]

Bauchi signs $70m MoU with UK firm for 10 megawatts of energy

Bauchi signs $70m MoU with UK firm for 10 megawatts of energy

By Charly Agwam – Bauchi Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PowerDot, a UK based energy firm for provision of affordable, uninterrupted electricity through incineration of municipal solid waste to energy. Speaking shortly after signing the $70m MoU in Bauchi on Friday, the governor pledged to provide the […]