Young professionals ask Tinubu to stay off Kwara APC crisis
A group of young professionals in Kwara state under the aegis of "Kwara for Kwara Movement" has asked the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress(APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to stay away from reconciling the waring APC factions in the state.
War of the gods: Oluwo dares Osun traditionalists
…Only God determines kings, not Ifa, monarch insists By Shina Abubakar The verbal war between Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, and traditional religious adherents in Osun State seems to have taken a twist, as the group, under the aegis of Traditional Religion Worshippers Association, TRAWSO, said the monarch’s effrontery against the gods would lead […]
Abductors of 3-yr-old girl in Ondo demand for N20m ransom
Abductors of the three-year-old Mary Fasina in Akure, the Ondo state capital have demanded N20 million ransom to free her from their captivity.
FG sets up Task-Force to deliver Audience Measurement Service
By Emmanuel Elebeke The Federal government on Thursday announced a 13-member Task Force to oversee and deliver the Audience Measurement Service on Nigeria Media Platforms. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who announced this in a statement issued in Abuja said the approval of the Task-Force followed the recommendation of the Task Force’s […]
Coronavirus medicines may appear in Estonia in January
Estonian broadcasting portal (ERR) on Thursday reported that coronavirus medicines may appear in Estonia as early as January. Erki Laidmae, head of the pharmaceuticals and medical devices department at the Estonian Health Insurance Fund, told ERR that some of the medicines have not yet received approval from the European Medicines Agency (EMA). ALSO READ: Reps’ […]
‘Baba Suwe’ was not in possession of drug ― TAMPAN
Alhaji Babatunde Omidina popularly known as ‘Baba Suwe’ was never in the possession of substances suspected to be cocaine by the officials of…
Ekiti govt appoints two new traditional rulers
The Ekiti State government has approved the appointment of Prince Sunday Aniyi as the new Obaleo of Erinmope-Ekiti and Prince Adegbenro Falore as the new Olufaki of Ifaki-Ekiti. Mr Akin Omole, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Values Orientation disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti. He said that the approval was part […]
Two docked for alleged assault, stealing
Two men were on Thursday arraigned before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court, for alleged assault and theft of cell phone and cash valued N470,000. Abiodun Adebimpe, 26 and Boluwatife Agbajelola, 18, of no fixed addresses, are being tried on a four-count charge of conspiracy, assault, stealing and breach of the peace. The Police prosecutor, Insp. […]
Passport Seizure: Court to hear contempt proceeding against Immigration boss Dec 3
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has fixed December 3 for the hearing of a contempt proceedings filed against the Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammed Babandede, over his refusal to obey a court order for the release of the travel document of a Chinese national, Zheng Yue Feng.
Lagos govt convicts 80 persons for contravening environmental laws
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government has read the riot act to market operators across the state over violation of environmental protection law, saying it has secured the conviction of over 80 persons for violation of state’s environmental protection laws. The Managing Director of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, who disclosed […]
Yemi Edun hosts Wole Soyinka in book launch reading in London
Africa’s Nobel laureate in literature, Wole Soyinka, was the guest of top property maestro, Yemi Edun, as the Founder/CEO of Daniel Ford International hosted the launch and reading of the book‘Chronicles From the Land of The Happiest People on Earth”, inside the British Library Knowledge Centre in London on Monday, 22 November. Edun, who was […]
