Birnin Gwari petitions FG over rising killings, banditry
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo MANY indigenes of Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State who live in other places have not travelled home for many years because of fear for their lives. This is because the once serene, peaceful and friendly Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road that connects the southern to the northern part of the country has become the […]
LASU immortalises late pioneer VC, Prof Olumide
After announcing the death of Lagos State University, LASU, pioneer Vice-Chancellor, VC, Professor Folabi Olumide, at 81 years of age, on Friday, the current VC, Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun(SAN), named the institution’s health centre after him.
FCTA commends mosques for compliance with COVID-19
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Friday commended the level of compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols in mosques around the Federal Capital City during Jumma’at congregation prayers.
EndSARS: I seek justice for my murdered brother, man tells panel
Police are problem of Nigeria — panel chair Shina Abubakar – Osogbo A petitioner before the Osun State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Police Brutality, Human Rights Violations and Extra-Judicial Killings, Elder Joseph Oluyide said he was at the panel to get justice for his brother gruesomely murdered by police in 1993. This is as […]
Insurgency, criminality will end soon, Buhari assures Nigerians
The President, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, said that the insurgency and all forms of criminality will soon be a thing of the past in the country
Makinde to sanction erring personnel of Amotekun corps
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says his government is already investigating the reports of alleged highhandedness of some personnel of the Western Nigeria Security Network; code-named ‘Amotekun’. This is contained in a statement issued on Friday in Ibadan by Mankinde’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa. The statement said that Makinde’s reaction on his […]
Okowa’s spokesman urges journalists to uphold ethics
Media practitioners in Delta have been called upon to uphold truth, professionalism, objectivity, versatility and sincerity in their job so as to remain true watchdogs of the society. Mr Olisa Ifeajika, Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa, made the call on Friday at the Government House, Asaba, when he received members of the […]
LASU: Sanwo-Olu cancels ongoing appointment of VC, orders fresh process
Lagos State Governor and Visitor to Lagos State University (LASU), Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has cancelled the ongoing process set up for the appointment of a substantive ninth Vice-Chancellor of the University.
Just In: London declares emergency over ‘out of control’ coronavirus
London declared a major incident on Friday because its hospitals were at risk of being overwhelmed by a highly transmissible variant of the coronavirus racing “out of control” across the UK. Britain has the world’s fifth worst official death toll from COVID-19 at over 78,000, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson has shuttered the economy and […]
Sanwo-Olu to appoint acting VC for LASU
Following the numerous petitions and pressure on the Visitor to the Lagos State University LASU, who is also the State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on the choice of a new Vice Chancellor for the university, the governor is expected to appoint an acting VC for the institution.
COVID -19: Medical Research Institute tested over 10,000 Nigerians for free, says DG
Prof. Babatunde Salako, the Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), on Friday, in Lagos, said the institute had carried out over 10,000 COVID-19 free tests in the country. Salako told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the institute, in collaboration with Lifebank, started a free COVID-19 drive through testing within the […]
