Communal clash: Osun declares 24-hour curfew as two die, many injured
***Army, police takeover communities By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Following an inter-communal clash between Erin-Osun and Ilobu communities in Osun state, the state government has declared a 24-hour curfew in Irepodun and Orolu local government areas of the state until further notice. Violence broke out between the two neighbours situated in Irepodun on Saturday over […]
Agribusiness: NALDA set to install 3 rice mills in Adamawa State
Recovers 4000 hectares of farm estate, receives donation of 5000 hectares of land By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The National Agricultural Land Development Authority, NALDA, weekend, disclosed readiness to install three rice mills in Adamawa State as pasrt of the Buhari-led administration’s effort to boost food security and availability. This was made known by the […]
HURIWA tasks new service chiefs on human rights
…Commends Buratai for existing military-civil relations By Dirisu Yakubu ABUJA- Notable rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, Sunday, urged newly appointed security chiefs to uphold the constitutionally guaranteed rights of Nigerians in their quest to rid the country of insurgency, banditry and all forms of criminality. This is as the […]
Breaking: Lagos reopens 3rd Mainland Bridge ahead of scheduled time
The Lagos State Government on Sunday noon announced the reopening of Third Mainland Bridge earlier than 7 pm scheduled time
I couldn’t feature 9ice in 2019 because of the charged fee ― Snoweezy
Afro-Versa Nigerian artiste, Taiwo Hassan Aderionoye, stage name “Snoweezy” has claimed that the music industry is not too friendly for upcoming artistes like him. Citing a scenario, the “Dreams Turn Reality” crooner said in 2019, he was unable to feature Alexander Abolore Adegbola Akande, popularly known as 9ice, in 2019 because he was unable to […]
FG slates Tuesday for Kano-Maradi rail line groundbreaking
By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The President Muhammadu Buhari-led government has fixed Tuesday, February 9, for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kano-Maradi railway project, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed on Sunday. The 284km standard gauge rail project, Vanguard reports is contracted to a Portuguese firm, Mota-Engil Nigeria Limited. Amaechi in a release yesterday issued […]
