Kwara residents pay highest for petrol, lowest for diesel in Dec 2020 — NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says residents of Abia, Kebbi and Kwara states, paid the highest amount for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly referred to as petrol, in December 2020. The NBS said this in its “Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) Price Watch for December 2020’’ released on its website, on Saturday. It said that […]
Okowa felicitates ace comedian, Gordons at 50
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, has congratulated award-winning ace comedian, Godwin Komone, popularly known as “Gordons” as he clocked 50 on January 15
UN loses 3 peacekeepers in 3 days
Three peacekeepers were killed and four others injured in separate attacks in the Central African Republic (CAR) and Mali over the past three days, according to the United Nations. The deceased peacekeepers were from Rwanda, Burundi and Egypt, while the nationalities of those wounded have not been disclosed. The UN said the latest attack, which […]
U.S. executes 13th convict under Trump administration
The U.S. government on Saturday carried out the 13th and final federal execution under President Donald Trump’s administration. The execution comes days before Trump’s successor Joe Biden takes office with a promise to try to end the death penalty. Dustin Higgs, 48, was pronounced dead at 1:23 a.m. EST (0623 GMT), the federal Bureau of […]
JUST IN: Buhari appoints Marwa Chairman NDLEA
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed former military administrator of Lagos and Borno states, Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd) as Chairman/CEO of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. General Marwan, who is a close ally of President Buhari, worked as Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse, PACEDA, between […]
My fishing expedition!
By Ijeoma Muolokwu Back in the day, when we lived in Onitsha, can’t remember exactly when but it should be between 2005 and 2006. My mum asked me to wash the stock fish (isi okporoko) that would be used in making the soup. In the process I found a fishing hook stuck in the […]
