Tension as herdsmen hack farmer to death in Osun
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Some Bororo herdsmen on Tuesday were said to have killed a farmer identified as Ridwan after a herd of cattle destroyed the deceased’s farm. It was gathered that Ridwan, popularly referred to as Rado of Eesa’s compound in Ijabe, Odo-Otin Local Government Area of Osun State was attacked on his farm […]
FG finally okays ambassadorial postings
By Victoria Ojeme and Fortune Eromosele The federal government has finally, announced the posting of Ambassador-Designates to Nigerian Missions abroad. In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Gabriel Aduda, said that President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the posting of Ambassador-Designates to Nigerian Missions abroad, maintaining that the list includes […]
Police arraign ‘okada’ rider for alleged failure to remit N2000 daily to owner
The police in Ekiti on Tuesday arraigned a 26-year-old commercial motorcycle rider who allegedly refused to remit N2000 daily to the owner of the motorcycle. The police charged Tafa Oluwaseyi with unlawful conversion of money and stealing, before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court. The defendant, who has no fixed address, however, pleaded not guilty to the […]
SSANU, NASU protest in UNIAbuja over IPPIS, earned allowance
THE Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities and Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, in the University of Abuja, staged a peaceful protest Tuesday, to draw attention to what they referred to as federal government’s injustice to them.
COVID-19: Edo records 18 new cases, total active cases now 215, says Incident Manager
The Edo government says it has recorded 18 new cases of COVID-19, as active cases being managed at the state’s isolation and treatment centres rose to 215, according to a statement by the state’s COVID-19 Incident Manager, Dr Andrew Obi. The statement, issued on Tuesday, in Benin, quoted him as saying that out of the […]
US FTC’s antitrust case against Facebook gets new judge
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Facebook was transferred to another judge on Tuesday so that it and a similar case filed by state attorneys general will be heard by the same person, according to a court filing on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Coronavirus: Sequencing of Nigerian variant at midway point — OMILABU Both […]
