The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, on Tuesday said that men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) would henceforth be accompanying firefighters during emergency operations across the country. Aregbesola said this during the commissioning of a state-of-the-art firefighting truck in Calabar by Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River. He stated that deployment […]

By Temisan Amoye The UEFA Champions League returns for Matchday Two on Tuesday, with the highlight of the night being the blockbuster Group A clash between Premier League champions and last season finalists Manchester City and Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint Germain, PSG, at the Etihad Stadium. Both teams recently met in the semi-finals of […]

The Senate has urged oil and gas companies in Nigeria to relocate to their operational base in Niger Delta for smooth operation. This was sequel to the adoption of a motion by Sen.Albert Akpan (PDP-Akwa Ibom) at plenary on Tuesday. Akpan, in his lead debate said that the companies have over the years operated from […]

The State of States report by BudgIT, a civic organization, has shown that economic shocks from the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on states’ Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and their share of federally collected revenue in 2020, pushing their cumulative IGR down by 3.43 percent, except for Lagos State that recorded 5.08 percent IGR growth in the period.

An Ikeja Sexual Offences Court was yesterday told of how Olanrewaju James (alias Baba Ijesha) allegedly engaged his victim,  a minor (names withheld) ìn sexual activities.