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16 dead, five injured in Lagos road accident

By Bose Adelaja No fewer than 16 passengers died, while five others were injured, on Tuesday, after an unidentified truck and a passenger bus collided and burst into flames along Alaro City, Epe area of Lagos State. Vehicles involved were a white bus with number plates, KTN 262 YJ and an unidentified articulated truck, which […]

CWG 2022: Nwokocha, Chukwuma, Udo-Gabriel qualify for women’s 100m semi-final

By Emmanuel Okogba Like their male counterparts, all three of Nigeria’s representatives in the women’s 100m event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games, Grace Nwokocha, Rosemary Chukwuma and Joy Udo-Gabriel booked a semi-final spot and increases the country’s chances of getting a podium finish. Their outing was an exact replica of how it played out for […]

Nigerians need service, says Ita-Giwa; launches ‘Ini Nnyin Edi Emi’

All Nigerians need is service; leadership based on service. And the fact that youths have become conscious of their socio-political realities is encouraging. Senator Florence Ita-Giwa made these points, on Sunday, at the unveiling of ‘Ini Nnyin Edi Emi’ for the realisation of a governor of Cross River South extraction for the state. Read Also: […]

Suspected cultists kill woman, 65, remove one eye

Osun Police Command on Tuesday said the corpse of a 65-year-old woman, declared missing in Ilesa, was found on her farm with one of her eyes plucked. SP Yemisi Opalola, Osun Police Spokesperson in a statement, explained that daughter of the deceased reported the discovery of her mother’s corpse to the police. She said, “At […]

CWG 2022: Ashe, Ekevwo, Oghenebrume breeze into men’s 100m semis

By Emmanuel Okogba Nigeria’s trio of Favour Oghene Tejiri Ashe, Raymond Ekevwo and Godson Oghenebrume all qualified for the semi-final of the men’s 100m event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Tuesday. While Ashe and Ekevwo finished among the top 10 from the heats in times of 10.12s and 10.14s to get automatic qualification […]

EKOEXCEL: Parents hail Sanwo-Olu for excellent performance of pupils in common entrance

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Parents have commended the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for the excellent impact of EKOEXCEL, the innovative digital initiative launched by the state government in 2019 to transform public primary schools. The parents expressed their satisfaction at a Parents-Teacher conference, held on recently, in all 1011 public primary schools in Lagos, where they […]

Grassroots engagement vital to democracy – Accord chairman

By Adeola Badru Grassroots engagement has been described as the best approach toward the growth of democracy in Nigeria. The chairman of Accord Party in Lagelu Local Government Area, Oyo State, Chief Segun Ogunkanmi, stated this on Tuesday, while addressing some party members at the secretariat, in Lalupon town. The leadership of the party in […]

Exclusive Breastfeeding: How Oyo appreciated marginally – Commissioner

By Adeola Badru The Oyo State Ministry of Health, yesterday, explained that the state has appreciated marginally in terms of exclusive breastfeeding from 14.8% to 20.9%. Briefing journalists on the occasion of year 2022 World Breastfeeding Week Celebration with the theme: “Step-Up for Breastfeeding: Educate And Support,” held at the ministry’s conference hall Agodi Secretariat […]

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