Amotekun rescues 5 kidnap victims in Ondo, stops N150m ransom payment
The Western Nigeria Security Network, Amotekun Corps in Ondo, says five people have been rescued from kidnappers in the state without the payment of N150 million ransom. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, state Amotekun Commander, addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Akure, said the victims were rescued on May 6 and May 10. Adeleye explained that the rescues […]
Noise pollution: Lagos talks tough, clamps down on churches, mosques, others
.receives 1,616 complaints in 18 months.releases guidelines for noise reduction practices By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government has vowed to embark on aggressive compliance enforcement for noise pollution and other environmental regulation infractions across the state. In a bid to curb noise pollution, government is set to clamp-down on religious houses; Churches, Mosques, hotels, lounges […]
FG, IFAD partner GCA on climate change, resilience, adaptation in Northern Nigeria
…programme to reduce poverty, boost nutrition -IFAD By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – IN a bid to upscale food production and transform the rural economy, the Federal Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, Tuesday, partnered Global Center for Adaptation, GCA, on Climate Resilience and Adaptation to offer technical assistance for the Value Chain Programme […]
Nigerian newspapers review: How lives get wasted daily on Nigeria’s highways of horror
In today’s Nigerian newspapers’ review programme, Today in the News, Vanguard leads with a special report detailing how bad roads across the country cause unnecessary deaths.
Economic hardship makes service to humanity difficult – Group
Shina Abubakar, Osogbo The present economic hardship in the country has been described as an impediment to humanitarian services across the country. This was disclosed by the Multiple Council Chairperson, Lions Club International, MD404 Lion Anogwi Anyawu while fielding questions from newsmen at a media briefing to herald the 18th Multiple Districts Convention of the […]
APC chieftain distributes farm inputs to over 1,000 farmers in Osun
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo EJIGBO – About 1,400 farmers from Ede Federal Constituency on Wednesday benefitted from the distribution of farm inputs to aid their farming activities and improve farm yield. The farmers, both male and female were selected from rural communities in Ede, Ejigbo, Egbedore Local Government Areas of the State. Speaking at the […]
