Soni Daniel – Abuja No fewer than 35 lottery firms are actively operating in Nigeria without an approved license, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has revealed. The commission said in a statement it released in Abuja on Thursday that the 35 illegal companies’ names were unraveled during an investigation that was carried out on […]

Lawmaker distributes hand sanitizers, face masks Warned against misconceptions By Emem Idio – Yenagoa The Bayelsa State House of Assembly has suspended all legislative activities for the next two weeks in line with the State Government’s efforts to prevent the Coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. In a statement on Thursday, in Yenagoa, the Speaker of […]

The Zamfara State House of Assembly has announced the suspension of all activities including plenaries until further notice. The Speaker of the House, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen in Gusau on Thursday by the Public Relations Officer of the Assembly, Malam Mustafa Jafaru-Kaura. Magarya expressed deep concern over […]

By Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt A workshop on effective medical waste management for health experts and institutions has been shifted by the Rivers State Government due to concerns over Corona Virus. A statement on Thursday, by Bro Felix Obuah, Sole Administrator, Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA), organisers of the training noted that the […]

By Paul Olayemi Ojolu (a suburb) in Sapele, Delta State, residents, were shocked on Wednesday morning when a workman, Mr. Elijah Etsemiju, a 28 years old man, was electrocuted to death while working in a house in the vicinity. A source close to the family, who begged not to be mentioned, told Vanguard that Mr. […]