The police, on Monday arraigned three men in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, for alleged assault on a driver, and forcefully extorting money from motorists. The police charged Kola Erinfolami, 31, Kayode Kehinde, 34, and Quadri Erinfolami, 34, with four…
The University of Ilorin says it has started online lectures as scheduled. Mr Kunle Akogun, the institution’s Director of Corporate Affairs, said in a statement on Monday that there was misinformation by the social media that the arrangement had been…
Mr Ibrahim Liman, Controller General (CG), Federal Fire Service, on Monday, condemned incessant attacks on firefighters by mobs in Nasarawa State. Liman frowned at the attacks while reacting to assault on men of the Nyanya Fire Service station by an…
Gunmen on Sunday night reportedly kidnapped a prominent petroleum dealer, Alhaji Suleiman Akinbami, in Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital. The Police Command in Ekiti State, on Monday, confirmed the abduction of the businessman and said that a manhunt had…
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of countries worldwide, while the demand for mental health is increasing, a new World Health Organisation (WHO) survey said. The survey revealed that over 60…
The workers unions of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, on Monday locked all the entrances leading into the institution thereby disrupting the resumption of the institution for academic activities after the Christmas break. Newsmen reports that the workers unions comprise the Academic…
The Director General of the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD), Gloria Akobundu, has called for an end to youth restiveness in Nigeria and promised to initiate programmes that will engage the youth positively. Akobundu made the appeal in Isiala-Mbano…
By Kayode Tokede Ahead of its demutualisation, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has inaugurated a ‘Claims Review Panel’, pursuant to the provisions of the NSE Demutualisation Act 2018. NSE President, Otunba Abimbola Ogunbanjo said this in a statement that the…
A Cleric, Rev. Fr Celsius Daklong, has urged the newly-elected Senator representing Plateau Southern Zone, Prof. Nora Dadu’ut to facilitate scholarships for youths in the zone. Daklong, Registrar, Oswald Wala College of Education in Shendam Local Government Area, gave the…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it plans to register 2 million members in Adamawa in the ongoing membership registration across the country. Prof. Tahir Mamman, member, APC National Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee said this at a news conference on…
