Some environmentalists on Monday said that unwholesome human activities had reduced the nation’s forest resources to less than 25 per cent. The environment experts made the assertion during an event in Lagos State to commemorate the 2021 World Forest Day,…
The German athletes alliance, Athleten Deutschland (AD), has urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and sports federations to make some explanations on the Tokyo Games. AD wants IOC to “explain quickly and convincingly” how qualification events and the Tokyo Games…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun on Monday confirmed the death of two persons, including a radio presenter, in an auto crash on Ilesa-Ile-Ife expressway. Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, the Osun FRSC Sector Commander, told newsmen in Osogbo that…
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has banned the use of vehicles with tinted glasses and touting as part of measures to curtail insecurity in the state. Obiano in a statement in Awka on Monday also directed security agents to clampdown…
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, has assured that the military would enhance its kinetic operations in dealing with the prevailing security challenges confronting the nation. Irabor gave the assurance at a One-Day National Defence and Security Summit…
The Kwara State AIDS Control Agency (KWASACA) said it tested Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) on Monday in Ilorin for HIV/AIDS and other medical conditions. Mr Israel Adio, the Head of the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit of KWASACA, made this known…
Tokyo Olympic organisers said on Monday that Japan would not allow in volunteers from overseas except for some who are deemed essential. This decision has come after it decided to bar international spectators amid public concerns over the novel coronavirus.…
A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday remanded four security guards in correctional facility for alleged murder. The defendants are Sunday Onilede, 28; Fatai Alao, 40; Abdullahi Ibrahim, 29 and Hassan Rasak, 35. They are facing a two–count…
The Kaduna State Fire Service on Monday said it recorded 79 fire outbreaks in February. The Director of the Service, Mr Paul Aboi, told newsmen in Kaduna that its personnel within the period rescued five persons unhurt in fire incidents…
In its bid to attract patients from the West African sub-region and other parts of the world, the Management of the University Of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has embarked on a massive upgrade of its facilities and ancillary services. The…
