By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo No fewer than thirty-five (35) students of Fakunle Comprehensive High School Osogbo, Osun State capital on Tuesday collapsed and were hospitalised after teargas used by the police during morning drill affected the students. The school which…
…Says it is August 19 The publisher, Nigerian NewsDirect Newspaper, Dr Samuel Ibiyemi has on Tuesday disowned the May 19 birthday which went viral on social media platforms. Ibiyemi in a statement made available noted that the May 19 birthday…
A 27-year-old man, Mima Chinecherem, has been arrested in Ondo. He was apprehended by detectives in connection with the murder of an 80-year-old woman in Ondo state. The victim, Mrs Felicia Aderibigbe, was murdered on her farmland located in Ore,…
Three men who were part of the five-man kidnap gang behind the abduction of Amra Ahmad-Daska, a staff of Adamawa Broadcasting Corporation have been sentenced to life imprisonment. The journalist who was abducted at her residence in Yola-South Local Government…
The Police Command Delta has apprehended a suspected gunrunner in the Okpe Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, told journalists on Tuesday in Warri that the suspect was arrested on Monday by…
By Sodiq Adelakun Embattled Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti has been released from police custody after meeting bail conditions on Tuesday. Kuti has been detained by the police for allegedly assaulting a police officer some days ago on Third Mainland Bridge,…
African Develop ment Bank (AfDB) , yesterday, lamented the devastating effects of climate change in several poor African countries, saying the continent would require $2.7 trillion in interventions by 2030 to adapt. The development bank, which took a swipe at…
By Sodiq Adelakun Nigeria’s Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), eNaira, and the first to be issued in the world, is failing to live up to expectations in terms of boosting remittance and improving the informal economy. This is despite huge…
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has launched a safety college scheme aimed at raising employee awareness on the safe implementation of their tasks and improving overall safety culture within the organisation. The General Manager Corporate Communications and Strategy of EKEDC, Mr…
…Eyes more companies’ listings on NGX In a bid to promote trade between France and Nigeria, the French Government has said it will continue fostering economic and investment ties with Nigeria. This is even as it revealed that it is…
