By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo Former Osun Commissioner for Work, Engr. Remi Omowaiye has hit back at Governor Ademola Adeleke-led administration to provide a technical report that faulted the Olaiya flyover to the public domain, challenging him not to play politics…
…Says no one should be criminalised for engaging in life-sustaining economic activities The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has issued a strong warning to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, demanding the immediate withdrawal of…
A 41-year-old Canadian lady, Adrienne Munju, was on Wednesday, October 23, 2024 convicted and sentenced to 11 years imprisonment by a Federal High Court in Lagos for importing 74 parcels of Canadian Loud, a strong strain of synthetic cannabis weighing…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has discontinued its prosecution of Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance over his deteriorating health condition. EFCC’s counsel, R. U. Adagba, told Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court, Abuja, of the…
The Ondo State House of Assembly has passed the N96 billion 2024 supplementary budget. Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State recently forwarded to the lawmakers a bill for a supplementary appropriation increasing the initial N395 billion 2024 budget to N487…
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) says its 50 million dollars Research and Development Fund would provide research funds in the oil and gas research and development space. The Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Mr Felix Ogbe, made this known…
Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has emphasised the crucial role of editors in shaping public discourse, calling for responsible and developmental journalism practices. Uzodimma made the call on Wednesday at a two-day capacity-building workshop for editors and media executives in…
The Senate has passed a bill for the establishment of National Eye Centre Doma in Nasarawa state. This followed the adoption of report of Committee on Health, on the National Eye Centre Doma, Nasarawa State establishment bill 2024 at plenary…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no fewer than 1,191 persons have been killed by diphtheria from May, 2023 to date across Nigeria. Dr Muzzammil Gadanya, the Incident Manager, National Diphtheria Emergency Operations Centre (NCDC), disclosed this on…
The Ogun State Government has advised residents of flooded areas affected by the recent release of water from Oyan Dam to relocate to higher ground in line with its earlier warning. Affected areas include Isheri, Riverview Estate, Oshorun Estate, OPIC…
