The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called for the support of African public development banks towards the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) as well as tackling youth unemployment on the continent. President of the AfDB, Dr Akinwumi…
By Tobi Adetunji The operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) has arrested a former Vice Chairman of Lagos Island Local Council Development Area, LCDA Asekun Kehinde Sakiru. Kehinde was arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja,…
By Tobi Adetunji Security operatives have arrested three men behind a job scam that almost led to the killing of 42 northern youths in Ondo last week. Recalled that last week, there was palpable tension among the residents of Okitipupa,…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta No fewer than three persons, including an infant were said to have been burnt to death in a fire accident in Abeokuta on Wednesday. It was learnt that the incident occurred at Oke-Egunya, along NTA road, Abeokuta,…
Nigeria is like a theatre of comedy where sentiments are allowed to becloud people’s sense of reasoning and the position of the law and even the law enforcement agents are equally not alive to their responsibilities as arbiter of fairness…
Manchester City were crowned Premier League champions for the third time in four seasons after Manchester United crashed to a 2-1 defeat against Leicester on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s side are 10 points clear of second-placed United and have wrapped up…
…says FG not overwhelmed by insecurity The Federal Government is set to prosecute 400 suspects arrested for allegedly funding terrorism in the country. This is according to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, who stated this on Tuesday during…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved new security measures to tackle insecurity in the South-East and South-South geo-political zones of the country. The acting Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the…
The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise in the Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) office on Tuesday trained no fewer than 150 incubators and incubatees on agribusiness development in Edo. Mrs Anthonia Esenwa, the National Project Coordinator of the programme said the six days…
Joshua Elekwachi, Abuja The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has described the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as unfit to criticize the President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration on corruption. The party reacting to the statement made by the opposition on the…
