Mr Abok Ayuba, Speaker, Plateau House of Assembly, has advised the new Long Kwo of Kwo Chiefdom, retired Col. Fidelis Attahiru, to be just and fair in leading his subjects. The Kwo Chiefdom is in Qua’an Pan Local Government Area…
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By Ruona to be at the pinnacle’s peak –no more bars to cross not one prayer to say even here is the world swirling chaotic around me and i am breathing the confusion settled around my neck to…
By Roseline Mgbodichinma I. In the chapel, the bell rings & the pendulum swings all into solemnity – the same way a mother’s breast becomes hose and stills the clamour of a child, The only salvation I know is an…
The Speaker of Edo House of Assembly, Mr Marcus Onobun, and his wife, Ehizojie, have received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine jabs. Onobun and wife received the jabs before newsmen at the new Festival Hall in Government House Benin on Monday.…
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Monday in Abuja began the administration of COVID-19 vaccination for residents of the territory and declared it safe. Performing the exercise at the Asokoro District Hospital Abuja, the FCT Minister of State, Dr…
Sunshine Stars’ Head Coach, Gbenga Ogunbote, on Monday in Akure said team’s record of eight matches without a win in the ongoing 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) is unfortunate. Ogunbote, while speaking during a post-match interview with newsmen after…
The Police in Osun on Monday arraigned a 45-year – old man , Yusuf Murtala , before an Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged dangerous driving. Murtala, who was arraigned on a five – count charge, however, pleaded not guilty.…
Alhaji Suleman Abdul, Coordinator of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the Federal Capital Territory, on Monday, said that about 1,670 corps members were registered at the camp. Abdul made the disclosure while declaring the 2021 Batch A, Stream 1…
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says sustaining efficient service delivery at Ibadan airport remains a priority of the organisation. The Ibadan Airport Manager, Mrs Tega Ayenuiro, declared this on Monday while receiving a donation of a firefighting truck…
