A Professor of Plants Breeding and Genetics, Olusola Kehinde, has been appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development) of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB). The appointment is contained in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Monday by the institution’s Registrar, Dr…
Joseph Emeka, one of the co-defendants of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, on Monday, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that he was losing sight. Reports state that Emeka is facing trial alongside Onwuamadike, Chiemeka Arinze and Udeme…
The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, says the prevalence of the various security threats in Nigeria has adversely affected food security thereby posing new dimension of threats to the country. Magashi stated this at the opening of a…
Vedic Lifecare Hospital, Lekki, says its three expatriate doctors had received their licenses from Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) and it is working on the reopening of its facility shut by Lagos State Government. Dr Tosan Omaghomi, Chief…
The Police on Monday arraigned a 43-year-old woman, Ogunlowo Bolanle, before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged N6.1 million fraud. The defendant, of no fixed address, is standing trial on a one-count charge of fraud. The Police Prosecutor, Insp.…
Ten members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), 2021, Batch C Stream 1 Orientation Course, in Abia, have won N3,750, 000 as business start-up fund. Mr Omaka Nnachi, the Public Relations Officer of NYSC, Abia, in a statement on…
Legendary Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has claimed Manchester United were one of the clubs he turned down. When the club’s new owner, Stan Kroenke, bought a majority share in the club, Wenger revealed he questioned whether he made the right…
A gas tanker on Monday went up in flames along the Sagamu interchange axis of the Lagos-Ibadan highway, Ogun State. The tanker, which was moving outward the Lagos section of the highway, had three occupants as of the time it…
The House of Representatives Committee on the Nigerian Navy has condemned the spillover of projects by some contractors handling its projects. Rep Yusuf Gagdi, the chairman of the committee, expressed their displeasure on Monday, in Abuja, when the Chief of…
Malam Adamu Adamu, Minister of Education, has declared that it would take the country about 120 years to have the number of medical doctors needed in Nigeria’s health sector. The Minister spoke at the weekend during the maiden matriculation of…
