The Oyo State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed seven nominees sent to the house by Gov. Seyi Makinde for reappointment as commissioners. Reports state that the nominees were screened and confirmed by the lawmakers at plenary in Ibadan. A…
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) Thursday said out of seven million children born every year in Nigeria, only four million are breastfed in the first hour of birth. This,UNICEF said, fell below the 50 percentage target of global standard…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday said the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu is hale and hearty. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this while briefing journalists at the Lagos House Ikeja on his visit to the…
The Board of Trustees Members of the People’s Democratic Party is holding an emergency meeting at the party headquarters in Abuja. The meeting is fallout of the recent gale of resignation and defection that hit the leading opposition party recently.…
No fewer than 35 corps members have tested positive for Covid-19 at the National Youth Service Corps camp in Sagamu, Ogun State. The State Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Abeokuta on the upsurge of…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has lauded Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe for outstanding achievements in his two years administration of the state. Abubakar made the commendation when he paid a courtesy visit to the governor on…
Following a recent embarrassment in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, International fashion and sportswear brand, PUMA has terminated its agreement with Nigeria. An athlete named Chukwuebuka Enekwechi posted a video of himself cleaning his Olympic Jersey on Instagram with…
The Ondo State Government has cautioned owners of pharmaceutical and patent medicine stores in the state against sharp practices. The government also urged them to operate within the law for qualitative healthcare delivery. The Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry…
Three staff members of AIICO Capital Ltd were on Thursday arraigned before an Ikeja Special Offences Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly defrauding their employer, an investment company, of N1.4 billion. Reports state that the…
The Zamfara Police Command on Thursday confirmed the abduction of the father and step mother of Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu, confirmed the incident to the newsmen…
