Mr Erastus Awortu, the Chairman, Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers, says the council administration will address the problem of water shortage to curb the menace of cholera. He made the promise on Wednesday at Ibot-Irem, Andoni Local Council of…
Two employees, Clement Nbani, 44, and Solomon Ajayi, 33, charged with stealing their employer’s N574,000 were on Thursday in Lagos brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ court. The duo, who reside in Agege, Lagos State, pleaded innocent to the charges of…
Cross River Government has expressed readiness to immunise 900,000 children against polio during the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Week in the state. Dr Janet Ekpenyong, the Director General of Cross River Primary Healthcare Agency, disclosed this on Thursday in…
HipCity Innovation Centre (HIC), has called on Local Government authorities in the country to engage communities on council projects . The Executive Director, Mr Bassey Bassey, made this known on Wednesday in an interview with the newsmen in Abuja. Bassey…
Japan’s Emperor Kaiser Naruhito has received International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on the eve of Friday’s opening of the Tokyo Olympics. While receiving Bach, Naruhito noted “??that staging the Games amid the coronavirus pandemic was “far from easy.”…
Some schools administrators have charged parents and guardians to ensure their children and wards adhere strictly to the COVID-19 protocols while on vacation. They gave the charge in an interview with newsmen on Thursday in Lagos. The administrators said that…
Gov. Abubakar Sani- Bello of Niger has hailed President Muhammad Buhari for appointing Prof. Dantani Wushishi as the substantive registrar of the National Examination Council (NECO). This is contained in a statement by Mrs Mary Noel-Berje, Chief Press Secretary to…
Guinea will not take part in the Tokyo Olympic Games, the country’s sports ministry announced late Wednesday. The West African country cited the increasing number of coronavirus infections and concerns about the health of athletes as the reasons behind their…
A Medical Practitioner, Dr Iredia Osunde, has advised people to keep the body hydrated by drinking water regularly to enable the body to function properly. Osunde, a Medical Officer with Faith Clinic, Benin, gave this advice in an interview with…
Rep. Julius Ihonvbere (APC-Edo) says establishment of a federal university of sports, Afuze, Edo, will facilitate development of Nigeria’s sportsmen and women. The lawmaker, who represents Owan Federal Constituency, said that the establishment would also help the sportsmen and women…
