The Oyo State Chairman of Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), Mr Olawale Ajani, says poor rainfall, crop pests, and herders/farmers clashes are causes of maize scarcity in the country. Ajani spoke on Thursday with the newsmen in Ibadan. Reports said…
A Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi on Thursday ordered that a 19-year-old man, Jacob Utambe, charged with armed robbery be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice. The police also charged Utambe with illegal possession of firearm. Magistrate Cynthia Ikpe…
The Police on Thursday arraigned one Oluwabusola Oluwatosin, 40, in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N6.95 million. The defendant was charged with three counts of alleged conspiracy, falsification and theft to which she pleaded not guilty. The…
Nigeria’s Super Falcons lost 0-2 to world champions U.S. in their last game at the four-nation tournament on Thursday at Austin in Texas, U.S. The match, played at the Q2 stadium, is the first-ever international friendly between both countries and…
The Women Farmers Advancement Network (WOFAN) says it has empowered 2,400 women with farm inputs to boost food sufficiency for the rainy season farming. The Founder of the association, Hajia Salamatu Garba, disclosed this on Thursday in a statement in…
Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa has rewarded athletes who made the state proud at the 2020 National Sports Festival (NSF) held in April with the total sum of N195 million. Diri said the total package of N195 million was for…
Matthew Denis, Abuja The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association (IPMAN) has called for the passage of the Petroleum Industrial Bill (PIB) as a way forward towards eliminating obstacles in the downstream sector. The National Secretary of the Association, Alhaji Danladi Pasali…
Akinlabi Afolabi, Ibadan It was a black Wednesday in Ibadan as two people were confirmed killed when men of the Oyo State Park Management System (PMS) allegedly reported to have attacked some shop owners in Iwo Road area of Ibadan,…
Jacob Ogodo, Abakaliki Ebonyi state government has charged its Vigilante group in the state and admonished them not to use their positions to terrorize anybody or fight against perceived enemies in their various villages but rather ensure that they secure …
The Chief Operating Officer, Gas and Power, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Engineer Yusuf Usman, in this interview with the Publisher, Nigerian NewsDirect, Dr. Samuel Ibiyemi, speaks on the efforts directed by the Corporation towards making gas reliably available for…
