The Anambra Government has pledged to support cassava and rice farmers under the International Fund for Agricultural Development assisted Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) in the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu made the pledge at…
An agent, Esther Samuel, who allegedly defrauded two people of N2.2 million to secure a Schengen and Japanese visas, on Monday appeared in an Upper Area Court, Mpape, Abuja, for alleged. The police charged Samuel, who resides in Nassarawa State,…
The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, on Monday felicitated with the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on his 69th birthday. Obasa in his congratulatory message signed by his Chief Press…
The Emir of Keffi, Dr Shehu Chindo-Yamusa, has advised youths in the country to embrace education and entrepreneurship skills in order to contribute meaningfully to national development. Chindo-Yamusa, who gave the advice in an interview with newsmen on Monday, explained…
Grammy Award winner, Damini Ogulu ( Burna Boy) , has been conferred with one of the highest honours in the State. The award known as “Distinguished Service Star of Rivers State, DSSRS,’’ was conferred on him by Gov. Nyeson Wike.…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, says the Nigerian Army will remain resolute in dealing with the prevailing security threats across the country in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive. Attahiru stated this at the opening of the…
Henry Babatunde, General Manager, Ondo State Sports Council (OSSC), says 130 athletes will represent the state in 18 sports at the forthcoming National Sports Festival (NSF). Babatunde stated this in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Akure. Reports said…
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps Command in Edo says it has deployed 1,500 personnel to ensure a peaceful and secured Easter celebration in the state. The Commandant of the Corps in Edo, Mr George Edem, gave the assurance…
The Ogun State Football Association (OGSFA) has joined the rest of the football world to mourn the former Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Chief Kasimawo Laloko. The association’s Chairman, Alhaji Ganiyu Majekodunmi, in a statement signed on…
A businessman, Akinwumiju Abayomi, 40, was on Monday brought before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly defrauding a man of N4.3 million on the pretext of supplying him logs of wood. Abayomi, a resident of Yaba area of…
