A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), The Connected Development (CODE), says it will expand platforms provided by the Kaduna State Government for women to participate in decision-making process of COVID-19 response. CODE’s Senior Programme Manager, Mrs Lucy Abagi said this when officials…
Active COVID-19 cases in Nigeria stood at 17,670, on Wednesday, down from the previous day’s 18,208. The declining number was made known by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in the updated data published Wednesday. So far, 139,983 Nigerians…
Mari Osaka, the elder sister of four-time major-winner Naomi Osaka, has retired from tennis at the age of 24, explaining “it was a journey which I didn’t enjoy”. The elder Osaka was ranked 340th in the world, having reached a…
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that two men, charged with alleged armed robbery, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending issuance of legal advice. The defendants, Shehu Idris, 32 and Salisu Yusuf, 28, both residents of Maiduguri…
The Kano State Ministry of Health Task Force on Counterfeit, Fake, Substandard Drugs and Unwholesome Processed Foods has confiscated expired drugs worth N6.4 million in the Sabon Gari area of Kano metropolis. A statement signed by the information of the…
Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the people of Ekan-meje in the Oke Ero Local Government Area of the state over the demise of their traditional ruler, Oba Michael Ashaolu Adeyemi. His condolence message was contained in a statement…
The Kwara Government says 21 more people have tested positive to Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total of confirmed cases in the state to 3,047. The Chief Press Secretary to the state governor and Spokesman of the Technical Committee on COVID-19,…
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has approved the appointment of Mr John Adeyemo as the new Head of the Ondo State Public Service. This is contained in a press statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Akure by Mr Olabode Richards,…
The National Association of Professional Artisans and Plumbers, Kwara Chapter, has advised residents to inculcate habit of building toilets as open defecation is still prevalence. Mr Joseph Akintayo, the President of the association, told newsmen on Thursday in Ilorin that…
Former Enyimba International FC of Aba midfielder, Mouritala Ogunbiyi, says players no longer have respect for the game of football; hence the reason Nigerian club sides are not doing well on the continent. The 38-year-old professional football player disclosed this…
