No fewer than 100 widows and vulnerable women drawn from communities in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom received relief materials from Netherlands based NGO. Speaking to newsmen after the donation in Ikot Ekpene on Monday, Mr John…
Experts on drug addiction matters have urged youths to refrain from negative addictions to become responsible and an accountable adult. They stated this in Ibadan on Monday at the 2021 Summit of the Shining Stars Initiative International (SSII), a non-governmental…
A Magistrates’ Court in Ado-Ekiti on Monday remanded three suspects: Ariyo Bamidele, 42; Adeniji Kayode, 33; and Adeyeye Kayode, 25 at the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti, over alleged armed robbery. The defendants whose addresses were not given are facing a…
Prof. Oyesoji Aremu, a security scholar at the University of Ibadan, has stressed the need to expose school children to some basic security education to halt the spate of insecurity. Aremu stated this in an interview with newsmen in Ibadan…
The National Council of Women Societies (NCWS), on Monday commiserated with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) over the loss of seven of its personnel in the crashed Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft. Mrs. Laraba Shoda, National President of NCWS, in a…
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue, says people of the state are fighting against terrorists, killer herdsmen and criminality, not against any Fulani as some Nigerians believe. Ortom made the clarification on Monday in Makurdi, while briefing newsmen on the state…
The Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, on Monday commended the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, for his efforts toward bridging infrastructural gap in the country. Rector of the polytechnic, Dr Abdullahi Ahmed, made the commendation during the commissioning of…
A 30-year-old housewife, Marwanatu Muhammad on Monday prayed a Shari’a court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna State, to dissolve her 10-year-old marraige to Iliyasu, on the grounds of his inability to impregnate her. In her petition, Muhammd, alleged that Iliyasu has…
Nigerian Breweries Plc has declared revenue of N337.01 billion for the financial year ended Dec. 31, 2020. The revenue represented an increase of 4.3 per cent compared with N323 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2019. The company disclosed…
Nigeria and Napoli striker Victor Osimhen remains under watch in hospital after being knocked unconscious during the final minutes of Sunday’s Italian league match at Atalanta. Osimhen fell awkwardly after a collision with Atalanta defender Christian Romero and hit his…
