Some Agriculture stakeholders have attributed the hike in price of beans on various mitigating factors in the sector in the country. They spoke to newsmen on the backdrop of the ‘World Pulses Day’ celebration on Wednesday in Lagos. Reports state…
… Says owners will not travel till June 2021 The Presidential Task Force has sanctioned 100 passports of people in the second batch of the defaulters who failed to undertake the stipulated 7 days post arrival Covid-19 test. While quoting…
The police on Tuesday, charged nine men to an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly smoking ”Indian hemp” also known as cannabis in public. The police charged Ibrahim Jelili, 42; Emmanuel Christian, 28; Peter Teniola, 41; Lateef Akodun, 27; Olufemi…
The Police Command in Kebbi has arrested three suspected arms dealers as part of efforts to rid the state of crimes. The Police Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, made the disclosure at a news conference in…
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Monday temporary halted the re-trial of former Abia Governor, Sen. Orji Kalu, on alleged corruption charges. Justice Ekwo temporarily stayed the re-trial while delivering ruling in an application by Kalu…
Any decision about holding the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, postponed by a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, must be based on science, U.S. President Joe Biden told a radio show. The Games are set to start in less than…
A former governor of Ogun, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has urged Nigerians to concentrate more on things that unite the nation, rather than issues that are divisive. Daniels said this when members of the 100 Women Lobby Group paid him an…
A 28-year-old man, Chibueze Godwin was, on Monday, arraigned before an Ebonyi High Court for allegedly raping a 20-year-old girl. Godwin, who resides in the same compound with the victim at No. 1 Benedict Okoro Street in Abakaliki, is facing…
A 53-year-old man, Gbolahan Segun, on Monday appeared in an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly assaulting a man with a broken bottle. Segun, whose address was not provided, is facing a charge of assault. The prosecutor, Insp. E.O.Adaraloye,…
Researchers in the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin have developed a new breed of maize, named ILOMAZ-1. Prof. Gbolagade Adesiji, a former Ag. Dean of the Faculty, announced the new development to newsmen in Ilorin on Monday. Adesiji told…
