The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday, mourned a former Minister of Information and Culture, Chief Tony Momoh, who died on Monday at the age of 81. The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola…
The Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to extend ‘Trader moni’ programme and other interventions to accomodate more petty traders. Dr Sadiq Auwalu, the National Publicity Secretary of the association, made this call in…
A 40-year-old contractor, Chukwuma Matthew, who allegedly obtained the sum of N42 million under false pretences, on Wednesday, appeared before a Lagos Magistrates’ Court, Igbosere. The defendant, whose address was not given, is standing trial on a two-count charge of…
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has inaugurated the rehabilitation of the 66 kilometres Maiduguri – Bama road. Speaking at the ceremony on Wednesday, the governor said the N6 billion project being executed in collaboration with the World Bank was part…
Olympic officials on Wednesday unveiled the first of many COVID-19 rules for the Tokyo Games this summer, banning singing and chanting during events. They are also going to mandate participants to wear masks at “all times” except when eating, sleeping…
Mr Patrick Ukah, Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in Delta, has urged Principals of public secondary schools in the state to strictly enforce the stipulated COVID-19 protocols in their schools. Ukah made the plea on Wednesday in Asaba at…
Up to 600 players, officials and staff for the Australian Open must quarantine until they provide a negative coronavirus test after a worker in one of the tournament’s quarantine hotels submitted a positive test for the Sars-CoV-2 virus. In order…
Two persons, Adeleke Osaguna (50) and Ondia Emmanuel (30), were, on Wednesday, arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court over alleged child abuse. The defendants, of unknown addresses, are facing a three-count charge, bordering on child abuse. The Prosecutor, Insp…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker Committee in Ogun on Wednesday received five out of the seven lawmakers who recently defected from the Allied People’s Movement (APM) to the APC at the party secretariat in Abeokuta. Mr Olakunle Oluomo, Speaker…
The Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe on Wednesday called on governments at all levels to develop the tourism sites in their domain to international standard. Runsewe said this on Wednesday in an interview with…
