The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) destroyed more than 2,000 substandard cooking gas cylinders fabricated in Onitsha and its environs on Tuesday. Supervising the destruction in Enugu, Mr Obinna Manafa, the Director, Inspectorate and Compliance Directorate of SON, said that…
The Governing Council of the Alex-Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi, has appointed Prof. Sunday Oge Elom as the third substantive vice-chancellor of the institution. Mrs Odisa Okeke, Registrar/Secretary of the University Council, said in a statement on Tuesday that the…
Four persons were on Tuesday, arraigned at Iwo Road Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Ibadan, for alleged breach of peace in the neighbourhood. Oluwatoke Bamidele, 22, Adewuyi Babatunde, 21, Adebisi Sunday, 20, and Adeleke Bolaji, 19, are being tried each…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has postponed the hearing of a petition against granting of an Independent Electricity Distribution Network (IEDN) Licence to Asaba Distribution Limited indefinitely. The petition, filed by the Benin Electricity Distribution (BEDC) Plc, was scheduled…
Nigerian actress, film producer and entertainer Ebele Okaro is a year older today, January 19th, 2020. Ebele started her acting career while attending the Santa Maria Primary School and later attended Nsukka’s Queen of the Holy Rosary Secondary School. Her…
The Bayelsa House of Assembly says there are no plans to impeach Gov. Douye Diri, describing the speculations as a distraction. The House Committee Chairman on Information, Mr Tari Porri, representing Ekeremor Constituency 1, dismissed the rumour that the sixth…
Nigerian skit maker and Instagram comedian Samuel A Perry, aka Brodashaggi, has renewed his brand ambassadorial deal with a betting company. Merrybetsports renewed their deal with Shaggi for the 3rd time, and the comic act, who doubles as a musician,…
Prof. Olugbenga Mokuolu, a Professor of Pediatrics at University of Ilorin, says elimination of malaria in the country will require sustained efforts of stakeholders. Mokuolu made this observation at a webinar series on “Monitor Your Health” organised by Monitor Healthcare…
The University of Calabar COVID-19 Task Force Committee has sought collaboration with the Cross River Primary Healthcare Agency (CRPHA) to control and manage the pandemic on its campus. The university has announced Feb. 5 as the date for resumption of…
An Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court in Osun on Tuesday sentenced a 45-year-old man, Sanni Moses, to 12 months’ imprisonment for the theft of armored cable pipe worth N350,000 belonging to the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife. The Chief Magistrate, Mr A.A.…
