Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, has called on Nigerians to shun calls for division, insurgency, banditry and all inter-ethnic, religious and politically motivated wranglings capable of disintegrating the country. Rather, they should embrace team-spirit, brotherliness and compassion for fellow beings.…
The police on Friday in Ibadan arraigned two men, Isaiah Oladejo, 51, and Samuel Ademola, 65, over alleged possession and manufacturing of guns Reports state that the defendants of Iluju village, via Ikoyi – Ile, Ogbomoso, and Oyo State were…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says there are 8,043 active COVID-19 cases being managed under the state’s Home Based Care. Abayomi made the disclosure through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi, on Friday, while giving the state’s…
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi has urged youths to fight unemployment with entrepreneurial and vocational skills. Prof. Obi gave the charge on Friday in Calabar when the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Cross…
A 38-year-old businessman, Emmanuel Akhidimme, who allegedly obtained N6.2 million under false pretences, on Friday, appeared before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Akhidimme, whose residential address was not given, is standing trial on a two-count charge of fraud and stealing.…
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has urged Nigerians to desist from condemning the Nigerian army, adding that they should rather support it in the fight against insurgency, banditry and other criminal activities in the country. The governor stated this on…
Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has commended the judiciary for the speedy dispensation of justice on a tricycle rider who assaulted its personnel. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday in Abuja by…
A Customary Court in Ile-Tuntun, Oyo State, on Friday dissolved a 10-year-old union between a housewife, Adeyinka Ajibola and estranged wife, Ayo, over interference by her mother in-law in the marriage. Delivering judgment, the President of the Court, Chief Henry…
Dr Badmus Habeeb, President, Association of Resident Doctors in University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (ARD-UITH), says fat persons who contract COVID-19 have higher risks of complications. Habeeb told the Newsmen in Ilorin on Friday that fat people were more likely…
Speaker, Ekiti House of Assembly, Mr Funminiyi Afuye and a former Deputy Speaker, Adetunji Orisalade were among the dignitaries who paid tributes to a former lawmaker, Oluyomi Daramola. Reports state that Daramola, who died at the age of 51, was…
