An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered that five men who allegedly broke into some shops and set fire, be remanded in Police custody, pending legal advice. The police charged Sulaimon Sherif, 27; Monsuru Rasheed, 28; Babatunde Isiaka, 30;…
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara on Friday rejoiced with the Emir of Ilesha-Baruba in the state, Prof. Halidu Abubakar, on his 73rd birthday. The governor urged the traditional ruler to continue to offer himself to the service of God and…
—after Adam Zagajewski’s poem of the same title By Othuke My favourite poets are the folks planting trees cleaning up our dying lakes & rivers & oceans. The women & men marching, arm in arm on hot asphalt & chanting,…
The Imo Government has restated its commitment to the delivery of quality infrastructure in the state. The Commissioner for Works, Mr Ralph Nwosu, reaffirmed the commitment while addressing newsmen on Friday in Owerri as part of activities to mark Gov.…
Food availability, sufficiency and affordability will continue to be a mirage as long as banditry and attacks on farmers continue, the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology has declared. Its chairman, Mr Sunday Bamgbose, told newsmen on Friday in…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday led other top government functionaries, including service chiefs and members of the diplomatic corps to honour the Nation’s fallen and living heroes. The event, which involved the laying of wreaths at the National Arcade, was…
Covid Vaccines In Nigeria The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has not received any application from Covid Vaccine manufacturers yet and therefore no vaccines have been approved by NAFDAC. Covid-19 vaccines are new, and the…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja reminded Nigerians of the need to guard jealously the unity of the nation which was won at great cost. Buhari made the call when he presided over the wreath-laying at the National Memorial…
The Cross River COVID-19 Response Team (RRT) has advised universities and other tertiary institutions in the country to set up COVID-19 task force in their campuses to enforce compliance with the pandemic protocols. Dr Betta Edu, the chairman RRT, who…
Fourteen people, including five children have lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident, which occurred on Anyingba -Ajaokuta road in Kogi State. The State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Solomon Aghure, confirmed this to…
