Didi Adodo, a former Commissioner for Establishment and Special Duties in Edo state, is dead, reportedly of CoVID-19 complications. Adodo who served during the two terms of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s administration died in the early hours of today after a…
The Police, on Tuesday, arraigned a 30-year-old man, Abdulmumini Brahma, at a Wuse Zone 6 Magistrate Court for allegedly inciting disturbance and causing grievous hurt at GSM Village, Wuse, Abuja. Brahma of Chairman Street, Gwagwalada, Abuja, is facing a three-count…
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina has been announced as a champion of Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) initiative. The appointment was made at a forum held in the margins of the One Planet Summit 2021 to mobilise support for…
Amuwo Odofin Local Government (AOLG) Council has placed an indefinite ban on sporting activities on fields and sport centres in the area. The council Chairman, Mr Valentine Buraimoh, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. He said bars…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there is need for “collective commitment” to get vaccinations for health workers and others who are at high risk of catching COVID-19 within the next 100 days. WHO’s Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, made this…
The Presidential Task Team on the Apapa gridlock has hand over the road traffic management duties to the Lagos State Government. This is contained in a statement by Mr Kayode Opeifa, the Executive Vice Chairman of the task team, on…
Dr Effion Hogan, the National Secretary, Catfish and Allied Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFFAN) has reaffirmed the association’s commitment to improve local catfish production in 2021. Hogan made the remark while speaking on Tuesday in Ibadan. He said the…
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that a driver, Garba Yunus, who allegedly robbed and attempted to murder two men, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice. The police charged Yunus with armed robbery and attempted…
The Market Traders Association of Nigeria (MATAN) has expressed concern over recurring fire incidents in markets across the country. The President of the association, Alhaji Jamilu Abbas, in an interview with newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday described the situation as…
The Police, on Tuesday, arraigned two men, Peter Anyakorah, 40 and Samuel Ekanem, 40, at an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly beating a 10-year-old pupil. The duo are facing two-count charge of conspiracy and assault. The defendants, however, pleaded…
