Twenty pharmacies and patent medicine stores at Shomolu, Bariga and Oworonshoki areas of Lagos State have been shut, authorities told Channels Television on Thursday. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Professor Akin Abayomi disclosed this after reviewing the report…
President Muhammadu Buhari is expected back in Nigeria today, barring any unforeseen circumstances. Sources within the presidency say the president is likely to be in the State Capital just before nightfall. The President departed Nigeria for the United Kingdom on…
Chairman of the Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has reaffirmed his stand against blanket amnesty for repentant Boko Haram fighters. A few days ago, the Nigerian Army released a statement, saying the recent escalation of offensive operations by…
President Muhammadu Buhari says the responses by the Federal Government and security agencies in tackling security threats have been strong, determined and robust towards enhancing security of lives and property of Nigerians. Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of…
MTN Nigeria on Friday announced the appointment of Odunayo Sanya as Executive Secretary of MTN Foundation. She replaces Nonny Ugboma who held the position from January 2009 to March 2021. Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi, Chairman, MTN Foundation, in a statement in Lagos,…
Fresh FM has confirmed that David Ajiboye, its manager in Ekiti, died of Covid-19 complications. The management of the station had on Monday said Ajiboye died of a brief illness. However, clarification was made in a statement released on Thursday…
The Emir of Argungu, in Kebbi, Alhaji Mohammed Mera, will on Sept. 25 turban the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed with the highly revered traditional title of ‘Kakakin Kebbi” (Ambassador of Kebbi). This is contained in a…
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), in collaboration with armed policemen have arrested three suspected pirates and impounded 250 pirated copies of the Holy Bible in Suleja Market, Niger State. NCC Director of Public Affairs, Mr Vincent Oyefeso, who announced the…
Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has described Mohammed Fawehinmi’s death as a big blow to the state, the legal profession, and the civil society movement in the country. Reports said that Fawehinmi, first son of the late human rights…
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with family of the late former President Shehu Shagari over the transition of his widow, Hajiya Hadiza Shagari, at 80. This is contained in a statement by the President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina in Abuja.…
