Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has described the death of Lobi Stars FC Team Manager, Mr Barnabas Imenger, as a painful loss to Benue State, Nigeria and the football world at large. Ortom made the observation in a statement signed…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, re-appointed the Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Alex Okoh, for a second term. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, disclosed this in a…
…Says vaccination protection not transferable The Akwa Ibom Deputy Governor, Mr Moses Ekpo, has received his first dose of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, calling on the people to submit themselves to the ongoing vaccination exercise. Speaking after the vaccination…
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has appealed to the Abia Police Command to take urgent steps to arrest the suspected attacker of its employee in Umuahia. The company made the appeal, when a delegation from its headquarters visited the Commissioner…
Twenty-two communities in IhitteUboma Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo on Thursday declared an end to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the area. The Chairman of Imo traditional institution in IhitteUboma, Eze Jude Uwalaka, made the declaration for the abandonment…
Open defecation in Ganjuwa and Toro Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Bauchi State, would henceforth attract a two-month jail term or N10,000 fine, as the two LGAs enact by-laws against open defecation. The by-laws also provide that anyone found erecting…
Dr Ogugua Osi-ogbu, Consultant Physician, National Hospital Abuja, has urged female doctors to report cases of threats and assault on them by patients. Similarly, she urged Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of hospitals to ensure a thorough orientation for their staff,…
Some stakeholders in security have urged the Federal Government to use cybernetic technology from Israel, Pakistan and Singapore to effectively address the current issues of insecurity and criminality in the country. They gave the advice at the National Policy and…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA),Lagos Airport Command said that it seized 979.667 kgs of illicit drugs between January 2021 to date. This was disclosed by the Commander, NDLEA, MMIA,Mr. Garba Ahmadu during a courtesy…
The National Assembly will pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) which is currently before it by April 2021, Mr Timipre Sylva has said. Sylva, who is the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, disclosed this on Thursday at the weekly…
