Second Republic governor of Lagos state, Alhaji Lateef Kayode Jakande is dead. He was 91. Jakande, a former newspaper editor and publisher was governor between 1979 and 1983. He died at about 8am today, of old age. Burial arrangements are…
The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC ) on Thursday, gave reasons behind the outrage in most parts of Saki town in Saki West council area of Oyo State. Saki residents had constantly appealed for better power supply, saying their business…
The Kano State Government has distributed over 10 million pieces of facemasks to residents to stem spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. The state Commissioner for Environment, Dr Kabiru Ibrahim-Getso, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on…
The Commissioner of Police in Bauchi State, CP Lawan Jimeta, has decorated 269 officers that were newly promoted at the command. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, (SP) Ahmed Wakil, disclosed this in a statement he made…
Silas Nwoha congratulated by The Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Mohammed Sambo, on his new appointment as Editor-in-Chief of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Sambo in a congratulatory message, he personally signed on Thursday in…
Pastor Joshua Olusegun of Christ Reigns Church, Ilorin, on Thursday advised youths to celebrate responsibly on Feb.14 and not turn Valentine Day celebration to a sex parties. Olusegun gave the advice in Ilorin when he spoke with newsmen. He observed…
The Lagos State Government said the revised Magodo Residential Schemes I and II had become operational and would guide the settlement and development patterns of the area. This was contained in a statement on Thursday by Mr Mukaila Sanusi, Spokesman,…
Some prominent stakeholders from Ibarapa land in Oyo State have declared readiness to support measures aimed at halting the incessant security challenges ravaging the area. They gave the suggestions on Wednesday in Ibadan in separate interviews with newsmen. The seven…
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has advised the Federal Government to allow investors to take over the running of the country’s three refineries.d this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Alhaji Danladi Pasali, National…
The Executive Director, FCT Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency Dr Mohammed Dan-Hassan, has raised concerns over threat of pollution from indiscriminate dumping of refuse in Mpape community. Dan-Hassan told our Correspondent on Wednesday that the continuous dumping of refuse…
