The Federal Government on Tuesday said there was high-level inter-ministerial consultation towards setting up a multisectoral committee to scale up surveillance and vigilance to detect suspicious cases of coronavirus and ensure containing it at all points. This was revealed during a press conference called to begin national sensitization and health awareness in the country in … Read more
Nigeria’s Health Minister, Osagie Ehanire on Tuesday revealed that Lassa fever has killed at least 41 people in 19 states in Nigeria. Making the revelation, the Minister said that 258 cases have been confirmed already in 19 states with forty-one of them dead. “Lassa fever is a disease that is indigenous to our country because … Read more
15 people have died in an accident that occurred on the Omen bridge along the Ijebu-Ode/Ibadan highway. The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed this on Tuesday, as he equally revealed that 38 others were injured while 12 others were unhurt. Read Also: Lagosians Are Happy … Read more
The Wall Street Journal has reported the changing mood among senators in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, saying Republican senators appear yielding to pressure to allow witnesses to testify in the trial. The respected journal in an exclusive report on Tuesday said Trump’s pointsman in the Senate, Mitch McConnell who had vowed to … Read more
Some residents of Lagos State on Tuesday hailed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s courage in banning commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke) in some local governments, highways and bridges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos State Government on Monday announced the restriction and ban of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in six local governments … Read more
The President General of Heritage Forum, HRM, Oba Babatunde Ogunlaja, Aladeshonyin of Noforija Kingdom has reiterated the commitment of the forum to the unity of the entire Yoruba Nation. Oba Babatunde Ogunlaja made this declaration at the Palace of the Alake Of Egba land during the courtesy call of the delegation to the Paramount Ruler … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, assured Nigerians that his administration will fight banditry with earnest effort. He said this in response to the rising rate of insecurity in the country, which has led to loss of lives and properties. The notorious activities of the bandits has brought grief to Nigerians and heightened fear of travellers … Read more
Both chambers of the National assembly suspended Plenary today in Accordance with its tradition, in honour of the death of one of its members in the House of Representatives, Honorable Muhammad Gawo representing Garki/Babura constituency in Jigawa state. The National Assembly resumed sitting today after a six weeks long break for the Christmas and New … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday launched the ‘HeForShe’ campaign aimed at enlisting the support of men in the fight for gender equality in Lagos. At the event held at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Sanwo-Olu said the campaign was a clarion call on the male gender to sign … Read more
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that three farmers be remanded in a correctional facility, over alleged armed robbery. The police charged Hassan Markus, 29, Samaila Rabo, 26 and Mua’zu Musa, 29, with two counts of criminal conspiracy and armed robbery. The Magistrate, Umar Ibrahim, who refused to take the plea of the … Read more
15 persons have been confirmed dead in a road accident on Tuesday morning on Omen Bridge along Ijebu-ode/Ibadan highway, Oru-Ijebu area of Ogun State. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement (TRACE) said that the road crash, involving a Mitsubishi Canter white truck, with registration number: XE 331MKA, was as a result of overspeeding and … Read more
The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has raised an alarm over the security challenges in various parts of the country. Speaking during Tuesday’s plenary at the Senate chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja, Lawan decried that the recent loss of lives recorded in the country was worrisome. “My distinguished colleagues, the security situation … Read more
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan, the State capital on Tuesday restrained the 68 sacked council chairmen and chairmen of Local Council Developmenr Areas(LCDAs) from forceful and illegal takeover of the council offices across the state. The Court, presided over by Justice Moshud A.A Abbas granted the four reliefs sought by the lead … Read more
An angry mob in Etitiama Nkporo in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State has killed one Kalu Ilum for allegedly murdering his wife. Ilum reportedly shot his wife in the mouth over a misunderstanding that started at home before the woman left for her shop. According to Sahara reporters, the corpse of Ilum was … Read more
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday varied the conditions attached to the bail granted former Chairman, Pension Reform Task Force, Abdulrasheed Maina. Justice Okon Abang, before who Maina is being tried on charges of money laundering, granted him conditional bail on November 25, 2015. Read Also: 17-yr-old student kidnapped in Abuja Among the … Read more
Reports reaching our quarters says a 17-year old student of Federal Government College, Rubochi, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja was abducted by unknown gunmen in the early hours of Tuesday. It was learnt the male student, identified as Gift Abiikor, was abducted while he was sleeping around 1am in the residence of one … Read more
The Commander of Operation Awatse, Rear Admiral Oladele Daji, says Tarkwa-bay is a hideout for sea robbers and officially it is a non-residential area. Daji made the disclosure on Tuesday during a TV interview where he spoke on the eviction of Tarkwa-bay residents, he described the action as a clearance operation code-named Operation Kuronbe (Yoruba … Read more
A 35-year-old woman, Ganiat El-Hakeem, on Monday appeared in an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for allegedly pouring hot water on a 12 year-old girl. The police charged El-Hakeem, whose address was not provided, with causing grievous hurt. She pleaded not guilty. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. John Iberedem, told the court that the defendant committed … Read more
The National Assembly complex in Abuja witnessed the presence of members of the Senate and House of Representatives following their resumption from recess. The lawmakers arrived in scanty numbers on Tuesday at their respective legislative chambers after the break which lasted almost six weeks. Read Also: About 100 shops razed as fire engulfs Sabo market … Read more
An early morning fire outbreak occurred today at the Sabo market of Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State destroying over 100 shops. The fire that reportedly started around 1am destroyed the cloth sellers section and valuables worth millions of naira. The cause of the fire was said to be a power upsurge that occurred … Read more