The emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of the All Progressives Party (APC) scheduled for 17 March, has been cancelled, PM News reports. The meeting was called by Victor Giadom, deputy national secretary, who signed as acting national secretary, after the party announced Architect Waziri Bulama as the substantive secretary on Wednesday. He has now … Read more
Two more persons died of coronavirus in the US State of Washington, bringing the nationwide toll to 19 as confirmed cases in New York jumped by 21 overnight and the disease spread to more than half of all U.S. states. The two latest deaths were in Washington’s King County, the hardest hit area in the … Read more
Fella Makafui, popular Ghanaian actress, reportedly collapsed during her traditional marriage and was rushed to the hospital. Makafui was said to have collapsed while she was on the dance floor with her husband, Medikal. Fella Makafui was rushed to the hospital to seek medical attention, GHPAGE reports. It was later learnt that she came back … Read more
Tragedy occurred late Saturday evening, when a storey building belonging to Keystone bank, located at Palmgrove, along Ikorodu Road, suddenly, collapsed, killing a yet to be identified male labourer in the process According to punch the building was under renovation when it collapsed and trapped workers on the site owned by Keystone bank. Confirming the incident, … Read more
In a bid to consolidate the efforts of the Federal and State Governments to fix the power sector, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of a Power Sector Reform Coordination Working Group, under the leadership of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN). According to Malam Nasir El-Rufai, chairman of the committee set up by the … Read more
In a bid to enhance Africa’s overall development, Ministers of Finance and Governors of Central Banks in Africa will converge at Transcorp Hotel, Abuja from Monday, March 9 to Tuesday 10, 2020, for a Senior Policy Seminar on agriculture, aimed at promulgating a policy on how the continent would leverage research for agricultural development. The … Read more
The management of Kano State University of Science and Technology, KUST, Wudil branch has settled four of the five demands of members of the Academic Staff Union Of Universities, Kano branch. This was made known in a press statement, signed by Sa’idu Abdullahi Nayaya, Deputy Registrar Information and Public Relations Unit and issued to reporters … Read more
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad has administered the oath of office on Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem as the Acting President of the Court Appeal. Justice Dongban-Mensem takes over from Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa who retired as the substantive President of the Court of Appeal after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 70 years. … Read more
What was meant to be a minor job at a hotel on Ashanti Close, Apapa area of Lagos State, went awry as two labourers drowned in the facility’s well. The victims, Yau Umaru and Ismaila Salisu, went to the hotel on February 13, 2020 to put finishing touches to the well which they started digging … Read more
A 30-year-old fuel station attendant, Bolaji Kareem, on Friday appeared in a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, for allegedly stealing 800 litres of kerosene worth N180,000. Kareem, whose address was not given is charged with theft. He pleaded not guilty. The Prosecution Counsel, ASP Ikem Ukor, told the court that the defendant committed the … Read more
Some residents of Agbole/Moshalasi Street at Ejigbo in Lagos State say they still live in fear, in spite of the demolition of the notorious criminal hideout in the area, called Agbole. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ejigbo Local Government Development Council Area (LGDCA) and operatives from Ejigbo Police Station, led by CSP … Read more
The police in Lagos State have arrested one Daniel Okocha, 38, for allegedly killing his live-in-lover, Nkechi Vivian Agwor, at Egbeda area of the state. The suspect, according to the police is being detained at the Homicide section of the State Criminal Intelligence and Investigations Department (SCIID) Yaba on a first degree murder, Daily Trust … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday acknowledged the role of women in building the home front and the nation, saying they have the capacity to solve a myriad of challenges confronting the country. Sanwo-Olu, who spoke while declaring open a three-day workshop on Protocol, Ethics and Security for members of the Committee of … Read more
The Lagos State Drivers’ Institute, has recorded an increase in the request by commercial and professional drivers seeking for training at its Ikeja Centre. The General Manager of the Institute, Mrs. Afusat Tiamiyu disclosed that the increase possibly resulted from the recent enforcement exercise embarked upon by the Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) in line with … Read more
The Lagos State Physical Planning and Building Control Appeals Committee inaugurated last December has sensitised the staff of Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority and Lagos State Building Control Agency on its mandate. Speaking during a working visit of Committee members to the headquarters of agencies in Ikeja on Thursday, the Chairman of the Appeals … Read more
Assemblies of God Church Nigeria has suspended and dismissed its General Superintendent, Rev. Dr Chidi Okoroafor. Okoroafor was dismissed as a Minister after the leadership of the church considered a report of his alleged immoral relationship with a United States, US, based woman, Mrs Maurrissal Nwosu. His dismissal was announced during the church’s General Committee … Read more
Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria (NEPWHAN) has called on the Federal Ministry of Health to provide Anti-retroviral Drugs (ARVs) for the survival of those living with HIV. The National Coordinator of the Network, Mr Abdulkadir Ibrahim, made the call in an interview with Newsmen on Saturday in Abuja. Ibrahim expressed concern over … Read more
The operatives of the Niger Police Command have frantic search have apprehended one Patience Roberts at Maraba in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State for impersonation. The Niger Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Adamu Usman, disclosed this in an interview with correspondents in Minna on Saturday, where he noted that Patience always introduced herself to … Read more
The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that the Isolation Centre in Abuja, will be ready in April amid fears of a coronavirus outbreak. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, revealed this as response to the remarks of Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, on the poor state of the facility located in Gwagwalada, a suburb in … Read more
Oyo State Government has promised to collaborate with the Federal Government and other stakeholders on development of tourist potentials in the State, adding that it is poised to make the state a hub of tourism in Nigeria. Commissioner of Information, Culture & Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun stated this at the Old Oyo National park, during … Read more