Year: 2021
Alleged mass sack of sweepers: LAWMA reacts
The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has reacted to what it regards as “misleading and inciting” allegation that the agency…
2021: FRSC to aggressively enforce traffic regulations
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, said the Corps will embark on aggressive enforcement of…
Fauci replies ‘Doubting Trump’ on U.S. COVID-19 deaths
Dr Fauci and U.S. Surgeon General Adams swiftly debunked a claim by President Trump that federal data on COVID-19 cases…
COVID-19: GL 14 workers and below to remain at home till Jan. 18 – Sanwo-Olu
Following the increase in recorded cases of coronavirus in Lagos State, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed all…
Adeboye: COVID-19 can’t stop me from laying hands on the sick
General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye on Sunday said social distancing occasioned by COVID-19 cannot…
NUT tells Edo teachers to shun government’s pension scheme
The Edo chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has directed its members to shun enrollment into the state government’s…
Mexican doctor suffers severe reaction after Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
A 32-year-old female doctor in Mexico's northern state of Nuevo Leon suffered severe allergic reactions after receiving the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19…
NCAC commends Gov. El-Rufai for demolishing sex party house
Otunba Segun Runsewe, Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), has commended Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State for…
Foundation donates to physically challenged persons in Kebbi
Khadimiyya for Justice and Development Initiative (KJDI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Sunday donated wheelchairs and crutches to more than…
2000 ACD members decamp to APC in Niger
About 2,000 members and supporters of the Advanced Congress for Democrats (ACD) decamped to the ruling APC in Agwara Local…
Abia police recovers another stolen child
The Nigeria Police, Abia Command, has confirmed the recovery of Master David Okoye, who was abducted from his mother’s shop…
Rivers schools reopen Jan. 4
The Rivers Government on Sunday approved the reopening of all public and private nursery, primary and secondary schools in the…
Fayemi assents to Ekiti sports development trust fund bill
Governor Kayode Fayemi has signed into law, the Ekiti State Sports Development Trust Fund (SDTF) Bill.
AEDC notifies Maraba residents of power interruption
The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) says customers in parts of Mararaba in Nasarawa State and environs will experience power…
CP Maku orders investigation into Ebonyi fire incident
The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Ebonyi, Mr. Philip Maku, has ordered a full investigation into the fire outbreak that…
2021: CLO wants Nigerians to fight COVID-19
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has urged Nigerians to strive towards fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, ravaging all sectors of the…
Maternal mortality reduced in Cross River – Lawmaker
The lawmaker representing Bakassi State Constituency in the Cross River House of Assembly, Dr Ekpo Ekpo-Bassey, on Sunday in Calabar…
Demolition: Residents of Oyigbo community send SOS to Wike
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Tension is building up in Umueye community of Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State over alleged…
Military airstrikes knock down more terrorists’ hideouts in Borno
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has knocked down more terrorists’ hideouts, killing scores…
Ex-Malian Prime Minister, Modibo Kéita is dead
Modibo Keïta, Former Malian Prime Minister is dead.
Buhari gets 14 day ultimatum to probe missing N3.8bn in health ministry
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given President Muhammadu Buhari a 14-day ultimatum to probe the missing of N3,836,685,213.13…
Military airstrikes destroy terrorists’ hideouts, eliminate scores
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has knocked down more terrorists’ hideouts, killing scores…
Breaking: Robbery, kidnapping suspects escape from Edo police detention
Some robbery and kidnapping suspects have escaped from the cell of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Edo State Police Command.
AIB boss charges staff on service delivery
The Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N) has enjoined its members of staff to maintain excellent delivery while investigating air mishaps…
18 Zamfara youths arrested for unlawful demonstration
The police command in Zamfara arrested 18 suspects over the unlawful demonstration, leading to the destruction of property including the…
FCT minister, Titilayo Eboh, others honoured at Topflyers Award
FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, President, Blessed Hope Foundation, Mrs. Titilayo Eboh, and some other people were…
Oluwo to rehabilitate repentant thugs, offers scholarships
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has vowed to sensitise, rehabilitate, and turn youths particularly those that are socially…
Balogun market shifts resumption till Jan. 11
The Caretaker Management Committee of Balogun market, Lagos Trade Fair Complex, has shifted its resumption, earlier scheduled for Jan. 4,…
How local content could boost value of Naira
An economist, Mr Tope Fasua, on Sunday, advised the Federal Government to take concrete steps to boost productivity, with strong…
Akeredolu reacts to Protocol Chief’s death
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has reacted to the sudden death of his Chief of Protocol, Tosin Ogunbodede, describing it…