File photo of fuel tankers at Mile 2 end of Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, Lagos. PHOTO: Joe Akintola, Photo Editor. By Michael Eboh Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, NARTO, yesterday, ordered all its members, especially petrol tanker drivers, to withdraw their services nationwide from Tuesday and Wednesday, September 22 and 23, 2020. NARTO is protesting the …

By Ugochukwu Alaribe Tragedy struck in Aba, Abia State, at the weekend as gunmen shot dead a Police Inspector at Uratta in Aba North Council area of the state. The policeman whose name was given as Inspector Emma was said to have been transferred from Umuahia to Uratta police station, about two months ago. A …

Professor Yemi Osinbajo As he interacts with UNN students on how Nigeria can deploy technology to solve problems Similar to what is going on in developed societies, how Nigeria harnesses and deploys technology and innovation to address emerging challenges will be crucial to the country’s recovery from the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to …

File photo[Used only for the purpose of illustration] Photo source: Healthkonnet By Vincent Ujumadu THE United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, observed Monday in Awka that about 57% of Nigerian children under five years of age do not have birth certificates. Speaking during the training of 75 health workers from selected health facilities in the 21 local …

By Dirisu Yakubu The 2020 World Maritime Day, WMD, celebration will hold at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos on Thursday, September 24th, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said. In a statement signed by Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation on Monday, this year’s celebration theme is “Sustainable Shipping for Sustainable Planet: …

Senator Rochas Okorocha A chieftain of All Progressives Congress, APC, and former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has said respect for President Muhammadu Buhari was the only reason the party is still intact, warning that there could be an imminent implosion in the party if the leadership failed to address some issues. He said: …

By Peter Okutu, Abakalilki No fewer than 8 more dead bodies have been recovered from the Akaezeulwu River in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, the location where over 36 persons lost their lives when their bus plunged into the River. The incident occurred last Friday night when the mourners were returning from a …

.. highlights education, health, agriculture as priority areas Gov Diri By Emem Idio, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has expressed the resolve of his administration to embrace the bottom-up budgeting process in the preparation of the 2021 state budget. The governor who decried that the top-bottom budgeting approach used over the years has only …

By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja The rains they say are showers of blessing but for residents of First Avenue, a riverside community located along the Kuje road, in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT; this appears not to be the case at the moment. This is because the torrential rains in the nation’s capital in the past …

By Ugochukwu Alaribe, Umuahia Following the collapse of a three-story building under construction at No. 85 Azikiwe Road, Aba; Abia state government has stated that the developer of the building got no approval from the town planning authority. A three-story building had collapsed in Aba, last Wednesday, killing five persons while one survived. Commissioner for …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed doors with the Caretaker Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mai Mala Buni, and Governor Abdallah Ganduje of Kano State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Governor Ganduje was Chairman of the APC Campaign Committee for the just concluded Edo governorship election which …

….12 in anti-tax agency’s custody Governor Ben Ayade, of Cross Rivers state By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade on Monday fulfilled his promise by arresting illegal tax collectors in Calabar, the state Capital. The enforcement exercise which began Monday, by the Cross River Anti Tax Agency led by its Chairman, Bishop …

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) house of assembly candidate for Oredo West constituency, Eghosa Agbonifo has lauded the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki during last Saturday’s governorship election describing it as a watershed in the political history of the state. He also commended the outcome of the election in Oredo West constituency where the PDP …

….CJ pledges effective justice delivery Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. By Henry Ojelu Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commended the state judiciary for rising up to the challenges posed by COVID-19 in the justice sector. Sanwo-Olu gave the commendation yesterday during the church service held at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, to mark …

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s witness, Mr Umar Tahir, on Monday, contradicted himself in the ongoing trial of a former Minister in the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government, Taminu Turaki. The development occurred when Tahir, who was a Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Islamic Affairs in the same government, was …

A 38-year-old man, Tochukwu Madu, arraigned at Karu Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Monday for alleged breach of trust and cheating. The defendant, who resides in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, is charged with three counts of criminal breach of trust, cheating and criminal misappropriation. Also read: Police arraign Badagry chief for allegedly fighting in public …

By Gabriel Enogholase – Benin Coalition of  Accredited Civil Society Domestic Observers (CACSDO) for the Edo state governorship election, has said that the result of the election declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission reflects the will of the people. A spokesman for the group, Mr Victor Kalu while addressing journalists in Benin on Monday, …

By Akpokona Omafuaire, Warri The National Association of Gbaramatu Students, NAGS, worldwide, have disagreed with the federal government for relocating the multibillion naira floating dock, acquired by the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, to Lagos. The apex student body called on the federal government to urgently relocate the floating dock for the profitable benefit …

As schools across Osun state resumed today, the authorities of all schools complied with the Federal Government COVID-19 protocol. Newsmen who monitored resumption of schools in Ile-Ife, Osun, on Monday, observed compliance with the Covid-19 protocols of use of face mask and observance of social distancing in the schools visited. Also read: Lagos releases resumption …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State By Joseph Erunke – Abuja Former governor of Kano State and Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki for his reelection in Saturday’s governorship election. He described the reelection of the governor as a “well-deserved victory.” Kwankwaso, in a statement …