By David Odama, Lafia Nasarawa State Government on Wednesday commenced the disbursement of over N300m as part payment of gratuities to over 600 retired civil servants in the state. Director-General, Nasarawa State Pensions Bureau, Abdullahi Oseze disclosed this while presenting cheques to the benefitting retirees to mark the commencement of the distribution in Lafia. According to …

…Says Fani-Kayode has never beaten me in 23 years of our marriage …Am still his wife, we don’t have any problem in our marriage … Gina is like a mother to Fani-Kayode — Sources By Idowu Bankole Mrs Regina Fani-Kayode, the legal wife of a former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the main opposition party …

Dubai-based Nigerian music maker, musician and businessman Badmus Akeem O better known as Baddyoosha has gone yet again for the jugular of the street as he prepares to drop his second EP in a little over a year. Baddyoosha, fondly referred to as “Daddy Street” set a whole new vibe and attitude on the street with …

Nigerian music star, Aroloye Samuel Ayomide famlusly known as Koloflow has released his anticipated mixtape entitled ‘SLEEPER’, describing it as  soul lifting and one that have big influence on his fans. Koloflow who is currently topping music charts described himself as the breath of fresh air in the music industry and assured his fans of new …

By Ozioruva Aliu, Benin-City The factional chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) loyal to Governor Godwin Obaseki before he defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Anselm Ojezua (Esq) has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, on their victory in the September 19 gubernatorial election in the state. A …

By Dapo Akinrefon A Diaspora coalition, Yoruba One Voice, YOV, on Wednesday, said its proposed sensitisation rally slated for October 1 remains sacrosanct, assuring participants of a peaceful rally. The YOV presently in 176 countries across all the six continents, is the umbrella group of over 300 groups of Yoruba descendants in the world. Also …

Dayo Johnson – Akure Less than three weeks to the Ondo state governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party in the state has written to President Muhammadu Buhari accusing the security agencies of culpability in the unending violence allegedly perpetrated by supporters of the ruling All progressive Congress ahead of the election. The party in an …

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) ) has certified 13 manufacturers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for maintaining consistency in the quality of their products. SON FCT Coordinator, Mr Gambo Dimka, said this at the organisation’s “Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) certificate presentation on Wednesday in Abuja. Dimka congratulated the manufacturers for embracing standards …

Advocates uninhibited supply of safe coronavirus vaccines to all President Muhammadu Buhari By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja ”If the United Nations system cannot mobilise the world to marshal out a truly effective and inclusive response to the coronavirus pandemic, then the United Nations would have failed in the core mission of giving expression, direction, and solution …

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Wednesday ordered that nine men be remanded in a correctional centre over alleged armed robbery and kidnapping. The police charged Umar Abubakar,35; Sani Lawan,30; Hassan Umar,30; Abdulhadi Falalu,25; Yahuza Ibrahim,28; Nasiru Tukur,24; Sani Abdulsalam,34; Lawan Shehu,30, and Ibrahim Sani, 23, with four counts of criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, …

In the wake of a global pandemic that has disrupted the overall growth and development of the African continent in many areas, there is an urgent need for public discourse on proffering solutions to these multifaceted challenges. This is why the Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT) Foundation has prioritised the role of technology as it hosts the …

Mr  Ayegbe Isaac, the President, Association of Trading, Craftsmen, Ekiti State chapter, on Wednesday identified low patronage by the government as one of the major challenges confronting the association. Isaac made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. He said “government present patronage of our products …

The Enugu State Government has announced the phased re-opening of all primary and secondary schools in the state, for 3rd term academic activities, on Monday, September 28, 2020. In a statement by the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Uche Eze, the decision was reached “following the Enugu State Education sector stakeholders’ consensus and gracious approval of His …

The Minister of Environment, Dr Mohammed Mahmood, has pledged the Federal Government’s commitment to the training of beneficiaries of high-pressure polyurethane foaming machines to create more jobs. Mahmood made the pledge during the inauguration and handing over of four sets of portable high-pressure polyurethane foaming machines to beneficiary companies in Lagos. The News Agency of …

By Adesina Wahab A group, the Concerned Stakeholders in the Lagos State University, LASU, has written the Visitor to the university, who is also the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on the need for transparency in constituting the selection committee for the next Vice-Chancellor of the university. In the letter dated September 22, 2020, …

A trader, Adijat Omooni, on Wednesday prayed an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan, to dissolve her 10-year-old marriage to husband, Badmus over his alleged refusal to send their two children to school. Omooni also told the court that she was afraid that her children would end up without an education if the court refuses to …

President Muhammad Buhari By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose on the death of his immediate elder sister Mrs. Moji Ladeji. President Buhari in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina prayed God to comfort former Governor …

Mr  Ayegbe Isaac, the President, Association of Trading, Craftsmen, Ekiti State chapter, on Wednesday identified low patronage by the government as one of the major challenges confronting the association. Isaac made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. He said “government present patronage of our products …

The Police Command in Anambra says it will leave no stone unturned to rid the state of cultism and crimes associated with it, as Christmas and New Year approach. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr John Abang, said this in an interview on Wednesday in Awka. 80 suspected cultists were arrested from different …

The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), says that the planned introduction of improved cotton varieties into Nigeria’s textile industry will help transform the sector. NABDA Director-General, Prof. Alex Akpa, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Abuja. Akpa said that in 2018, NABDA entered into a partnership …