Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government has eased the 24-hour curfew imposed in Lagos State to allow movement of persons from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m from Saturday. Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos State Governor, announced this on Friday while inspecting some places that were affected by the destruction during the mayhem in the aftermath …
The Osun Food and Relief Committee on COVID-19 on Friday said the looted items at a warehouse in Ede town were not hoarded, but rather kept for the flag-off of the official distribution. Alhaji Bayo Jimoh, Secretary to the committee, in a statement in Osogbo, said that the looted items were donated to the committee …
By Theodore Opara The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has decried incessant attacks on its personnel and operational tools due to the ENDSARS protest ongoing in the country. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Abuja. It was gathered that the …
Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger has inaugurated a 14-man judicial panel of inquiry, to investigate cases of police brutality and other related extrajudicial acts by the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Minna on Friday that the panel had Mr Ishaku Usman as Chairman and …
Air The management of Arik Air has announced the resumption of flight operations in and out of Lagos from Oct. 24, following the easing of the curfew imposed by the Lagos State Government. Mr Adebanji Ola, the Communications Manager of Arik Air, announced this in a statement in Lagos on Friday. READ ALSO: Lagos 2021 budget gender, climate sensitive, …
•Chief Sanjay Jain By Moses Nosike Despite global Covid—19 surge, the Indians in Nigeria have been able to keep their heads above troubling waters, undertaking projects that are commercial and at the same time humanitarian in various natures. The president, Indian Cultural Association, Chief Sanjay Jain tells us more in this brief interview, how Indians in Nigeria, under the aegis …
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State. The Director, Climate Change and Environmental Planning, Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Bankole Michael, has said Lagos State 2021/2022 budget preparation has catered for gender-based climate action. Michael, who said this at a one-day capacity building event on “Climate Finance and The Green Climate Fund for Women in South-West” in …
The Rivers State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed eight nominees as chairman and commissioners of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), ahead of the local government election. The house, during plenary on Friday, conducted the exercise following a letter from the governor requesting for the screening and confirmation of the commissioners-designate. The …
Sunday Dare in a screengrab of the Arise TV programme. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has said President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered an investigation into soldiers shooting at, and killing, national anthem-singing and Nigerian flag-waving #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki Tollgate, Lagos. And, thereafter, he would speak on the incident. Dare …
By Moses Nosike No fewer than 12 Nigerian students have won scholarships into two Turkish Universities to study different courses. One student out of the 12 won full blown scholarship awards, another won scholarship for tuition fee and meal waiver for 4 years for a Ph.D programme while the remaining 10 won full tuition scholarship for …
Azerbaijan and ethnic Armenian forces clashed in several parts of Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday, as the United States stepped up diplomatic efforts to try to end the deadliest fighting in the mountain enclave for over a quarter of a century. In Washington, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met separately with the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan …
Rotimi Akeredolu Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has lifted the 24 – hour indefinite curfew he imposed on the state, following the return of peace to Akure, the state capital. Mr Donald Ojogo, Commissioner for Information and Orientation, said on Friday in Akure, that the decision is with effect from Saturday. REcall Akeredolu imposed …
The Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF) a South West pressure group, has tasked community police operatives nationwide to join in restoring peace and sanity to the country. In a statement issued in Lagos on Friday, Comrade Adesina Animashaun, National Coordinator of YAF, said that it deeply sympathised with families of Nigerian Youths that lost their lives …
Israel and Sudan agreed on Friday to take steps to normalize relations in a deal brokered with the help of the United States, making Khartoum the third Arab government to set aside hostilities with Israel in the last two months. U.S. President Donald Trump, seeking re-election on Nov. 3, sealed the agreement in a phone …
From Left: Honorable Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Founder of Advocacy for Human Value Foundation, Mrs. Fatima Mohammed Habib and the Managing Director/CEO Huawei Nigeria Enterprise, Mr. Michael Zhuang. Huawei Technologies Company Nigeria Limited in partnership with the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy and Advocacy for Human Value …
. says invoices can be sighted by anyone By Ike Uchechukwu,Calabar Following report that COVID-19 Palliatives were hoarded by the Cross River State governnent ,the Commisioner for Humanity &Social Welfare,Mrs Blessing Egbara has disclosed that the distribution was done in Sequence as it was not a one off exercise Recall that hoodlums ,resident broke into …
Says it’s time to renegotiate Nigeria’s existence *Says Buhari’s silence on Lekki shootings, an evidence that attacks were aimed at bringing down Yorubaland By Dapo Akinrefon Leader of the Yoruba World Congress, Professor Banjo Akintoye, on Friday, described Tuesday’s shooting at unarmed protesters at Lekki, Lagos by security forces as a declaration of war against the …
Says it’s time to renegotiate Nigeria’s existence *Says Buhari’s silence on Lekki shootings, an evidence that attacks were aimed at bringing down Yorubaland By Dapo Akinrefon Leader of the Yoruba World Congress, Professor Banjo Akintoye, on Friday, described Tuesday’s shooting at unarmed protesters at Lekki, Lagos by security forces as a declaration of war against the …
IMF THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has stated that Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan African countries are facing significant financing gap amounting up to $290 billion between now and 2023. IMF disclosed this in its latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa yesterday, noting that without external financing assistance many of the countries in the region would …
EndSARS Protester continue at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos yesterday.PHOTO AKEEM SALAU By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON), has called on the federal government to fish out those responsible for the killing of EndSARS protesters across the country, especially in Lekki Area of Lagos and bring them to justice. In a statement …
