Hope was fading of finding more survivors on Sunday as rescue efforts after a major earthquake two days ago continued in the western Turkish city of Izmir and the death toll hit 69. Nor was Turkey the only country affected. Two more victims of Friday’s quake were found dead on the Greek island of Samos …
By Gabriel Enogholase Executive Director of the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN), Dr. Godwin Uyi – Ojo has called for the diversification of national energy sources to encourage state and non-state actors, including NGOs and energy cooperatives, to develop mini-grid and off-grid solar energy systems. Dr Uyi-Ojo, who made the call in Benin …
The Ekiti government is set to establish an Arts, Crafts and Tourism Village in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital. The state Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism in Ekiti, Prof. Rasaki Ojo-Bakare, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti. He said that the establishment of the village had become imperative in order …
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government has paid, more than N1 billion into the Retirement Savings Account (RSA’s) of 246 retirees in the state’s public service for October. Mr Babalola Obilana, Director General, Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. “A total of one billion, three …
The Ogun Police Command says it has arrested five suspected members of a dreaded cult group for allegedly unleashing terror on the people of Ifo town in the early hours of Sunday. The Spokesman of the command, Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Sunday. Oyeyemi, who said that the …
By David Odama Wife of the Nasarawa State Governor, Hajiya Silifat Sule has asked Nigeria youths to take the lead against rape, kidnapping, rubbery and other criminal activities in the country. The wife of the governor gave the charge at the National Convention of Nasarawa State Students Association in Lafia. ALSO READ: Why FRCN must revisit …
