The Amuwo Odofin Local Government (AOLG) on Thursday said it had concluded arrangements to auction unclaimed and abandoned containers seized by the council after the expiration of the 21 days notice it issued. The council’s Vice-Chairman, Mr Olusegun Idris said the containers were seized in order to decongest the area and reduce the crime rate recorded there. He added …
By Donu kogbara THE endlessly controversial Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, grabs more headlines. But the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, is actually much more important than NDDC in real terms because without the fragile peace that has ensued since the late President Yar’Adua decided to neutralise ex-militants by paying them off, the Nigerian oil industry would be on its knees. …
Edward Snowden Seven years after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the mass surveillance of Americans’ telephone records, an appeals court has found the program was unlawful – and that the U.S. intelligence leaders who publicly defended it were not telling the truth. In a ruling handed down on Wednesday, the U.S. Court of …
By Bashir Bello The Nigeria Customs Service Kano/Jigawa Command on Thursday says it has generated the sum of over N2billion as Internally Generated Revenue for the month of August. The Comptroller, Nasir Ahmad who disclosed this while speaking with newsmen said the IGR was the highest of its kind recorded in the command. Ahmad attributed the success attained …
Africa’s Number 1 table tennis player, Aruna Quadri, continues to break new grounds in table tennis and his steely journey to be the best has seen him traverse the world. But so much is being expected of him yet again following his movement from Portugal to Germany, reports OLALEKAN OKUSAN. He is ranked 20th in the world and Africa’s Number …
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo has been caught on a secretly recorded conversation denying rumors of sexual misconduct during a conversation with President Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen, according to reports. In the recording, obtained by Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the two men are purportedly heard discussing how journalists have asked ABC Cuomo’s former employer, if women have …
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Mr Abdullahi Abdul, the Enugu State Commander, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has called for capacity building workshops on drug management for Drug Control Committee (DCC) members across the states of the federation. Abdul made the call during a two-day seminar on drug management for the committee members in the state. The …
A 2-Day virtual meeting was held recently on Parental Ethics, Patterns, Requirements, and Approaches for a Successful Sex Education. The meeting organized by Hope Christopher, a child safety advocate/ personal development coach, and Tessy U. Ozobialu, social worker and child protection advocate, was said to be empowerment for parents to know different ways to make children understand sex …
Health workers in South Africa protested on Wednesday against lacking the protective gear and low salaries as a scathing report revealed the country’s COVID-19 relief fund was misused. Kimi Makwetu, the auditor general, said there was overpricing and potential fraud. In some cases, protective gear, or PPE, was bought for five times more than the price advised by …
By Gabriel Olawale The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has commenced mobilisation of organised groups for mass action against the recent “two most painful anti-people’s actions of All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government’s increment in electricity tariff and pump price of fuel”. CUPP Head of Human Mobilisation Unit/Action Alliance National Chairman, Mr. Kenneth Udeze, said that they have …
Schoolteacher Mamadou Junior Diakhaté is on a mission to rebuild a school in Senegal in time for students to pass their exams to enter high school. The teacher nicknamed “Junior” used his social media accounts to crowdfund the rebuild and has raised about 3,000 euros. The institution was shut due to the coronavirus pandemic in March and only …
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Chairman of Kubau Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Alhaji Sabo Aminu Anchau, has said that the death of 8 Almajirai in Gilmor river of Kaduna state who were returning from farm work, has made his council to suspend the Almajiri system in his locality The council boss said henceforth, his administration will not …
Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams By Dapo Akinrefon Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, on Thursday, said the recent increase in the price of fuel and electricity tariff by the Federal Government was most unfortunate, as the government was toeing a dangerous path. Speaking on the heels of the recent increase of …
By Funmi Ajumobi Offenses committed by children can be traced to neglect by parents and society and can be remedied if parents and guardians are educated on how to raise the children. Speaking with stakeholders in Oshodi and Mushin Local Governments on Diversion Community Rehabilitation Programme, at the Fountain Life Church, Ilupeju, Lagos, recently, the Executive Director, Grace …
The front page of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is seen at a newspapers kiosk in Paris on the opening day of the trial of the January 2015 Paris attacks against Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly, a policewoman in Montrouge and the Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket, at Paris courthouse, France, September 2, 2020. The trial will take place from September …
Seyi Makinde The Oyo State Government has expressed readiness to reintroduce Boys’ Scout Club to public primary schools across the state to promote character moulding and sound learning for pupils. This was made known in a statement signed by Michael Ogunsina for Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Media Team. The statement said that Dr Nureni Adeniran, …
Plans peaceful protest Sept 8 By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The organised labour on Thursday, raised the alarm over what it described as the birth of a new progeny of authoritarianism, industrial tyranny and state sponsored violence and terrorism against workers and citizens by Rivers State Government. President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, and …
By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Chairman of Kubau Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, Alhaji Sabo Aminu Anchau, has said that the death of 8 Almajirai in Gilmor river of Kaduna state who were returning from farm work, has made his council to suspend the Almajiri system in his locality The council boss said henceforth, his administration will not …
…As CJN unveils 20 duplexes Aguma Judges Quarters in Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike By Egufe Yafugborhi – Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says the State Government under his watch would end the era when judges retire without homes of their own. Wike made the declaration Thursday in Port Harcourt Rivers State where Chief Justice of …
By Jimoh Babatunde Dr Franklin Adejuwon, a former Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and natural resources, described those behind the proposed bill on the acquisition of inland waters and their banks by the federal government as having an ulterior motive. Speaking with Vanguard, Adejuwon called on the proponents of the bill to take into consideration the political, moral, …
