…Fears in S/West, S/South, S/East …Residents fail to relocate …NEMA: Agric, health, transport, water resources, infrastructure threatened By Dayo Johnson, Vincent Ujumadu, Samuel Oyadongha, Omeiza Ajayi, Olasunkanmi Akoni, Demola Akinyemi Shina Abubakar, Deola Badru, Ozioruva Aliu, James Ogunnaike, Emma Una, Umar Yusuf, Egufe Yafughborhi, Bashir Bello, Ibrahim Hassan Wuyo and Chinonso Alozie Despite the warning by …
Okupe Dr Doyin Okupe, serial presidential adviser (served as spokesman under Presidents Obasanjo and Jonathan) shares his perspectives on Nigeria at 60: Nigerian nation is captured in the celebratory mood of her diamond anniversary. However, it is pretty difficult for the nation to visualize the future without reflecting even briefly on the past. It is important …
By Adeola Badru AS Nigeria celebrated her 60th independence anniversary, the management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), has said that the electricity company would remain committed to contributing its quota to national development through excellent service delivery, improved quality power supply, prompt response to our customers’ complaints and bridging the metering gap across our franchise …
Flooding from record rains in the mountainous region that spans France and Italy killed two people in Italy and left at least 24 people in the two countries missing Saturday. A storm that moved overnight across southeastern France and then northern Italy caused major flooding on both sides of the border, destroying bridges, blocking roads …
A 44-year-old man, Adetoro David, on Friday appeared before an Ota Magistrates’Court in Ogun for allegedly stealing a two-year-old baby. David, whose address was not revealed by the court, is facing a two-count charge of stealing and conspiracy. The Prosecutor, Police Inspector E.O. Adaraloye, told the court that the defendant and others, still at large, …
Pope Francis signed a new encyclical called “Fratelli tutti” (All Brothers) in the Italian town of Assisi on Saturday, his first trip outside Rome since the coronavirus pandemic erupted. An encyclical is a letter containing important teaching that is circulated by the pope to the Church. It is the pope’s third encyclical and is about brotherhood …
Katsina City News, an online English newspaper focusing on news and events happening within and around Katsina State, has commenced publication. Inaugurating the online publication in Katsina on Saturday, the publisher, Malam Danjuma Katsina, said that the newspaper would provide education, entertainment, enlightenment and information for the people. The veteran journalist said that the online medium …
Igini By Dapo Akinrefon “To deal with the opacity around the collation process for more transparency, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) embarked on piloting a number of innovations to evaluate their strengths and pitfalls in order to get a resilient remedy to problems associated with election results collation”. With these words, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) …
By Evelyn Usman An 11-year old girl, Favour Okechukwu, was gang-raped to death in Ejigbo area of Lagos with the perpetrators on the run. The deceased, a Junior Secondary School 3 student was sent on an errand by her mother, by 3 p.m. She was said to have been lured into a building on Olarewaju …
Protesters Five police officers have been suspended for their role in handling an alleged gang rape of a young Dalit woman in India’s Uttar Pradesh state, as protests over the incident continued on Saturday. The men suspended include the police chief of Hathras district, where the 20-year-old woman was assaulted on September 14 in a field …
The Ondo State House of Assembly on Saturday sensitised residents of Ondo South Senatorial District of the state to the need to ensure peaceful conduct of Oct. 10, gubernatorial election. Speaking to newsmen during the sensitisation tour, Mr Bamidele Oloyelogun, the Speaker of the Assembly, said that the residents needed to be reminded of their roles …
Here lies a vain man who dared to despise the judgment of God. By Femi Aribisala Donald Trump, president of the United States, disparaged Joe Biden, his opponent for the American presidency, over the wearing of masks in this era of the coronavirus pandemic. In his typical macho fashion, Trump mocked Biden and castigated him as …
Arewa Pastors, a non-denominational organisation, which comprise 60 clerics across 19 northern states, on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to praying and fasting monthly for divine intervention to end insecurity. Bishop John Richard, Chairman of the Arewa Pastors, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He spoke against the …
The Kaduna State Government said on Saturday that it has released N3 billion to contractors as part payment for Urban Renewal projects in Kafanchan. Mr Thomas Gyang, Commissioner, Planning and Budget Commission, made this known while responding to questions from citizens during a virtual 2021 Draft Budget Townhall Meeting, with the theme, “Budget of Recovery”. …
By Moses Nosike With foreign investors now turning their eyes to the Nigerian mining sector do we have the manpower to avoid expatriates dominating top managerial position Nigeria in the past five years has been working hard to prove to foreign investors that it should be the number one mining destination in Africa. The nation has …
The second runner-up of the Big Brother Lockdown reality TV show, Nengi, has revealed why she consistently blocked off her supposed boyfriend, Ozo from dancing with her and never really allowing the fair-skinned dude from getting way up close and personal while she would go all way with the eventual winner of the show, Laycon. …
Nasir el-Rufai The Kaduna State Government is proposing to spend N237 billion in 2021, out of which N157.56 billion is for capital projects and N79.96 billion for recurrent expenditure. The Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Mr Thomas Gyang, made this known at a town hall meeting on Saturday in Kaduna. He said that the estimate …
Khaled El-Enaby, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, right, and Mostafa Waziri, the secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, left, react after opening the sarcophagus is around 2500 years old at the Saqqara archaeological site, 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Egypt announced the discovery of a large collection of …
By Tunde Oso Odu’a Investment Company Limited’s ongoing Cassava Cultivation & Processing Project at Imeko, Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State is set to experience a fillip as the Ogun State Government has pledged to support the project. This was made known recently when the Commissioner for Agriculture, Ogun State, Dr Adeola Odedina, along …
Ondo state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Titi Adeyemi, has debunked the allegation made by Allen Sowore, Media Adviser to the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ayayi, that her office transfers the sum of eleven million naira to the First Lady, Mrs. Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, on monthly basis. Recall that Sowore who was reacting to …
