With the inauguration of the Warri Itakpe rail station in Agbor, Delta State, due in a few days, President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Transport, Honorable Rotimi Chibuke Amaechi have prioritised the security of passengers and others with the introduction of top-notch security baggage scanners in railway transportation across the country. The Warri Itakpe …
The Zimbabwean Government announced on Tuesday that it will charge for COVID-19 tests done on travellers showing symptoms of the disease at ports of entry. The measure is meant to allow the government to replenish laboratory commodities, Information Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa, told a post-cabinet media briefing on Tuesday. Zimbabwe will resume international flights on Thursday …
The Zimbabwean Government announced on Tuesday that it will charge for COVID-19 tests done on travellers showing symptoms of the disease at ports of entry. The measure is meant to allow the government to replenish laboratory commodities, Information Minister, Monica Mutsvangwa, told a post-cabinet media briefing on Tuesday. Zimbabwe will resume international flights on Thursday …
The Ogun Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested four persons for allegedly being in possession of a human skull. Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Monday. Oyeyemi said that the suspects, names withheld, were arrested on Sept. 25. Also read: N5M BOUNTY …
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Enugu State chapter, has called on government at all level to overhaul the country’s security system to guarantee the protection of lives and properties of the citizens. The Chairman of the association, Rev. Ositadinma Edeh, made the call on Tuesday on Tuesday in a statement he signed to mark …
An official of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and two others were on Tuesday burnt beyond recognition following the crash of two motorcycles along Badagry-Seme expressway. A witness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry that the collision, which occurred around 8a.m. at Iyaafin area, resulted in an explosion. “The two men …
Former minister of aviation and chieftain of the main opposition party in Nigeria, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has debunked reports that he’s planning on getting married to a fifth wife named Halima Yusuf. Describing the reports as false, Fani-Kayode who is separated from his fourth wife, Precious Chikwendu, said that Halima “is simply a dear friend …
Katsina State Government has spent the sum of N18,798,640,116. 83 on the provision of potable drinking water in urban areas of the state since the inception of the administration of Gov. Aminu Masari in 2015. The State Commissioner for Water Resources, Alhaji Musa Funtua, disclosed this during the weekly media briefing with members of the …
New research shows that the Red Planet may actually have liquid water in salty lakes under its polar ice cap — thus giving a place for life to develop, according to a report. The bodies of water, if confirmed, would be similar to the subglacial lakes that exist on Earth, beneath the Antarctic and the …
Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola By Omeiza Ajayi Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has charged security agencies under the supervision of his Ministry to be alive to their responsibilities, saying they cannot afford to disappoint Nigerians. Aregbesola gave the charge on Tuesday at the second Quarterly Performance Peer Review Assessment of the Ministry and …
Governor Adegboyega Oyetola By Wasiu Omotunde-Young THERE has been a number of commentaries related to happenings in Osun early this year 2020, concerning education and these, have focused on alleged reversal, by Governor Gboyega Oyetola, of some policies initiated by the previous government led by Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. These have ignored the fact that the reviewed …
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, said with Federal Government’s intervention and supply of the first tranche of 2000 buses to various cooperatives across the country impact of poverty will reduce. Akume delivering his keynote yesterday, at the Inter-Ministerial Stakeholders Meeting on the Supply of …
By Nnamdi Ojiego The lawmaker representing Enugu North Senatorial District, Senator Chuka Utazi, on Tuesday, demanded investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of 28-year-old Miss Ifeoma Abugu in the custody of Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Federal Capital Territory Police Command, Abuja. Miss Abugu, a young graduate, was reportedly whisked away from her …
My aunty’s husband is too demanding Dear Bunmi, I am currently studying to be a trained teacher at a college of education. My parents are not very well off, so my aunty agreed that I stay with her, as her house is very close to the college. Not long after I moved in with her, …
President Donald Trump arrived in Cleveland on Tuesday ahead of the first of three election debates with challenger Joe Biden. “He’s ready to go,” a senior campaign official told reporters on Air Force One. The official said Trump was bringing former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani — now a controversial lawyer for the president — …
…..Your administration did well in AAUA -Olubaka Incorruptible and tenacious traditional rulers from Akoko South west local government area of Ondo state, have assured the state Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, of another four years. The monarchs made the disclosure why playing host to the campaign team of Akeredolu who visited the palace of the …
The Eagle Square bereft of the usual Independence Day activities ” yesterday. Photo: Saharareporters. Ahead of the parade to mark Nigeria’s 60th Independence anniversary on Oct.1, the Federal Government has ordered that all routes leading to the Eagle Square should be blocked from midnight on Wednesday, Sept. 30. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai …
NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the Federal Government is insisting on Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), test for international passengers to prevent overwhelming the nation’s health infrastructure. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the joint news briefing of the Presidential Task …
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has clarified that the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq did not divert N2.67 billion for school feeding as alleged by some publications. Spokesperson of the commission, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, in a statement on Tuesday said that the commission chairman, …
File: Open-Defecation Dr Adeniyi Aremu, the Managing Director, Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority has described engineers as the backbone for the success of open defecation free Nigeria. Aremu, who is an engineer, stated this on Tuesday in Ilorin at the Public Lecture and Investiture of the Chairman of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of …
