Five people and one doctor killed by lassa fever in Ondo and Kogi respectively
A doctor, Idowu Ahmed, who contracted Lassa fever while treating a seven-month-old baby, has died of the disease. The baby died on Friday, a day it was admitted. It was learnt that Ahmed died in Irrua, Edo State where he was being treated. Until his death, Ahmed was a house officer at the Federal Medical […]
120 year old chief arrested for stealing in his community
The Osun State Police Command has arraigned a 120-year-old man, Chief Busari Oyewumi, for allegedly defrauding one Wasiu Adebisi of N400,000. The suspect was arraigned before a Chief Magistrate’s Court in Osogbo headed by Mrs. Fatima Sodamade on Monday on three counts of stealing, obtaining by false pretences and conspiracy. The police prosecutor, Mr. Taiwo […]
Cattle colonies: Southern states shun FG’s request for land
No state in the southern Nigeria has volunteered to provide land to the Federal Government to set up cattle colonies in order to address the incessant clashes between herdsmen and farmers. It was also learnt that the 16 states that had volunteered to provide land for the establishment of the cattle colonies are from northern […]
Oando Reaches Peace Accord With Mangal
Muhammadu Sanusi II, emir of Kano, has waded into the dispute between the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and Oando Plc. Dahiru Mangal, a key shareholder in Oando, had submitted a petition to SEC, which led to the suspension of Oando shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and Johannesburg Stock Exchange. SEC had accused the oil […]
NBS: 16m Nigerians Unemployed in Q3 2017
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has disclosed that about 7.5 million Nigerians in the labour population had nothing to do in the third quarter of 2017, but when this number is added to those who worked for less than 20 hours a week – 8.46 million, the number of unemployed persons in the country […]
Herdsmen Attacks Will be Brought Under Control, Buhari Promises
• Yoruba leaders convene emergency meeting over attacks, reject cattle colonies • Falae vows to resist ‘recolonisation’ of Nigeria • OPC warns against continuing attacks on ex-SGF’s farm With the growing outcry over the attacks and gruesome killings carried out by suspected herders of cattle in several farmlands in several parts of the country, […]
South African policemen remanded in prison over death of Nigerian
The South African policemen responsible for the death of Ebuka Okori, a Nigerian, have been remanded in prison. Okori was allegedly killed by two members of the South African Police Service (SAPS), on Friday. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, senior special assistant to the president on foreign affairs and diaspora, said the Nigeria consulate in South Africa confirmed […]
I’ll Do The Best I Can, Buhari Tells Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari says he will be guided by a clear conscience in making decisions for the progress of the country. Speaking when he received leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the south-east at the presidential villa in Abuja, Buhari pledged to give his best to all Nigerians. He thanked his visitors for […]
Keshi Honoured With Google Doodle On Posthumous Birthday
Stephen Keshi, former Super Eagles captain and coach, has been honoured with a Google doodle on his posthumous birthday. Keshi, who would have clocked 56 today, excelled as an influential captain for the Eagles and also achieved a lot as a coach. Nicknamed ‘Big Boss’, Keshi had 64 international caps as a player. His international […]
ERA/FoEN Asks Government To Enforce Provisions Of Tobacco Act
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called on the federal government to take bold steps in implementing the provisions of the 2015 National Tobacco Control (NTC) act. At a press conference in Lagos on Monday, the group said since over two years that the bill was signed into law, not much […]
