Overworked LAUTECH doctors send SOS to Makinde
Overworked members of the Association of Residents Doctors, Ladoke Akintola Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, Oyo State chapter, have appealed to the state governor, Seyi Makinde, to address the dire situation they are currently facing. The LAUTECH doctors in a series of…
Ododo begins distribution of palliatives
The Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo has begun the distribution of food palliatives to the people of the state in continuation of the government’s commitment to cushion the impact of the economic downturn on the people. The Governor who was…
Underage students causing problems in varsities – Minister
The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman on Monday, said the Federal Government is considering the adoption of 18 years as the entry age for admission into universities and other tertiary institutions of learning. Mamman also said underage students were…
70% of inmates in Kano correctional centres awaiting trial — NCoS official
Seventy per cent of the total number of inmates in Kano Correctional Centres are currently awaiting trial, an official of the Nigerian Correctional Service, has revealed. The Public Relations Officer of the Kano Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Musbahu…
Judge’s absence stalls hearing of EFCC’s case against Yahaya Bello
The scheduled hearing in the appeal filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the Court of Appeal, Abuja division, to set aside the Kogi State court order restraining the anti-graft agency from arresting, detaining and prosecuting the immediate…
Rivers Assembly overrides Fubara, passes LG amendment bill
The Rivers State House of Assembly passed the Rivers State Local Government (Amendment) Bill into law on Monday by overriding the assent of Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The House, led by its Speaker, Hon Martin Amaewhule, made the decision at its…
Tinubu seeks creation of regional anti-terror centre
President Bola Tinubu has called for the establishment of a regional counter-terrorism centre that will serve as a hub for intelligence sharing, operational coordination, and capacity building throughout Africa. Speaking at the African High-level Meeting on Counter-Terrorism in Abuja on…
Displaced Rivers traders protest alleged plot to hijack shops
Scores of traders at the Rumuwoji Mile one market, phase affected by a fire outbreak in 2013 again staged a peaceful protest at the Government House, Port Harcourt, over alleged plans by some individuals to take their shops through the…
Niger Delta bedevilled by environmental, infrastructural challenges – Oborevweri
Governor Sheriff Oborevweri of Delta State has called for strategic and collaborative approaches between the Federal and Sub-national governments in the Niger Delta region to address the hydra-headed challenges facing the people of the oil-rich states of the Niger Delta…
No confusion, Titilola is Osun First Lady -Adeleke’s spokesperson
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has disowned a flier purportedly from the Office of one of his wives, Mrs Ngozi Adeleke, welcoming Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu to the state. Adeleke described the flier purportedly from Ngozi as…