Sanwo-olu mourns, as 2 die in helicopter crash in Lagos
By Aisha Cole A helicopter crashed along Opebi Road, Ikeja on Friday at about 1.30 p.m. and claimed two lives. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
Month: August 2020
Obasanjo absent as Council of State meets, pardons Ambrose Ali, three others
*Over 4,000 taken out of prison By Abdullahi Muhammed The National Council of State presided over by President Muhammedu Buhari on Thursday ratified the presidential […]
COVID-19: FG to support NAFDAC on vaccine research to meet global standard
COVID-19By Abujah Racheal The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says the Federal Government will support the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control […]
No one will be safe in Biden’s America’, says Trump
President Donald Trump painted a grim picture of life in the U.S. if his rival, Joe Biden, were to win the November presidential election, promising […]
Japanese premier, Abe to quit due to poor health – Reports
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to step down due to health issues, Kyodo News reported on Friday, citing an unnamed source from the […]
Preventing sexual violence starts with what parents teach boys about girls – Experts
By Oluwabukola Akanni Experts on Friday said preventing sexual violence starts with what parents teach young boys on girl-child sexual rights. Speaking during a three-day […]
Life sentence for Christchurch terrorist “justice” – Morrison
By Babatunde Abdulfatah Tarrant, an Australian, was on Thursday sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. The 29-year-old gunman killed 51 people and injured 40 others […]
COVID-19: Over 463m school children lack access to remote learning — UNICEF
By Harrison Arubu The United Nations in a new report says over 463 million school children worldwide lack access to remote learning, following school closures […]
Buhari congratulates AfDB president, Akinwunmi Adesina on re-election
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with the President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, on his re-election for a second term in office. […]
Council of State approves establishment of centre for arms’ control
Abdullahi Muhammed The Council of State Thursday approved the establishment of National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons. This was disclosed […]
Constitutional, electoral reforms top on our agenda – Gbajabiamila
…says Bill on alternative funding for security agencies underway The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has said that constitutional and electoral […]
Oyetola inaugurates Osun Security Agency, Amotekun board
The Governor of the State of Osun, Adegboyega Oyetola, has inaugurated Osun Security Network Agency and Amotekun Corps Board, and the Independent Complaints Board as […]
FG resumes international flight Sept. 5
By Racheal Abujah The Federal Government on Thursday announced Sept. 5 as the date for full resumption of international flights into the country. The Director-General, […]
Alleged kidnapping: Police hastily paraded Evans – defence
Alleged kidnapping: Police hastily paraded Evans – defence August 27, 2020 6:07 pm by eniola.ayoola By Moji Eniola and Oluwatope Lawanson Mr Victor Okpara, counsel to alleged […]
NITDA to train 500 public servants on digital transformation consolidation
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), on Thursday said it was going to start training of 500 public servants to champion […]