archiveJanuary 2021

  says herders, farmers not the common enemy but bandit, kidnappers Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has called on individuals and groups planning to take actions that could lead to the forcible removal of anyone from Oyo State to desist from taking such actions. He said any persons who...

Management of Anchor University Lagos (AIL) owned by the Deeper Life Bible Church has confirmed the abduction of its Deputy Vice Chancellor Prof Johnson Fatokun. In a statement signed by its Assistant Registrar, Strategy & Communications, Mr. Okesola Sanusi, the University noted it was in touch with him and called...

Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Office, have arrested seven young men for alleged involvement in internet fraud. They were arrested on January 20, 2020 at Olomi Area of Ibadan, following intelligence received from concerned members of the public on their alleged criminal activities. Items...

Donald Trump left the White House for his final time as U.S. president on Wednesday, taking the Marine One helicopter from the lawn outside the building heading towards Joint Base Andrews. Trump did not say anything on his departure to awaiting reporters. He will take a flight on Air Force...

For the fourth consecutive time, the chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, on Wednesday failed to show up before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for his trial on an alleged N738.6 million contract scam. Maina was arraigned before Justice Abubakar Kutigi, sitting...

  The Group Chief Executive Officer, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Ade Ayeyemi, has affirmed that the pan-African banking group is facilitating smooth and instant payments across Africa as countries start the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA). Ayeyemi who made this assertion during an interview with...

  South-West Socio-cultural organisation, Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), has described the order given by the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, to herdsmen to vacate forest reserves in the state, as necessary and long overdue. Speaking with SaharaReporters on Wednesday, the secretary general of the group, Dr Kunle Olajide,...

  The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a bill extending the retirement age for teachers in the country from 60 years to 65 years. The FEC, during its first meeting of the year 2021, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, approved the bill; Harmonized Retirement Age for...

  Britain is currently recording the highest number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in the world relative to its population, a report claimed on Tuesday. On a seven-day moving average, there were recently more than 16.5 deaths per million people, according to a recent evaluation by Oxford University quoting data from...

The Management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife has approved virtual lecture for students. A statement by the school’s Registrar, Mrs. Margaret Omosule, stated final year students in the Faculty of Pharmacy, Clinical Students in the College of Health Sciences and year four students in the Faculty of Agriculture are...