archiveApril 24, 2021

Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and their counterparts from the Nigerian Army and Department of State Services (DSS) in a joint operation on Saturday stormed the operational headquarters of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Awomama Village, Oru East Local Government Area of Imo State. The insurgents are...

  The Northern Governors’ Forum has condemned the recent killing of three students of the Greenfield University, Kaduna. The Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong described the incident as an act of wickedness and barbaric, saying the perpetrators must not go unpunished. The governor condemned the...

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka said on Saturday that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari must seek help as Nigeria is at war. Soyinka said this in reaction to the brutal killing of three of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna. The Nobel Laureate, in a statement said Abukakar...

The NSE All-Share Index and Market Capitalization appreciated by 1.27 per cent to close the week at 39,301.82 and N20.568 trillion respectively. All other indices finished higher with the exception of NSE Sovereign Bond Index which depreciated by 0.94 per cent while the NSE ASeM and NSE Growth Indices closed...

Dr Ibironke Animashaun, a community health practitioner, on Saturday warned women against the use of artificial eyelashes. Animashaun said this while addressing a group of youths called the Estate Youth Parliament during a health talk in Lagos. According to her, the health implications of fixing false eyelashes are corneal abrasions...

says gov has rebuilt public trust in government  The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been cautioned against demonstrating insensitivity and crass ignorance on matters of the state in the name of trying to play opposition politics. Chief Press Secretary to Governor 'Seyi Makinde of Oyo...

The Federal Government’s autogas scheme has received a boost with the rollout of Nigeria’s first locally assembled natural gas-powered buses by an indigenous energy firm, OMAA Global. A statement posted on Saturday on the company’s website said the rollout took place recently at its facility in Igbo Ukwu near Nnewi,...

Dare-devil narcotics couriers who used the statue of Mary, Mother of Jesus, to conceal their illicit drugs have met their waterloo in Lagos. NDLEA operatives embedded in two courier companies intercepted the drugs concealed in the statue and some in auto spare parts to be despatched to Canada and the...

  The Kwara State University (KWASU) is to boost its power supply with the installation of N114 million solar power system in the institution. The Vice Chancellor of the university, Prof. Mustapha Akanbi, said this at the kick-off of the installation of the solar power system equipment on Saturday. Akanbi...

  The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) on Saturday inducted 285 new associate members as certified chartered practitioners in the field of taxation.Mrs Gladys Simplice, President of CITN, said at the 44th induction ceremony of the institute in Lagos that the exercise was a mechanism to grow the...