Ondo Amotekun rescues 3 abducted travelers

Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Operatives of Ondo State Security Network Agency, code-named Amotekun, have rescued the remaining three people who were abducted last Wednesday in the state. The victims, who were among the 12 passengers that were attacked by the bandits at the bad portion of the road, were whisked away into the bush […]

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We’ll give corps members Covid vaccines – Masari

Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari Bello, has pledged to provide adequate COVID-19 vaccines for all the corps members in the state. Masari made the pledge on Friday in Katsina when he received the Director-General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, Brig.-Gen. Shu’aibu Ibrahim, who paid him a courtesy call at Government House, Katsina. […]

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Any further delay in the inauguration of NDDC board is a clear betrayal of trust – Ijaw National Congress

By Prof. Benjamin Okaba Any further delay in the inauguration of the NDDC board is a clear betrayal of trust and display of State insensitivity on ljaw nation and Niger Delta region. After 16 months of postponement and rigmarole, the Hon Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Godswill Akpabio has finally submitted the long overdue […]

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Rotary vaccinates school girls against cervical cancer as international president visits Nigeria

Rotary International President, Shekhar Mehta, Past District Governor and Coordinator of the Cervical Cancer initiative, Dr. Olajide Akeredolu and school girls during the cervical cancer vaccination exercise held at the Rotary House, Ikeja, Lagos. To ensure that schoolgirls are free from cervical cancer, which is a leading cause of death among women, the Rotary International […]

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COVID-19 afflictions decrease as Nigeria records 3 deaths, 466 cases

Three people died as a result of COVID-19 complications, while 466 news cases was recorded on Friday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDDC, Confirmed this in an update on its Facebook page on Saturday morning. The new 466 COVID-19 infections indicate a decrease from 727 cases reported on Thursday. Withe these data, the Public […]

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APC national chairmanship race gathers steam

The recently concluded ward and local government congresses of the All Progressives Congress are shaping the race for the national chairmanship of the ruling party. In fact, as 2023 draws nearer, the scramble for the control of the structures of the party has started in earnest. When three opposition political parties, namely the All Nigeria […]

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WHO says Africa’s COVID-19 infections drop by 20%

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that COVID-19 infections in Africa had dropped by more than 20 per cent, noting that it was the sharpest seven-day drop in two months, as the third wave pandemic winds down. The global health body, however, observed that the rate of deceleration was slower than the previous waves […]

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VAT row deepens as Appeal Court orders stay of execution

• Appeal Court Orders Stay Of Execution • Sanwo-Olu Signs VAT Bill, Applies To Be Joined In Suit • Wike Inaugurates Rivers Tax Appeal Commission • Ortom Backs Lagos, Rivers The ongoing row between the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and the Rivers State governments over the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) in the […]

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