Ooni’s COVID-19 remedy an ‘immune booster’ – NAFDAC

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday said the herbal product – Verozil, announced by the Ooni of Ife as a cure for COVID-19 is only an immune booster. It stated that although the product has been listed as an immune booster, it is yet to be found to […]

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Petrol price hits N212.61 per litre – PPPRA

Price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol has soared to N212.6 per litre, Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) said in a new monthly template. The template published Thursday night shows that the retail price of petrol would sell between market band of N209.61 and N212.61. Marketers usually sell at the upper band. […]

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Southwest governors ought not have dialogue with herders, says Oshun

Mr. Wale Oshun is the chairman, Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG). He spoke with Seye Olumide on issues of insecurity in Southwest and response by governors. The southwest governors are being vilified by their people for not acting proactively on the menace of armed Fulani herdsmen and their atrocities, while at the same […]

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Iya Rainbow, Mama Awero honoured on International Women’s Day

Veteran actresses, Mrs Idowu Philips aka Iya Rainbow and Mrs Lanre Hassan Adesina aka Iya Awero have been honoured in commemoration of the 2021 International Women’s Day. The super stars were honoured by International Breweries in a green carpet event that was held in Lagos. The event had a band of poets, drummers, and dancers […]

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FG talks tough as bandits kill over 40 in one week

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar (left); Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero; Emir of Kazaure, Dr Najib Hussaini-Adamu; Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi and Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe during  their meeting with President Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja…yesterday.  Photo: NAN Restates order to shoot at sight anyone found with AK-47 […]

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Service chiefs in Ibadan, strategise to tackle insecurity

Nigeria’s service chiefs on Thursday arrived in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Led by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Leo Irabor, they arrived at the 2 Division of the Nigerian Army early in the morning where Gen. Irabor addressed officers and men of the division. Other service chiefs in attendance include Chief of Army […]

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Labour threatens to shut down economy over minimum wage

• To resist moving wage to concurrent list• Vows to end lawmakers’ careers• Speaker promises to address workers’ complaints Workers, under the aegis of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), yesterday, came hard on federal lawmakers and threatened to shut down the economy if the House of Representatives passes a bill intended […]

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Police to enforce Buhari’s shoot at sight order in Ekiti

Ekiti State Police Command has vowed to enforce the presidential directive by President Muhammadu Buhari that any non-state actor bearing firearms should be shot at sight. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Mobayo Babatunde, stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Ado Ekiti, the state capital held at the behest of the Inspector General of Police, […]

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Insecurity: Southwest leaders to meet in Ibadan

Leaders across the Yoruba nation under the auspices of the Pan Yoruba Congress are billed to meet in Ibadan to deliberate on the parlous state of security in the nation in general and the region in particular. A statement by the Congress’ Committee Chairman, Ogbeni Sola Lawal, revealed that the gathering is slated for the […]

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NIPOST replaces FIRS as stamp duty collector

The Federal Government on Thursday said it has replaced the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) with the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) as stamp duty collector. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, made the disclosure at the launch of Nigeria’s 60th Independence Anniversary Commemorative Postage Stamps held at the Digital Economy Complex, Mbora, […]

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