The Chief Medical Director, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti, Prof. Ebenezer Ajayi, has advised medical and healthcare practitioners who had gone abroad for greener pastures to consider contributing to the …
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Grid failures national embarrassment, says APC chieftain
A prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Mr. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has called for an in-depth investigation into the recurring collapses of Nigeria’s national grid, describing the …
Read More »PICTORIAL: Obasanjo hosts Kwankwaso, Donald Duke in Ogun
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday hosted former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and former Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke, in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Kwankwaso, who was the New …
Read More »Demolishing 188-year-old mosque, painful decision – Emir of Zazzau
Malam Ahmed Bamalli, Emir of Zazzau, has said that the decision to demolish 188-year-old Malam Abdulkarim Central Mosque Zaria was a painful decision that weighed heavily upon the Emirate Council. …
Read More »LASG set to inaugurate roads in Alimosho
The Lagos State Government is set to inaugurate completed road and bridge projects in Alimosho Local Government Area. The roads are: Babafemi Dada with Bridge, Yinka Folarin, Jamiu Lawal and …
Read More »Goods destroyed as night fire razes warehouse in Anambra
Goods and property estimated to be worth several millions of naira were destroyed when fire razed a commercial warehouse (name withheld) located at Tabansi Estate, Limca Road opposite Crunches, Nkpor, …
Read More »Fire guts shops in Oyo
A fire broke out in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, early Sunday morning, destroying three shops. The swift response of the state fire service, however, saved 13 other shops from …
Read More »Ex-VON DG blames PDP for Nigeria’s drift towards one-party state
A former Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr Osita Okechukwu, says the Peoples Democratic Party should be held accountable for Nigeria’s slide into a one-party state, not the ruling All …
Read More »JUST IN: Nigeria pays N85bn as ECOWAS levy for 2023, 2024
Nigeria, on December 13, 2024, paid N85bn ($54m) as community levy to the Economic Community of West African States. This constitutes 100 per cent of its levy from January 2023 …
Read More »Harmattan fuels demand for tea, akara in Kano
Tea, noodle and bean cake (akara or kosai) sellers in Kano have reported a surge in their businesses as the harmattan season intensifies. A visit by the News Agency of …
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