The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, has called on the Federal Government and the South West governors to investigate the three recent blasts in Ondo, Lagos and Ekiti states. In a statement yesterday, he decried the disasters, insisting ...
Read More »NBA blames police for explosion in Ondo State, threatens legal action
The Owo branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has blamed the police authorities for the weekend’s explosion in Ondo State. It, therefore, threatened to initiate a class action suit against the force for alleged negligence. The chapter chairman, Tajudeen ...
Read More »MOSOP urges pardon for Ken Saro-Wiwa, eight others
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has called on the Federal Government to pardon Ken Saro-Wiwa and the eight others that were executed by the military regime of the late General Sani Abacha on November 10, ...
Read More »Cross River State relaxes stay-at-home, social distancing orders
The Cross River government has relaxed its directive on religious gatherings, reviewing the policy from a population of not more than five persons at a time to 50. Commissioner for Health, Dr. Betta Edu, had in a statement at the ...
Read More »Anambra CP, thousands stranded as Delta locks down for COVID-19
Thousands of travellers in and out of Delta have been stranded, as the enforcement of border closure begins in the state. Even some commuters, who had attempted to beat security by crossing the River Niger through boats stationed underneath the ...
Read More »PDP seeks further reduction in fuel prices of petroleum products
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately reduce the pump price of fuel from what it called “a cosmetic N125 per litre to an appropriate price that should not exceed N90 per litre.” It insisted ...
Read More »IGP alerts Nigerians to emerging crimes over Coronavirus pandemic
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has urged Nigerians to be vigilant and observe precautionary measures against criminal elements who might exploit the emergency situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic to increase their nefarious activities. The Force Public Relations Officer, ...
Read More »Abia State former director of finance gets post-conviction bail
The Federal High Court, Lagos has granted post-conviction bail to a former Director of Finance and Account at the Abia State Government House, Jones Udeogu, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment last December. He was convicted of a N7.1 ...
Read More »Terminal donates N75 million for COVID-19 fight
APM Terminals Nigeria has donated $200,000 (N75 million) towards the United Nations in Nigeria basket fund to boost government’s efforts at addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The global agency is mobilising funds to procure equipment for testing, quarantine and ...
Read More »Delta shuts borders, imposes two-week restriction on residents
Delta State Governor Ifeamyi Okowa has imposed a two-week restriction on residents of Asaba. He also ordered the closure of the airport to traffic from 6:00pm today, just as all land and sea borders had been pronounced shut effective 6:00am ...
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