A 32 year-old housewife, Kehinde Abdul Wasiu, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for allegedly setting her husband’s mistress, one Tosin Olugbade, ablaze. Kehinde, a mother of three, allegedly poured petrol on the 23 -year-old mistress and subsequently set her ablaze, leading to her death. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) […]
Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, is to launch a nationwide deployment and use of Virtual Court Proceedings in Nigeria’s Correctional Centres. This was made known in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by Malami’s media aide, Dr. Umar Gwandu. According to the statement, Malami is to launch […]
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has said his administration is determined to lift the people of the state out of poverty and unemployment through entrepreneurship, knowledge economy, innovation and technology. The governor disclosed his readiness to invest more in entrepreneurship development and provision of grants for startups and those badly affected by the COVID-19 […]
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has initiated cross-border raids on the forests located within all the border communities. The security raids said to be under the auspices of the G-7 Security Committee, involving all the neighbouring states, was said to be a measure to tackle the increasing banditry and other forms of insecurity. This […]
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has reiterated the need for developed countries to honour the promises made in 2009 of mobilizing $100 billion annually to support climate action in developing countries. The minister, who was one of the panelists at the Global launch of the 2022 Humanitarian […]
The Lagos State government has disclosed that the Nigerian creative industry is becoming the live wire of the country’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) while charging prospective film making graduates to take advantage of the state’s N1billion creative industry fund to project Lagos State and Nigeria positively to the world. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made […]
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Oye Ekiti, FUOYEm in Ekiti State, Professor Abayomi Fasina, has disclosed that the university has approved N50 million research grant for its post graduate school to fast track development in tandem with its vision and mission to become institution of first choice recognised for providing critical opportunities for […]
Agriculture stakeholders have began serious move towards eradication of fake and adulterated seeds from Nigerian markets, a measure aimed at achieving food security. This move was made known during the just concluded 4th edition of Seed Connect Africa Conference in Abuja, organised by the National Agricultural Seeds Council (NASC) in collaboration with the private sector. […]
Mass Communication scholars have charged the Nigerian media to intensify its effort in holding government at all levels accountable. The experts said the media need to step up its role in enforcing accountability in the country. Speaking at a 3-day town hall meeting organised by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Professor Abigail Ogwezzy Ndisika […]
Professor Ibrahim Umar of the University of Maiduguri has said that the proliferation of distorted video clips and messages on the social media have resulted in misinformation that made people not to accept the COVID – 19 vaccines. Umara, who is of the Department of Political Science and also an Islamic scholar, disclosed this while […]