Fire razes Atakumosa central market in Osun
Goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed as a result of a fire outbreak in Atakumosa central market, Adeti, Ilesha in Osun state. The fire which started around 1 am affected several shops located at the entrance of the market but was later put out through the combined efforts of the Police and firemen. Speaking with Punch correspondent, Mr Fatai...
Mother kills one-day-old baby, buries him in bush
The Police in Jigawa has arrested an 18-year-old lady (name withheld) for allegedly killing her one-day-old baby boy after they exhumed the corpse in Ringim Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Abdu Jinjiri, confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria in Dutse on Monday. Jinjiri said the suspect, a resident of...
87% Nigeria’s poverty rate in North – World Bank
The North accounted for 87 per cent of all the poor people in Nigeria in 2016, the World Bank has disclosed in a new report. The report titled ‘Advancing social protection in a dynamic Nigeria’, released on January 28, 2020, was described as a ‘detailed analysis of the social protection sector’ in the country. The report noted that social protection measures...
Supreme Court: PDP to protest at EU, AU Abuja embassies today
The leadership and other critical stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party will on Tuesday (today) protest at the embassies of the European Union and the African Union in Abuja. The protest will involve members of the PDP National Working Committee, the Board of Trustees, other national leadership, members of the National Assembly, and other stakeholders, according to a statement on...
LASEMA monitors coronavirus, Lassa fever
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA says it is closely monitoring the outbreak of hemorrhagic fevers to prevent an epidemic in the state. The Director-General of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Lagos. He said, “These epidemics which have posed global and local emergency health threats have fueled the...
Fishermen trap & kill hippopotamus in Kebbi
Fishermen in Samanaji town in Koko Besse Local Government Area have succeeded in trapping Hippopotamus believed to be wreaking havoc on Farmlands in the area. The Aqua animal was killed by teams of fishermen who have been trailing its movements for some time. Reports from the area indicated that the Council's Chairman Bello Sarkin Gabas and Council Members have visited the...
87% Nigeria’s poverty rate in North – World Bank
The North accounted for 87 per cent of all the poor people in Nigeria in 2016, the World Bank has disclosed in a new report. The report titled ‘Advancing social protection in a dynamic Nigeria’, released on January 28, 2020, was described as a ‘detailed analysis of the social protection sector’ in the country. The report noted that social protection measures...
Amotekun: South-West Governors to sign bill for legal backing on February 14
Ekiti Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi on Monday said the bill seeking legal backing for the Western Nigeria Security outfit code-named ‘Operation Amotekun’ initiated by the six Governors in the Southwest region would be simultaneously assented to on Friday, February 14. Fayemi, who disclosed this while receiving proposal bill on Amotekun from Ekiti Attorney-General, Olawale Fapohunda, said the bill when enacted...
Governor Seriake Dickson commissions Bayelsa State International airport
The Governor of Bayelsa State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon Seriake Dickson has Commissioned the Bayelsa State International Airport Located at Wilberforce Island Under the Chairmanship of HRM, King Alfred Diette Spiff. The governor in his remark expressed deep gratitude to God to have given the courage to initiate the gigantic and life-transforming project. He also expressed gratitude to his team...
PDP criticises Lai Mohammed over $500 million loan for NTA
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has told the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to perish the thoughts of further mortgaging the future of our country by securing $500 million dollars (N182 billion) loan, purportedly for the upgrading of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). The party also urged the National Assembly to save the nation by refusing the...
