Lagos LG Polls: No Security Presence On Lagos Roads On Election Day
There were very minimal security checkpoints on major roads in Lagos State during Saturday’s local government election held across the 57 local councils. This was a deviation from previous elections in the state where police and soldiers place barricades at strategic spots across the state to monitor vehicular movement. Security officials were absent on major […]
Local Government Elections Hold In Lagos, Ogun
Residents of Lagos State and neighbouring state, Ogun are expected today to cast their ballots in polling units across local councils in the state to elect their local government chairmen and councilors for a fresh four-year term In Lagos State, the polls will open across the 20 Local Government Areas and 37 Local Development Areas […]
Biden Approves $100m Emergency Funds To Resettle Afghan Refugees
US President Joe Biden has authorised up to $100m from an emergency fund to meet “unexpected urgent” refugee needs stemming from the situation in Afghanistan, including for Afghan special immigration visa applicants, the White House said. Biden also approved on Friday the release of $200m in services and articles from the inventories of US government […]
FG To Construct 3 New Custodial Centres
The federal government will be constructing three new custodial centers with 3,000 capacity to ease congestion in correctional homes in the country. The minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made this known yesterday at the inauguration of the Nigerian Correctional Service, Osun State Command Headquarters Complex, in Osogbo. Aregbesola said the new custodial facilities would be […]
PIB: N/Delta Militants Threaten To Renew Hostilities
A militant group, Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders (NDRC), has threatened to resume obstructions over the three percent allocated to host communities in the recently passed Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) by the National Assembly, which it describes as unfriendly. The group described the PIB as a coup against the people of the oil-rich Niger Delta by […]
Kwara:Govt. Endorses Clinical Training For Health Workers Across The State
Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has certified a one-week capacity building and training for key staff of primary healthcare centers validated by the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund across the state. This was announced on Friday in a statement titled, ‘Kwara Gov approves intensive clinical training for PHCs workers.’ The statement disclosed that the training is […]
Enrich Ibadan Airport To Boost Economy, Makinde Tells FG
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has charged the federal government to take vital steps to uplift the standard of the Ibadan airport, saying making Ibadan a regional airport would strengthen the state and national economy. The governor, who stated this while hosting the Joint National Assembly Committee on Aviation led to his office by the […]
Governor Abiodun: Ogun Agric Policy Creates Jobs For Over 70, 000
Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, yesterday divulged that the agricultural initiative introduced by his administration has successfully generated jobs for over 70, 000 beneficiaries within the past two years of his assumption of office as the governor. Abiodun disclosed while speaking yesterday after inspection of the Eweje Farm Institute in Odeda, during the final […]
PMB Give Reasons For Not Visiting Daura Often
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he would love to visit Daura more often, but for the high cost of presidential movements and endangering security personnel to the weather, assuring that his heart remains with the people. According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, Buhari spoke yesterday when he visited the Emir of Daura, […]
Female Victim Rescued From 3 Suspected Kidnappers In Enugu Hotel
Three suspected kidnappers who reportedly confessed to their crime were on Friday arrested by local vigilantes in a hotel at Awhum community, Udi local government area of Enugu state. The fourth suspected kidnapper who was said to be armed was said to have escaped while a female victim was rescued in the hotel. A community’s […]
