UNILAG Muslim alumni hold pre Ramadan lecture
UNILAG University of Lagos Muslim Alumni (UMA) is set to hold its 22nd pre – Ramadan lecture on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at the university’s main auditorium. The lecture, titled: “The Muslim: Between idea...
View ArticleLagos remits N64 billion pension to workers’ RSA
Lagos State government yesterday disclosed that it has so far remitted N64 billion to civil servants’ accounts, under the Contributory Pension Scheme, since its inception in 2007. Commissioner for...
View ArticleOyo begins enumeration of lands, landed properties
Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State. The Oyo State Government says it has begun the enumeration of lands and other landed properties in state for data gathering and planning purposes. Alhaji Ishmail Alli,...
View ArticleFRSC confirms 8 killed, 15 others injured in road crash in Malumfashi
Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has confirmed the death of eight persons in a ghastly motor accident that occurred on Malumfashi-Katsina road in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State....
View ArticleAkwa Ibom monarch’s wife gives birth to a baby in kidnappers' den
Mrs Ubong Assam, the wife of the traditional ruler of Esit Eket in Akwa Ibom, was delivered of a baby girl on Friday, May 13, while in custody of her kidnappers. A family source, who pleaded...
View ArticleAsaba, environs to experience power outage due to faulty transformer - BEDC
Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) on Saturday said that Asaba and its environs would experience power outage for a while because of transformer failure. The company said, via a statement...
View ArticleCatholic bishop appeals for release of kidnapped Reverend Father, 2 Sisters
The Most Rev. Felix Ajakaye, the Bishop of Ekiti Catholic Diocese, has called for the release of two Reverend Sisters and a Reverend Father who were kidnapped while on official assignment. Ajakaye, in...
View ArticleLagos records 112 crashes within 3 months
The Lagos State Sector Command of the FRSC on Saturday said that no fewer than 751 people were involved in 112 road traffic crashes between January and March. The Sector Commander, Mr Hyginus Omeje,...
View ArticleAbductors of Kwara APC chiefs demand N50m ransom
Abductors of the Chairman of the APC in Kwara, Hon. Ishola Balogun-Fulani and Secretary, Chief Bode Adekanye, have demanded for N50 million ransom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the...
View ArticleGunmen kidnap Kogi monarch
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped the traditional ruler of Elete town in Kogi, Chief Aminu Aku. The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) gathered that Aku was kidnapped by a gang of five masked gunmen at...
View ArticleHajj: Board directs intending pilgrims to go for mandatory medical test
PHOTO: content.time.com The Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board has directed all intending pilgrims to 2016 Hajj to Saudi Arabia to go for mandatory medical test. The hajj will commence on May 25. The...
View ArticleFour FUTA students die in auto crash
Four students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, died in a road accident on the Akure-Ilesha expressway in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday. The spokesman of the...
View ArticleEFCC probes Osun college over capital project fund
File Photo Economic and Financial Crimes Commissions {EFCC} may have begun investigation into alleged misappropriation of N.3 billion, meant for the construction of some capital projects at the Osun...
View ArticleMake Vitamin A cassava, maize staple food, expert counsels
Newly Harvest Maize The Country Manager of HarvestPlus, Dr. Paul IIona, has urged Nigerians to regularly eat Vitamin A cassava and maize due to their health benefits. Stating that the regular ones on...
View ArticleGroup seeks equal opportunity for persons with disability
Children performing at the event It was a celebration of the creative possibilities of the human mind at the weekend when secondary school pupils gathered for the annual national handicapped youth...
View ArticleLagos in massive facelift for president’s visit
Oshodi -Apapa Expressway wearing a new look for the president’s visit Buhari cancels trip, to be represented by Vice President Osinbajo Lagosians woke up at the weekend to a massive makeover of...
View ArticleNYSC denies plot to attack corps members in Rivers
Director General of the National Youth Services Corp, Brigadier General Suleiman Zakari Kazaure The National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC) on Monday described as false, rumours of a plot to attack corps...
View ArticleFayose outlaws cattle grazing in Ekiti
Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose The governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, has outlawed cattle grazing in the state after suspected Fulani herdsmen killed two persons in the State. Fayose spoke at...
View ArticleJail-breaking female kidnap kingpin recaptured
The suspect, Adebisi Babatunde The Ogun State Police Command has recaptured a suspected female kidnap kingpin, who allegedly broke the jail in Oyo prison and escaped. The Commissioner of Police,...
View ArticleBank rewards customers with cash gifts
One of the leading commercial banks in the country, Skye Bank Plc., has increased the number of millionaires among the poor masses to 33. They were beneficiaries of the bank’s improved service...
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