High Chief Bibopere Ajube has visited the two communities of Asere and Otoputu to inspect the level of damages done by a 9-man criminal gang led by one M.K Mone who attacked and built five houses and several properties in both communities in the mid-night of Saturday 3rd of April, 2021. Mone, an alleged gun […]
Continue ReadingTHE reaffirmation by the Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, of the nexus between terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and the general breakdown of law and order across the country should guide the authorities in stamping out insecurity. Fayemi, who doubles as the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, told journalists in Abuja of the “direct correlation” […]
Continue ReadingOkechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that households and businesses affected by the COVID-19 can now apply for loans under its N50bn Targeted Credit Facility.It said the stimulus package was to support households and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that beneficiaries could access up to […]
Continue ReadingChukwudi Akasike and Dennis Naku A member of Wike’s transition committee, now Chief Medical Director of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Prof. Henry Ugboma, has accused the Rivers State Governor of setting an agenda to discredit his predecessor and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.Speaking on Arise TV programme on Monday, Ugboma stated that […]
Continue ReadingFemi Asu Thirty-two refinery project licences issued to private investors in the country have become invalid in the past three years, according to the Department of Petroleum Resources.The DPR said on Monday that the number of valid refinery project licences stood at 23 as of March 2021, down from 44 in April 2018. An analysis […]
Continue ReadingIkechukwu Oyinbo The Senate Public Accounts Committee has summoned the management of the NICON Insurance Plc, AIICO Insurance and other insurance companies over their alleged failure to remit N17.4bn pension fund to the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate.The Senate hinged the summon on the 2016 report of the Auditor-General for the Federation which unraveled the alleged […]
Continue ReadingDeji Lambo The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed Sergeant Eze Aiwansoba for shooting his girlfriend, Joy Ndubueze, in the mouth in an apparent attempt to kill her on Salvation Road, Opebi, in the Ikeja area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said in a statement on Monday that following […]
Continue ReadingEbenezer Bajela Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu on Monday entered the history books as the country’s first major political office holder to win a football gold medal at the National Sports Festival, after leading Team Edo to a 3-2 win over Team Lagos in the final of the men’s football event of the 20th […]
Continue ReadingAfeez Hanafi The Lagos State Government has taken over the welfare of Mary Daniel, the 26-year-old amputee single mother who hawked table water in traffic in the Oshodi area of the state to earn a living.This is just as donations by good samaritans from within and outside the country keep pouring into Daniel’s bank account […]
Continue ReadingRabat – According to Hamariweb, Ramadan 2021 is likely to commence on April 13 in Saudi Arabia. During Ramadan, which lasts 29 to 30 days, Muslims fast every day from Al-Fajr (sunrise prayer) until Al-Maghrib (sunset prayer) and refrain from smoking, drinking, and sexual activity. It is also an opportunity for Muslims to strengthen their […]
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