Afeez 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 ReadingOlalekan Adetayo, Abuja THE Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs (Office of the First Lady), Dr Hajo Sani, has given an insight into why the wife of the President, Aisha, did not react publicly to “the other room” comment made by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in 2016.Sani […]
Continue ReadingTunde Oyekola, IlorinThe Kwara State Government on Sunday recalled students of the 10 mission schools affected by the hijab crisis in the state since February from the second term holiday, directing them to start third term academic programme from today, Monday April 12,2021. A statement by Mrs Kemi Adeosun, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and […]
Continue ReadingFriday Olokor, Abuja THE National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control has advised Nigerians against using chemicals and additives for food and drinks to enhance taste, warning that such practices could result in severe illness and even death.The agency issued the warning against the backdrop of the recent incident in Kano where three persons […]
Continue ReadingDeji Lambo The family of Oluwakemi Odugbesan is mourning her death after succumbing to the injuries she sustained when hoodlums attacked her on Oduntan Street in the Ikosi Isheri Local Government Area of Lagos State.PUNCH Metro gathered that Oluwakemi was on her way home after attending a vigil in the Alapere area of the state […]
Continue ReadingAbiodun Nejo, Ado Ekiti A commissioner in Ekiti State House of Assembly Commission and an indigene of Ewu Ekiti in the Ilejemeje Local Government Area of the state, Segun Erinle, said on Sunday that the tension in the community following the shooting by bandits on Friday of the monarch, Oba Adetutu Ajayi, had gone down. […]
Continue ReadingThe die is cast and barring a Divine intervention, an amicable settlement between Gov Makinde and fmr gov fayose, is an impossibility. Several attempts have been made by leaders and elders at the zonal level. Efforts were also made directly by the national secretariat and indirectly by the indefatigable Bukola Saraki’s reconciliation committee. All to […]
Continue ReadingEveryone agreed that he is doing exceedingly well. The love they have for him further confirms the above. The exploits of Sen. Tolu Odebiyi, Senator representing Ogun West Senatorial District is a major reason why people are changing their mentality or negative notions about politicians in Nigeria. Invariably, it is not an overstatement to claim […]
Continue ReadingNike Popoola The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday said it got orders from the Federal High Court, Abuja division, to freeze 194 bank accounts belonging to firms and Bureaux de Change to enable it to conduct investigations into suspicious activities.It disclosed this on Thursday in three separate documents on its website. In one of […]
Continue ReadingSunday Aborisade, Abuja A former President of the Senate, David Mark, has urged Nigerians to bury religious and ethnic differences and come together to establish a common front against forces threatening peaceful coexistence amongst the people.Mark said it was time for men and women of good conscience to rise to the occasion and proffer solutions […]
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