From the rockies to the Hudson, to the Potomac, beyond the great sand spread of the Sahara, to the river Naija, the end is on its way ―Don Okolo Life as we know it could be coming to an end. That is not a figure of speech. I have consulted with the shamans and medicine men, from the world’s renowned rainforests, from the swamplands of the Pantanal, to the critter-burdened monsoon regions of the far...
A clash between two rival cult groups at Aleke community in Ikorodu Lagos has resulted in the death of a pregnant woman. The woman, Risikat Saliman, 35, was killed when Eiye and Aiye confraternity invaded the community’s market at 8 p.m. on Thursday, shooting indiscriminately, according to the Punch. “I don’t know why they are terrorizing our people. We want Lagos State Government to intervene so that we can collectively curb the menace to enable...
The Minister of State, Health, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, says 10 per cent of positive Coronavirus cases are children and adolescents with more than half of them in the age bracket of 10-18 years. Mamora disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 briefing, as the country prepares to reopen schools. News Agency of Nigeria( NAN), reports that this was even as the PTF coordinator on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu...
The Police Command in Anambra says it has launched a manhunt for killers of late Chukwuma Ojukwu, an aspirant to the Awka-Etiti traditional stool, in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesman, SP Haruna Mohammed, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Awka. According to Mohammed, the command will leave no stone unturned to uncover perpetrators of the act. “The case is under investigation to ascertain...
The Kairos Events and Entertainment, says it has launched promotional materials for the Face of Agriculture Nigeria (FOAN) Agritainment Reality TV Show in collaboration with Obasanjo Farms Limited. Mr. Wealth Sunday, Project Director of Kairos, said FOAN Reality Show, “is a TV programme that aims at bringing the interest of Nigerian youths toward agriculture through entertainment.” Sunday made this known in a statement in Lagos, saying that the ceremony took place at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential...
A container housing 5,141 Smart Card Readers at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ondo State headquarters has been engulfed by fire. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, confirmed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday night. Okoye, who was in Akure for some INEC preparations for the state governorship election scheduled for Oct. 10, said that the inferno started at about 7.30 p.m., on...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday night confirmed 197 new cases of COVID-19, with five deaths recorded in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday. The agency said that the total confirmed COVID-19 infections in the country had reached 55,829. It noted that the 197 infections were reported from 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NCDC said that the number of deaths...
The North-Central geopolitical zone has announced its exit from the Arewa Consultative Forum, giving the worsening insecurity in northern Nigeria as a reason for its exit. The leaders of the region also announced the formation of the North Central Peoples Forum, which will serve as a platform to fight insecurity and marginalization. Speaking to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday, the group said in spite of the abundant mineral and human resources in the Zone, the...
he Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has called on the Federal Government to urgently set up a high-powered investigation panel into the activities of Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State. Addressing a news conference on Wednesday in Ede, Mr. Nurudeen Masopa, the ASUP President, accused the Rector of the institution, Dr John Adekolawole, of corruption and favouritism. ASUP alleged that the rector allegedly misappropriated over N240 million while owing staff several entitlements, target savings and...
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has pledged to give 20 cars to deserving teachers across the six education districts in the state. Sanwo-Olu made the promise on Wednesday during the virtual training of the teachers tagged ”Eko Educators Webinar Performance Series 3.3”. He said that his administration was committed to rewarding excellent service delivery in Lagos State Post-Primary Teaching Service. According to him, teachers are key change agents who will be remembered for shaping...
