At least 12 people, including four journalists and a senior think tank analyst, were barred on Monday from flying to Tigray, four of the passengers said, after Ethiopian security officials said the region’s elections later this week were illegal. Ethiopia’s upper house said on Saturday plans by the Tigray region to hold an election on […]

• We intend holding prayer session with union leadership, says Speaker • Firm seeks probe of toxic deaths in the state • Indigenous professionals plan debate for guber candidates • Pledge neutrality, transparency There was a mild drama at the Ondo State House of Assembly, yesterday when thugs and hoodlums laid siege on the Assembly […]

The Executive Secretary, National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Mr Ado Muhammed Yahuza, has said that some Nigerian Languages might go into extinction if urgent measures were not taken to reverse the trend. Yahuza said this at the 2nd edition of the Nigerian Indigenous Language Programme (NILP) on Monday in Abuja. According to him, some […]

Following the resumption of international flights after five months of COVID-19 lockdowns, Ethiopian Airline, yesterday, landed Abuja from Addis Ababa at about 1:35p.m. The ET 911 flight, with about 120 passengers on board, was received amid pomp. Originally billed to land 12noon, the plane was delayed by some flyers that were yet to pay their […]

• Woman crushed to death in Ekiti Five houses and 49 shops were gutted by fire in an explosion that occurred at Lambata town, Gawu Babangida Local Government Area of Niger State on Sunday night when a tanker loaded with 36,000 litres of PMS collided with a trailer. However, no life was lost, as the […]

Nigerian doctors in state-run hospitals began an indefinite strike on Monday to demand a pay rise, better welfare and adequate facilities, union leaders said. The industrial action by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which represents some 40 percent of doctors, is the latest in a string of stoppages by medics to hit Africa’s […]

A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has said that the hike in petrol price and electricity tariff is not acceptable in a civilized society. Fani-Kayode, who lamented that the situation of the country was sad, spoke with journalists at the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The former minister, who said […]

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) have thrown their weight behind coverage of virtual court proceedings by journalists. The eminent lawyers said since section 36 of the 1999 Constitution provides that court sittings must be in public, journalists participating in covering […]

The Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) has urged the Federal Government to take a further step towards full deregulation of the downstream sector, saying it will enhance national economic growth. In March this year, the government introduced a price modulation policy where international product prices and associated landing costs in Nigeria […]

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the National Leader, All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, urged the newly-installed Oniru of Iru Kingdom, Oba Abdulwasiu Omogbolahan Lawal, to strengthen the existing bond of unity and peace in Iruland for the overall development and progress of the Kingdom. They said that Lawal’s passion for […]

Thirty-Three days to the governorship election in Ondo State, the lines seem to be falling in places politically for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate and governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, as the opposition base is contracting by the day. It was funfair last Saturday at the Akure Stadium, where the party flagged off […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has urged the authorities to beef up security in the state ahead of the September 19 governorship election, to ensure that the people’s will is not subverted. Briefing journalists in Benin City, Chairman of Edo PDP, Tony Azegbemi, said the move was to ensure peaceful, free and […]