The Secretary to Ondo State Government, Ifedayo Abegunde has resigned his appointment. “I, Hon, Ifedayo Sunday Abegunde hereby tender my letter of resignation. I want to thank Mr Governor for giving me the opportunity to serve the Government and people of Ondo State,” Abegunde said in a letter dated July 6th, 2020. The resignation takes […]

The Osun State government has said the review of schools’ reclassification policy would be implemented when pupils resume across the state. The state noted that the review which has been approved earlier is targeted towards restoring the 6-3-3-4 classification system, thereby returning the state education system to its earlier class structure. This was revealed when […]

Police have arrested five women in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, for allegedly trading in children. It was gathered that the suspects were intercepted at Rumuokuta Junction while haggling over a two-week old baby. One of the suspects, Roseline Nwokocha was apprehended with his sister Chioma, who accompanied her for the transaction. She said: […]

The Nigerian Army Corps of Engineers on Sunday commissioned several projects at the Army Barracks in Epe. The projects commissioned include the Officers Mess, Married Officers Quarters, Parade Ground, 985m Fence, 3 x storehouses, Magazine, Armoury, the official residence of the Commandant NASFA, 1.8 km Road, 19 x CBQs, the Corporal and Below Club among […]

Students in primary six, JSS3 and SSS3 in Oyo State will on Monday resume at their various schools. Schools are billed to open for three hours, between the hour of 8 am and 12 noon, with students in boarding houses expected to have returned to their hostels on Sunday. Recall Governor Seyi Makinde had on […]

The 49-member Governor Abdullahi Ganduje-led National Campaign Council of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the September 19 Edo State Governorship Election will be inaugurated on Monday. National Chairman of the Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the party Governor Mai Mala Buni will conduct the ceremony slated for 12 noon at the National […]

Ogun State Government said on Sunday that it would pull down houses and structures obstructing waterways, causing flood. Environment Commissioner Abiodun Abudu-Balogun, who spoke while inspecting areas affected by flood in Abeokuta, urged residents living along river courses to move to safer locations or be ejected. The Nation reported that a downpour last Saturday left […]

Edo State indigenes in diaspora are supporting the re-election bid of Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The indigenes, through the Coordinator of a Europe-based socio-political pressure group, Edo Diaspora Front of UK, Jolly Iguodala, during a solidarity walk to the Nigeria High Commission […]

Akwa Ibom state government has approved a tax holiday for all categories of tax payers in the state in a bid to cushion the adverse effect of the Coronavirus pandemic on people and businesses. Governor Udom Emmanuel gave the approval on Friday during the State Executive Council meeting, directing the state ministry of finance is […]

A former Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Edo State, Prince Kassim Afegbua, said on Sunday that the choice of Governor Godwin Obaseki as the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) governorship candidate was a bad omen. He said it was wrong for PDP to concede the governorship ticket to Obaseki because he controlled state’s funds to […]

• Detectives nab motorcycle snatchers in Ogun The Ogun State police command has warned notorious cult groups planning to unleash terror across the state tomorrow, Tuesday. The warning came on the heels of an intelligence report that the violence is meant to mark what they tagged 7/7, According to the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, […]

The Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA), said it generated about N196 million from data upload on the Nigerian Insurance Industry Database (NIID) in the 2019 business operation. NIID is a platform where policyholders can verify the genuineness of their policies sold by insurance agents or peddlers. In its 2019 financial report made available to The Guardian […]