Ahead of the planned resumption of flights tomorrow, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) yesterday upgraded the search and rescue equipment to boost aeronautical services nationwide. The agency, following the arrival of the new equipment, has begun the distribution of plotting and communication facilities, medical supplies and International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) documents, among others, […]
I want my daughter alive, says distraught mother It was a Mecca of sorts yesterday at the Magistrates’ Court, Enugu, as many residents stormed the court premises to catch a glimpse of the couple, Mr. Jude and Mrs. Ifeoma Ozougwu, who allegedly drilled a six-inch nail into the skull of their 10-year old maid, Nneoma […]
Mastermind of Saturday’s attack on a United Nations (UN) helicopter near Damasak, Borno State, will pay dearly for it, President Muhammadu Buhari vowed on Sunday. The President said the government will avenge the attack in which two persons, including a five-year-old, were killed. The attack was attributed to insurgents. According to a report by the […]
Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has approved the appointment of Mr. Oluwole Moneyin and Mrs. Charity Thiti as Special Assistants on Special Duties and Women Mobilisation. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Olusegun Ajiboye, said in a statement on SUnday in Akure that the appointments were to further strengthen the administration for optimum […]
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Monday said consultations were on for another phase of repair works to begin on the Third Mainland Bridge. Popoola told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the consultations were towards evolving perfect traffic management architecture. “We want to do maintenance work on Third […]
A member of the immediate past National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress( APC), Alhaji Inuwa Abdulkadir is dead. Abdulkadir reportedly died in Sokoto in the early hours of Monday following a brief illness. The deceased, aged 54, was before his death, the National Vice Chairman Northwest of the APC. Confirming the death of […]
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara said the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has approved the deployment of 780 personnel to the state curb banditry. Mr Yusuf Idris, the Director-General of Media, Public Enlightenment and Communications to the governor, said this in a statement on Monday in Gusau. Idris said that Matawalle got the approval […]
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 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 […]