The Lagos State Government on Monday ordered the reopening of Mile 12 International Market after it was sealed on Friday. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said the market was reopened after a thorough assessment, covering various aspects of environmental compliance, waste management practices, and …
Read More »Egypt: Volunteers collect humanitarian aid to channel to Gaza
Volunteers from Resala charity organisation collect humanitarian aid to be delivered to Gaza as an aid convoy is set to head to Rafah on Egypt’s eastern border with the Gaza Strip. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Saturday that medical supplies covering the needs of 300,000 people in the …
Read More »FG institutes committee on border protection
The Minister of Interior Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has set up a 13-man committee to conduct a need assessment on the nation’s borders. The members of the committee are drawn from officials from the Ministry; Nigeria Immigration Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Federal Fire Service, Border Community Development Agency, …
Read More »FG, others train 2,180 unemployed Ondo youths in agric-business
The Federal Government in collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development/Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in Niger Delta Project have trained no fewer than 2,180 unemployed youths in Ondo State since 2020. The gesture was part of the efforts to encourage youths to go into agriculture for abundant provision of …
Read More »Hundreds of South Africans show solidarity for Palestinians
A cross-section of South Africans took to the streets of Johannesburg on Wednesday in support of the people of Palestine, as the deadly conflict between Israel and the militant group, Hamas, continues. Some people said they were joining in the protest to show solidarity with Palestinians who have faced decades …
Read More »Police arrest Bauchi housewife for allegedly killing step-daughter
An 18-year-old pregnant housewife has been arrested by the police in Bauchi State for allegedly beating her five-year-old stepdaughter to death for defecating on her body. The Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Auwal Muhammad, disclosed this while parading the suspect before journalists at the command’s headquarters on Tuesday. He said …
Read More »Court convicts crypto trader for fraud
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday, October 6, 2023, convicted one Lawrence Success Karinate, a Peer-to-Peer crypto trader for computer-related fraud. The anti-graft agency made this known via an official statement on its website, efcc.gov.ng on Monday. According to the statement, Success was convicted on a …
Read More »Egypt polls: El-Sissi’s presidential bid gets major boot
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s re-election campaign announced on Saturday he had received the backing of 424 members of 596-seat lower house of the country’s parliament for his bed for a third term in office. El-Sissi confirmed earlier this week he will run for a new term in elections scheduled for …
Read More »Testimony Jaga Drops EP titled “Jesus Is Here, Jaga Is Here”
Xclusive Gospel. Testimony Jaga Drops EP titled “Jesus Is Here, Jaga Is Here” Multi-award-winning Fuji-pop Artiste and Gospel Music minister, Testimony Jaga makes a remarkable statement with the...
Read More »Atiku seeks Supreme Court’s leave to file fresh evidence against Tinubu
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday night, sought the leave of the Supreme Court to bring in fresh evidence to prove that President Tinubu submitted a forged certificate to the Independent National Electoral Commission. The documents Atiku sought to tender are the academic records …
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