Indigenes of Apo, Akpajenya and Garki communities, FCT, have sent Save-Our-Souls (SOS), message to President Muhammadu Buhari over plans to demolish more houses by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCDA), without resettlement and compensation.Rev. Tanko Danjuma, a stakeholder and spokesperson of Akpajenya community, said this at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday, to express dissatisfaction with FCDA’s policies.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that over 134 houses were demolished in Akpajenya community on Aug. 15, by FCT Development Control to pave way for the construction of a major road network in the area.Danjuma alleged that claims by FCDA…
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Bologna’s coach Sinisa Mihajlovic has tested positive for COVID-19 and will remain in isolation for the next two weeks, the Italian Serie A club said on Sunday. The 51-year-old guided Bologna to a 12th-placed finish in the Italian top flight last season in spite of being treated for leukemia. The Serbian has made a full recovery after undergoing three courses of chemotherapy but remains in a high-risk group due to his recent history of serious illness. “Our coach is completely asymptomatic, but he will remain in isolation for the next two weeks in line with national guidelines,” the club said…
Chief Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, said the Federal Government had approved the establishment of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), oil and gas logistic Centre in Akwa Ibom. Sylva gave the hints at a Gala night organised by the Akwa Ibom Government in honour of a delegation of Stakeholders in the oil and gas industry retreat in Uyo on Saturday. He said the FG would partner the State Government to build a base and the base would be the first in Akwa Ibom. He urged the governor to set up a team to work with the…
he Police Command in Oyo State says it has rearrested Sunday Shodipe, the alleged serial killer who escaped from detention at an Ibadan police station.The spokesman of the Oyo State Police Command, Gbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the rearrest of Shodipe to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.The 19-year-old suspect, accused of killing no fewer than six people in Akinyele Local Govermment Area, was rearrested in the home of his grandmother in Ojoo area of Ibadan.NAN reports that Shodipe is linked to the murder of Barakat Bello,18, Azeezat Shomuyiwa,29, and three others in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state.The…
Lagos State has recorded spike in COVID-19 cases with 404 in the last 24 hours, increasing the state’s infection figures to 17,764. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the disclosure on Sunday in its COVID-19 Situation Report for Aug. 22. According to NCDC, Lagos has 404 new cases out of the 601 confirmed cases reported in the last 24 hours from 21 states. The health agency also disclosed that 684 patients who were treated and had fully recovered, were discharged, making the number of COVID-19 patients discharged in the state at 15,209. It, however, announced one COVID-19 related…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun has urged motorists to use the new lay-by between Asese and Ibafo to prevent the incessant gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Mowe Unit Commander of the FRSC , Assistant Corps Commander (ACC) Lucas Oguntade, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Oguntade said that should motorists defy the appeal, the command would have no option than to enforce it. Oguntade said that Julius Berger Nigeria had carved a new lay-by at Ibafo, to enable free flow of traffic. “The new lay-by…
The Kwara Government on Sunday distributed special ambulances donated by BUA Foundation to three general hospitals in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Razaq Raji, who presented the ambulances to the benefiting general hospitals in Ilorin, said it would further strengthen the referral system of the state’s healthcare services. The three beneficiaries were Offa, Lafiagi and Ilesha-Baruba General Hospitals. The commissioner, who was represented by Dr Abubakar Ayinla, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, explained that this would further improve healthcare delivery services to the residents of the state. Raji noted that the ambulances were earlier donated to…
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has appealed to Nigerians for partnership to further protect and sustain the integrity of its examinations. Mr Patrick Areghan, the council’s Head of National Office (HNO), made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Areghan was speaking against the backdrop of reports in some quarters that the ongoing 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), for School Candidates, that commenced on Monday Aug. 17, leaked. According to him, the report is false, malicious, misleading and wicked. The HNO stressed that there was no way…
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, seeking re-election in the September 19 Edo governorship election, says he is determined to deal with thugs that may be used to disrupt the elections. He spoke in his ward — Opoji, Esan Central Local Government Area of the state — during his electioneering in the area. He said although he had received intelligence report to suspend his campaign in Opoji, he decided not to succumb to threats.” “While I urge PDP members and supporters not to succumb to threats, we will tame the lions and tigers in Edo with relevant laws of our country,”…
Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe has said that Ghana’s action against nationals of other countries, particularly targeting Nigerians, pointed to state endorsement of xenophobic attacks. Abaribe, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by his Media Adviser, Uchenna Awom, described it as criminal and very disturbing the closure of shops of Nigerians in Ghana by its authorities. Ghanaian officials had recently sealed off the shops belonging to Nigerian traders in Accra for allegedly failing to have the one million-dollar equity stipulated by the Ghana Investment Promotions Council. Abaribe said: “The authorities in that country need to prove us wrong…