Workers in Ondo state have described the “Most Workers’ Friendly Governor Award” conferred on Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu as not politically motivated as might be perceived by some people, but as a gesture of workers appreciation for the love and commitment as demonstrated by the Government.Speaking at this year’s May Day celebration held on Monday, May…
The role of Traditional Rulers in ensuring sustainable peace cannot be easily overemphasized and as must be respected ,included in scheme of thing especially as it borders in safety of lives and property of the people To this end ,Community policing must be encouraged and police must partner with host communities in fighting crime in…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has lauded the efforts of the Nigerian workers on the occasion of this year’s International Workers’ Day. Mr Speaker who stated this in a press statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisisaid the Nigerian workers have paid their dues over…
Nostalgically, my hope of a better tomorrow for Katsina state was kindled in 2008 when I joined experts from ABU Zaria who were commissioned to make a project proposal for revamping agriculture in the state. On that note, I subconsciously dreamt of Katsina state gloriously galloping ahead of its peers at the envy of Kano…
In a moive normally seen in Hollywood spy thrillers, Tukur Mamu, publisher of Kaduna-based Desert Herald and an aide to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, a popular Islamic cleric, was arrested in September last year at the Cairo International Airport on his way to Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajj, and detained for 24 hours before he was repatriated back…
The paramount traditional ruler of Obudu Local Government Area in Cross River, Joseph Davies-Agba, is dead. The passage of the Monarch was announced in a statement by his son, Kjay Jedy-Agba, on Sunday in Calabar. “It is with a heavy heart that I communicate to you the passing away of my beloved father, His Royal…
No fewer than 16 people were said to have been burnt to death in a road accident that occurred in Odeomu, Osun State Friday night A resident of Odeomu, Fatai Lasisi, who was close to the scene of the accident, said the two vehicles involved had a collision. Lasisi said a commercial Mazda bus coming…
A building apartment within the courtyard of the Palace Of The Ooni Of Ife was at about 11:30pm yesterday engulfed in flames of fire incident triggered by power surge which exploded through electrical appliances in the affected apartment. The inferno did not spread beyond the affected building located at a section of the palace premises…
The Chairman Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) Comrade Oyinkuro Ereboh, has reacted to a statement by the Commissioner for Transport Bayelsa State, Mrs Grace Ekiotene, directing all transporters to reduce transport fare from all routs in the state. The directive came after the incident that occurred where a commercial trycycle operator stabbed his…
The Federal Government has again postponed the 2023 Population and Housing Census. A credible source said the decision was made yesterday after a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the Chairman of National Population Commission (NPC), Nasir Isa Kwarra. The source said the postponement was made due to the challenges the commission is facing to…
