By Correspondent in Lagos As the world experiences the second wave of the pandemic, which is deadlier and more dangerous than the first experience, staff of The Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) have been urged to observe COVID-19 safety protocols in the discharge of their duty. Mr Abdoulbaq Balogun, LAGFERRY Managing Director,gave the advice during…
He says: 1. We may have to live with C19 for months or years. Don’t deny or panic. Don’t make your life a misery. Let’s learn to live with this reality. 2. You can’t destroy the C19 virus that has penetrated the cell walls, by drinking liters of hot water – you’ll just be going…
By Dada Ahmed As from the second quarter of 2021, all applicants of vehicle registration are expected to present their National Identification Number as a precondition for the registration of their vehicles. The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja by Bisi Kazeem, the…
By Correspondent in Ilorin About 16,000 beneficiaries of the Federal Government Extended Special Public Works (ESPW) programme from Kwara state will earn a total of almost N1 billion for the next three months. Speaking at the launching of the programme in Ilorin on Saturday, the state Chairman of the selection committee of the programme, Olusegun…
By Dada Ahmed (Ilorin) The new Commissioner of Police for the Kwara State Command, Mohammad Lawal Bagega, has admonished men and officers of the command to eschew abuse of fundamental rights of the citizens in the state to avoid stiff penalty. He gave the stern warning when he met with top management officers, Heads of…
By Correspondent in Lokoja Ibrahim Idris,former goveyof kogi state, has called on leaders in the country to prioritise peoples’ welfare in order not to make democracy a mirage, especially to the common man. The Former Governor made the call when he was Honoured as “the Star Lite Of Modern Anyigba Developement.’ during an award ceremony…
Abuja The Edo state Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has won the certificate forgery case instituted against him by the All Progressives Congress, APC, following dissmisal of the by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Saturday. Justice Ahmed Mohammed, who delivered judgment, said that the APC failed to prove the forgery allegation beyond reasonable…
By Dada Ahmed in Lokoja Occupants of a storey building located at the popular zone 8 junction in Lokoja, kogi state, on Saturday cheated death as a coal loaded articulated vehicle rammed into their building without a drop of blood. However, a personnel of the Presidential Task Force, standing along the road, is said to…
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By Dada Ahmed Wonder, they say, shall never end and this wise saying manifested itself in the traditional institution of Anambra state on January 7, 2021 when a 10-year-old boy became the youngest monarch in that eastern state of the federation and the country at large. The Reporters gathered that the journey of Oyeachonam Okonkwo…