By Abiodun Lawal The Police Command in Ogun, says it has arrested five suspected members of a ritual gang, which specialises in exhuming corpses from graves and removing body parts for rituals. The Police Spokesman , Abimbola Oyeyemi, who disclosed this in a statement in Abeokuta on Sunday, saidContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank (AfDB), has signed a 362,000 Euros grant agreement with Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Basin-Trust Fund. The bank in a statement said the grant would prepare additional studies under the second-phase of developing a strategic plan for managing water resources in the Komadugu-Yobe Basin inContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Prof. Zakari Ladan of the Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Kaduna State University (KASU), and other co-researchers, have developed a mosquito repellent fabric. In a statement by the Public Relations Officer of KASU, Adamu Bargo, in Kaduna on Sunday, the institution said this was part ofContinue Reading
By Bashir Rabe Mani Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC-Sokoto North) has appealed to the electorate to be peaceful as they troop to the polling units to cast their votes in Saturday’s Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections. Wamakko, in a special message to the people of Sokoto State, said thatContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher The National Charcoal Producers, Dealers and Exporters Association of Nigeria (NACPDEAN) is set for a consultative meeting with government agencies to sensitize charcoal stakeholders on importance of afforestation. The association made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on SundayContinue Reading
Some members of Global Network for Sustainable Development during the news conference in Abuja By Patricia Amogu A Civil Society Organisation, Global Network for Sustainable Development( GNSD), has called on Civil Society Organisations and other youth platforms to desist from acts of public incitements, describing the calls for theContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Mr Abubakar Bello, the Managing Director, Nigerian Export and Import Bank (NEXIM), and other stakeholders have stressed the need for gender equity and women’s empowerment to improve access to health, education, economic and political opportunities in the country. They made the call at a family fun weekend,Continue Reading
South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns were in superlative form on Saturday as they silenced record-winners Al Ahly 5-2 in Pretoria to become the second team to confirm their place in the quarter-finals of the CAF Champions League. Sundowns, playing at home, were in emphatic form totally dominating the Egyptians to moveContinue Reading
By Ishaq Zaki The Zamfara police command has dislodged a bandits’ camp and rescue 14 kidnapped victims in Zamfara, who had spent 68 days in captivity. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Muhammad Shehu. AccordingContinue Reading
By Chimezie Anaso Mr Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party, and the Anambra state Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), have intensified campaigns for their respective candidates, ahead of the March 18 House of Assembly election in Anambra. While Obi called on candidates ofContinue Reading
