TASK FORCE RAIDS JOS DRUG MARKET, ARRESTS 16 SUSPECTS

Sixteen persons suspected to be illicit drug dealers were on Sunday in Jos paraded by operatives of the Plateau State owned security outfit, Operation Rainbow. It was learnt that the…

ABUJA COUNCIL NAMES STREET AFTER AFE BABALOLA

The Abuja Municipal Area Council on Saturday named a street in the Apo District of the Federal Capital Territory after the founder of Afe Babalola University, Chief Afe Babalola. The…

12 MILLION NIGERIAN CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM STUNTED GROWTH

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has raised the alarm that no fewer than 12 million Nigerian children are suffering from stunted growth. The Minister of Agriculture and…

NDDC MUST ACCOUNT FOR N6.25BN PALLIATIVE FUND COMMITTEE CHAIR

The Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission COVID-19 Palliatives Distribution Committee, Sobomabo Jackrich, has said the Interim Management Committee of the NDDC must account for the N6.25bn palliative fund.…

KILLINGS: SOUTHERN KADUNA LEADERS WANT BROWN ENVELOPES, SAYS EL-RUFAI

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, says Southern Kaduna leaders accusing him of taking sides want to be “appeased” but notes that his administration will not grease the palms of trouble-makers.…

SOUTH KOREA CHURCH MEMBERS QUARANTINED OVER COVID-19

Thousands of members of a Protestant church linked to a coronavirus cluster in Seoul have been asked to quarantine, South Korean authorities said Monday, as they accused the group’s firebrand…

ORWELL’S ANIMAL FARM

Known as one of the bibles of literary studies, George Orwell’s evergreen book, Animal Farm, on Monday marked 75 years after it was first published by British publishing company Penguin Books.…

ANAMBRA THREATENS PROBE AS ARTHUR EZE CALLS OBIANO ‘SMALL FRY

Anambra oil magnate, Prince Arthur Eze, has vowed not to stop insisting that the state Governor, Willie Obiano, does the right thing. Eze spoke at his Ukpo home in the…

NIGERIANS IN SOUTH AFRICA DECRY GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

The Nigerian Citizens Association in South Africa has called for gender equality and an end to all forms of gender-based violence. Coach Oscar Emetuei, National Deputy President of NICASA, made…

COVID-19: STATES TO GET $2.5M PERFORMANCE-BASED GRANTS FOR TAX RELIEF

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Sunday said each state government would receive $2.5m performance-based grants for implementing tax relief programmes for individual taxpayers and businesses to mitigate COVID-19 impact. The…