A tanker containing 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit on Friday tumbled at Otedola Bridge, Lagos, causing multiple vehicle collisions. The tanker with an unknown registration number collided with four vehicles, leading to a fire incident. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency confirmed the accident in a statement by its Permanent Secretary, Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu….
Makayla Malaka, a young singer who debuted in the music industry in 2019, has reached yet another milestone with the release of her first book, ‘The African Princess,’ on Children’s Day in Nigeria. The book is a magnificent tale of hope, love, courage, and the value of the girl child in a male-dominated society, and…
On Tuesday, the Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, arrested a 37-year-old woman over alleged human trafficking. The suspect was arrested in Ilorin, the state capital, while allegedly trying to deliver four underage girls whom she allegedly ferried from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to Ilorin, Kwara State, as sex slaves/prostitutes…
In the early1970s, 80s, and 90s, school farming was a major component of academic curriculum, and there were no exemptions as to who participated in practical agriculture. All students trooped to the farms on designated days. The idea behind this was to make agriculture an integral part of school culture, so that students are well…
At least 1.7 million candidates are set to take part in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) nationwide scheduled to run from May 6 to May 16. The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) stated that the examination would be conducted for 1,761,338 candidates that successfully registered for the examination in 755 registered computer-based…
Four months after the Federal Government and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) quietly ordered the removal of subsidy on electricity and increased end-user tariffs, orders released, yesterday, by the regulator have created fresh concerns as poor Nigerians are now heavily burdened by tariff increases. Yesterday, six power distribution companies (DisCos) got NERC approval to…
A 54-year-old pastor, Michael Oliseh, was yesterday, sentenced to life imprisonment by Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court for defiling his friend’s 12-year-old twin daughters. Justice Abiola Soladoye found the convict guilty of two-count charge bordering on defilement brought against him by the state government. Oliseh committed the offence sometime in November 2017…
Dr Michael Akabogu, the Managing Director of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has called on stakeholders to ensure Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) standards in workplaces in the country. Akabogu made the call on Thursday in Abuja while addressing newsmen on the sidelines of a road walk organised to mark the 2022 World Day…
