By Abujah Racheal Lagos state witnessed an upsurge in daily new COVID-19 cases as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), reported additional 422 infections on Aug 9, 2021. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Tuesday morning. It confirmed that the additional 422 cases were from nine states and the FCT. The agency said that Lagos state was standing at a dire inflection point, with the coronavirus cases surging and most of its population not yet fully vaccinated. Driving the latest wave was the highly contagious Delta variant with Lagos continuing to report more than half of…
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The National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP, Mr Emmanuel Enoidem, on Monday said powers to remove the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) or any national officer reside only in the party’s national convention. Enoidem stated this on Monday while reacting to a communique purportedly issued by nine members of the NWC of the party, after a meeting held in Abuja on Sunday night. Enoidem said that by Section 29 (3) of the PDP constitution, it is the national chairman or a summon, backed by 2/3 members of the NWC that can validly convene a meeting of the…
A Nigerian Service (NCS) patrol vehicle on Monday lost control and killed five persons in Jibia local government area of Katsina state. Dalha Wada-Chedi, the acting Controller of NCS in the state, confirmed the incident to mewsmen in Katsina. According to him, the incident occurred when some operatives of the Border Drill went to Jibia to get food; “but unfortunately lost control and crushed some people to death. “It is really unfortunate. We had to use our cordial relationship with the communities, the police, military and other sister security organizations to bring the situation under control. “From the report we…
The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has promoted some staff and redeployed others to feel vacant positions in the corporation. A statement by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru made available to newsmen on Monday, said the development is part of efforts to strengthen and reposition the corporation towards attaining global excellence and profitability. According to Obateru, Mr. Billy Okoye has been appointed the new Group Executive Director, Ventures & Business Development while Mrs. Aisha Ahmadu-Katagum has been promoted to the position of Group Executive Director, Corporate Services. Until their new appointments,…
The National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Chief Chris Isiguzo on Monday, inaugurated a nine-member credential committee to conduct elections into various national offices of the union. The inauguration followed the National Executive Council’s, NEC, constitution of the committee and the fixture of the election for October 4, 2021 in Abia state. While the committee will be headed by a national officer, Garba Muhammad, the council chairman of Abia state, Victor Udukwe will serve as the Secretary. Full list of committee members National officer from Northwest, Garba Muhammad is (the Chairman of the Credential Committee). Ladi Bala…
A petrol tanker on Monday crushed five persons to death at Celica area on new Ife-Ibadan road, Egbeda local government area of Oyo state. The petroleum tanker lost control, rammed into a Micra car and plunged into a nearby ditch with the Micra car. Mrs Uche Chukwurah, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in the state, confirmed the incident in an interview on Monday. Chukwurah described the accident as fatal, resulting to the death of five persons comprising of three male and two female adults. She said that the accident involved two vehicles which included a fully loaded…
The Nigeria chapter of the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology, OFAB, in Africa, is inviting media practitioners that cover agriculture, biotechnology, and other biosciences, to apply for the 2021 Edition of its annual Award that promotes credible reporting of the sector. The fifth edition of the award recognizes exemplary journalism that stimulates best practices in the adoption of agricultural technologies, particularly agricultural biotechnology. The Africa-wide award known as the Pan-African Agricultural Innovations in Agriculture and Development (PAID) was initiated to promote credible agricultural biotechnology reportage. The award also seeks to recognize outstanding journalists in all media genres involved in the…
An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, sentenced one Ademola Oluwaseun,19, to life imprisonment for attempted armed robbery. In his judgment, Justice Lekan Ogunmoye said, although the convict was charged for offence of armed robbery, but evidence before the court only established offence of attempted armed robbery against him. Ogunmoye said there was no evidence that he succeeded in stealing anything from his victim when he was caught. The judge, however, said that the sole issue for determination had been resolved partly in favour of the prosecution. “I reiterate that the defendant is convicted for the offence of attempted…
As the leadership crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deepens, some support groups of the party have called for the removal of the party’s National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus. The group under the platform of Save PDP Group and Coalition of PDP Youth Groups, made the call during a protest at the party’s National secretariat in Abuja. The leader of the group, Mr Tamunotonye Inioribo, while addressing the media, said that the protest was organised by a coalition of different PDP support groups that were dissatisfied with the leadership of Secondus. Inioribo accused Secondus of polarising the party for…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has called on the party’s National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, to resign from office to save the opposition force from collapse. The caucus made the call in a communique signed by the Chairman, Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP- Rivers), on Monday in Abuja, at the end of an online meeting on the current crisis rocking the party. Chinda said that the call followed the accusation of inept leadership against Secondus, which was frustrating party members across the country. According to the lawmaker, the situation has resulted in mass exit of…