One person died while three others sustained injuries in an accident on Sunday at Osoro junction in Ore, Ore- Benin expressway, Ondo State. The accident occurred between a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV marked Lagos FKJ 535 HP, and a DAF truck marked Lagos KRD 422 XB. Sikiru Alonge, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Unit Commander in Ore, confirmed the accident. He said the land cruiser SUV driver lost control because of overspeeding and rammed into the stationary truck parked on the roadside. He said one female adult died in the land cruiser, with three occupants, while two others sustained…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has confirmed that vaccines produced in Nigeria including those for COVID-19, will be of “internationally acceptable standard”. NAFDAC Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made the affirmation in a press statement signed by the Agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Sayo Akintola Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, the statement indicated made the disclosure during an oversight visit to the NAFDAC facilities and COVID-19 laboratory projects in Lagos last week Friday, by the House of Representatives Committee on COVID-19. She described the Federal government’s FG huge spending on the fight against the virus as exemplified by…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that he has no preferred candidate among those contesting the 2023 presidential election. Obasanjo, who stated this in Minna on Sunday when he paid former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar a visit, said he only had a national agenda not a preferred candidate. “I don’t have a special candidate, I have a national agenda.” The former President also said he was in Minna to visit the former Head of State who had been indisposed. “I came to see my brother who has been a little indisposed. I had plans to visit him when…
The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will commence its meeting by 4pm Today. The NEC is the highest decision-making body of ASUU. ASUU had last week directed its zones and branches to organise congresses following the deadlocked meeting between the union and representatives of the Federal Government. Some students who spoke to our correspondent expressed fears at the possibility of an indefinite strike. A student of the University of Ilorin, Tajudeen Sanusi said, “I don’t even want to think about it. I am scared and the idea of an indefinite strike doesn’t speak well to…
After several weeks in detention, Ukamaka Ejezie popularly called Mama Biafra who is said to be the foster mother of the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, on Sunday got her freedom from the custody of security agencies. The leader of Kanu’s legal team, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, confirmed her release in a short statement. He said, “I am very delighted to inform you all that Mrs. Ukamaka Ejezie (Mama Biafra) has regained her freedom. She is now out of DSS dungeon. Thank thee Chukwuokike Abiama for this huge success. “We are not relenting, every prisoners of conscience,…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has urged President Muhammadu Buhari’s government to emulate former President Goodluck Jonathan in resolving the ongoing strike. Lecturers embarked on the industrial action on February 14, 2022, over the government’s inability to fully address the union’s demands. The strike has now lasted for more than six months with the federal government, the Ministers of Education and Labour, finding it difficult to reach a resolution. ASUU president, Emmanuel Osodeke, in an interview with AIT’s Focus Nigeria, claimed Jonathan’s administration engaged the union in a 14-hour negotiation to resolve the issue. Government should for once…
A Blessed Saturday was what each member of the Yemiefash FanMily WhatsApp platform had in which everyone was engaged in a day seminar with a guest speaker Mrs Afolasade Ipinmoroti in a topic titled “MENTAL HEALTH” Here below are the extracts: Good evening everyone. Trust we had a swell day. I am happy to be here to give a brief talk on Mental Health, and I want to specially appreciate my brother and friend @YemieFash for this platform. You have been an exceptional being and I pray God will continually help you. I would be sharing briefly on what…
No fewer than 38 persons were on Saturday apprehended in Ondo State during the monthly environmental sanitation. Following the arrest of the offenders in various parts of Akure, the state capital, the General Manager, Waste Management Authority, ODSWMA, Mrs Ayo Adeyemo, disclosed that they were charged to court for appropriate punishment. Adeyemo, however, applauded the residents for their complying adequately with the exercise. While encouraging the residents to sustain habits of cleanliness and make it a daily affair to ward off any form of diseases, Adeyemo appealed against dumping of waste in drainage and canal to avoid flooding. This…
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has reiterated its commitment to partner the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in its fight against corruption. The NSCDC commandant in Kwara, Muhammed Ibrahim, disclosed this when he paid a courtesy visit to the zonal office of the EFCC in Ilorin on Friday. Mr Ibrahim said he was at the EFCC office to build on an existing partnership in a common interest, especially tackling corruption, intelligence sharing and criminal activities. He commended the EFCC’s efforts in the fight against corruption in the country and assured that the NSCDC would support the…