The Ogun State Government has confirmed a case of Lassa Fever in the state, with a firm assurance that all is being done to contain it. In a press release by the Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, the suspected Lassa Fever case was confirmed by the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) Virology Laboratory…
Aggrieved workers affected by the disengagement exercise at Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, in December 2019 have written to the institution, giving it a 30-day ultimatum to reinstate them or face legal action. The workers, in a letter entitled ‘Letter on notice and pre-action notice’, dated January 22, 2020, written by their lawyer, Olabanjo Ayenakin…
Twin suicide bombers linked to the Boko Haram sect attacked a mosque in Gwoza, Borno state, on Sunday, killing a 12-year-old child and leaving many people injured. A security source, who disclosed this to TheCable, said the suicide bombers forced their way into the mosque while prayer was ongoing. The source said before some persons…
…Amotekun Members Can’t Take Constable Jobs— Akintoye The Federal Government has directed the police hierarchy to commence the recruitment of special constables nationwide preparatory to the implementation of its community policing policy. The directive on community policing is coming as the Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Operation Amotekun, an initiative of the six South-West governors,…
Twenty outstanding teachers in public schools in Lagos State will be acknowledged and rewarded with brand new vehicles each as part of efforts to motivate teachers in the state. The State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said this on Saturday during the formal launch and graduation ceremony of Eko Excel Pre-Service Professional Development and Technology Training…
The Ogun State Police Command on Friday paraded four suspected kidnappers who abducted a member of the Local Government Transition Committee, inaugurated by Governor Dapo Abiodun recently. The suspects were paraded at the State headquarters of the Police at Eleweran, Abeokuta, Ogun State. The arrest was as a result of the alleged kidnap of a…
The Ondo State Govt. under the leadership of Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, and Labour Unions in the state have signed an agreement on the new salary template for workers in the state. The dotted documents were signed today, Saturday, 25th January 2020, at the office of the State Head of Service, Mr Dare Aragbaye. The…
The Operatives of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Command in Lagos, has apprehended another 9 girls being trafficked. The girls were on their way to Lebanon, Cairo, Dubai and India on Ethiopian, Peace, Egypt and East Airlines. The service Public Relations Officer, DCI Sunday James made this known in a statement…
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, says the federal government will obtain $1 billion from foreign banks to purchase farming equipment for local farmers in the country. Mr Nanono disclosed this at the inauguration of the committee on the Green Imperative Programme on Friday in Abuja. The banks are Deutsche Bank (DB),…
The Interfaith Dialogue Forum for Peace has demanded the arrest and prosecution of perpetrators of killings in the country. It said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has run out of excuses, adding that no further explanation was tenable for the ongoing bloodshed in the country. This was contained in the communiqué at the…