Archaeologists from the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) have unearthed evidence of the earliest known buildings in the UAE and the middle east region dating back more than 8,500 years. The discovery by Archeologists on the island of Ghagha, west of Abu Dhabi city, revealed stone structures offering the…
No fewer than 17 persons died when a tanker caught fire along the Lagos-Ibadan highway in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that the accident happened around 5 am on Friday before the Isara bridge. The spokesperson of the FRSC in Ogun, Florence Okpe, said 14 of the bodies were burnt beyond…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Friday ordered the remand of two men, Yusuf Adesola, 19, and Folarin Samsudeen, 19, for the alleged murder of a victim they gang-raped. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the defendants, who reside in the Lalupon area of Ibadan, were charged with conspiracy and…
The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo SAN, GCON, on Friday, 11th February 2022, commissioned the 248-unit affordable housing estate developed by the Millard Fuller Foundation in Masaka, a few kilometers from the Federal Capital City, Abuja. Received by the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr. Abdullahi Sule, and the…
Two Million Nigerians Living With HIV/AIDS – US Agency Reveals Rachel Goldstein, the Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Office of HIV and TB Control, has revealed that about two million Nigerians are still living with HIV/AIDS. Goldstein said out of the number, about 1.8 million were on treatment She said more…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been begged to call off its ongoing one-month warning strike. Some students of the University of Jos made the appeal as they called on the Federal Government to intervene by meeting the condition set by ASUU. They made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency…
A housewife identified as Ramota Soliu is currently on the run after she allegedly killed her husband, Bello Soliu, at a Fulani settlement located at Iyana Ilewo, Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. According to reports, the deceased had constantly complained that his wife often starved him and an Arabic student living with…
House of Reps Member Accused Of Forging BSc, Masters Degrees A member of House of Representatives, Mohammed Garba Gololo (Gamawa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State) has been accused of forging his first and second degree certificates. The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) dragged the lawmaker to court after making the allegation….
The plan to embark on nationwide strike by the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) has been suspended. The groups had wanted to go on strike due to fuel scarcity but decided to suspend it following the intervention by the NNPC…
Security operatives have apprehended a 30-year-old woman, Bola Agbedimu with fake one thousand naira notes. She was arrested on February 14 at kila market in odeda local government area of Ogun state. The suspect was arrested following a report lodged at Odeda divisional headquarters by the chairperson of Egbalawa crops/fruits association, that the suspect was…