A fire has destroyed 250 shanties, 200 makeshift buildings and 40 sawmilling machines at Oko-Oba in Lagos. The fire which broke out on Wednesday was confirmed by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator (Southwest) of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). He said the fire began at 11.40 a.m. but was put out by the combined Read More…
Communities in Igbogbo-Baiyeku Local Development Area (LCDA) have been gifted two 300KVa transformers to boost electricity supply in the area. Making the donation on Wednesday, the LCDA Chairman, Mr Sesan Daini, said the essence of governance at the local government is to uplift the state of people at the grassroots. The transformers are expected to Read More…
Jan 4 (Reuters) – Seven-times Grand Slam doubles champion Jamie Murray was among those to question the decision to grant world number one Novak Djokovic a medical exemption from getting vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to compete at the Australian Open. read more Djokovic, gunning for a 10th title at Melbourne Park later this month, Read More…
BEIJING, Jan 5 (Reuters) – With a month to go before the start of the Beijing Winter Olympics organisers have begun a “closed-loop” operation to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak among Games participants from leaking into China’s general public. The 2022 Games, which open on Feb. 4, are set to take place as the world grapples Read More…
2022-01-05 06:52:35 GMT+00:00 – (Reuters) – LeBron James and Malik Monk combined for 55 points, including five 3-pointers in a fourth-quarter rally that allowed the host Los Angeles Lakers to overtake the Sacramento Kings 122-114 on Tuesday night. James finished with a game-high 31 points and Monk had 24 as the Lakers won a third Read More…
Nigeria’s police cannot account for thousands of firearms, including 88,078 AK-47 rifles, an audit report published by the auditor general of the federation on Tuesday has shown. The report of missing firearms creates concern in a country fighting growing insecurity from Islamist insurgents in the northeast and armed kidnappings and banditry in the north and Read More…
Even with Nigeria struggling to recover from its oil production incapacities, OPEC+ agreed on Tuesday to stick to its planned increase in oil output for February. This is because it expects the Omicron coronavirus variant to have a short-lived impact on global energy demand. The group of producers comprising the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Read More…
Every end leads to a new beginning which itself contains the seeds of another end. The continuum of life is riddled with ends and beginnings. Depending on where our paths cross or where our sensibilities are rattled or some momentous occurrence jolts us out of our accustomed lethargy, a beginning or end or anywhere in-between Read More…