With barely two years in service, an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA met his untimely death yesterday while controlling traffic in Mile 12 area of Lagos. The officer identified as Samson Olawale Akinmade died in the early hours of Wednesday, January 27, 2021, after he was knocked down by the motorist…
The Federal Government of Nigeria and the International Fund for Agricultural Development of the United Nations (IFAD) are working together to lessen the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on small-scale farmers’ activities and domestic food supply in northeastern states of Nigeria. IFAD has provided a first grant of US$900,000 through its Rural Poor Stimulus Facility…
In an attempt to ensure peaceful coexistence among residents in the state, the Oyo state governor, Seyi Makinde has deployed 200 operatives of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, codenamed Amotekun Corps, to man hotspots of kidnapping/banditry, especially in the Ibarapa and Oke-Ogun zones. The operatives will launch missions to rid the forests of criminals…
Two facilities of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) Lagos have been shut down following the death of a Chief Lecturer of the institution, Mr M.A.Omoighe who died from COVID-19 complication on Sunday. The incident had led to the institution’s decision to shut down both the Academic Planning Unit and medical centre of the college…
Manchester United Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer blamed two mistakes by the referee for his side’s shock defeat to bottom struggling Sheffield United. The Reds missed the opportunity to go ahead of Premier League title rivals Manchester City at the top after suffering a 1 – 2 defeat at Old Trafford that saw Sheffield United end…