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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has distributed relief materials to victims of flood disaster in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the relief materials, worth millions of naira, were shared with the victims of the Sept. 1 flooding, which affected over 250 houses. NAN also reports that the items included roofing sheets, mattresses, food items, and cement, among others. The Ekiti State Operation Head of NEMA, Mr Olusegun Afolayan, while distributing the items in Idanre on Wednesday, sympathized with victims of the disaster, encouraging them to engage in activities that…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is a need for Nigeria’s policy elite to contribute to matters of national concern and public discourse, especially on issues of national unity. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Wednesday, said that the vice president, made the appeal when he received the executive council of the Alumni Association of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo said that while politicians would be in office for a time, the policy and intellectual elite would always be around and therefore should not leave public discourse to…

The Senate has resolved into `Committee of the Whole’ for a closed session, to enable the Inspector General of Police, Mohammmed Adamu to brief the Senate on the security situation in the country. Adamu is also expected to brief the senate on modalities for the call for the establishment of community police in the country. Senate Leader, Abdulahi Yahaya (APC- Kebbi) had moved the motion for the Senate to resolve into the Committee of the Whole for a closed session, following the arrival of Adamu. The motion was seconded by Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP-Abia.) Earlier, before resolving into…

An FCT High Court in Jabi, Abuja, on Wednesday, sentenced a 38-year-old man, Eric Chigbor, to death by hanging for killing his wife. The police charged Chigbor with culpable homicide. Justice Charles Agbaza, who found Chigbor guilty of killing his wife, Jessica said the prosecution was able to prove with cogent evidence that the convict intentionally killed the deceased. The judge rejected the defendant’s plea of not guilty, noting that based on the evidence before him, such plea was not plausible and that the prosecution was able to establish all the ingredients of culpable homicide as provided for in section…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has told the various service chiefs that Nigerians are on the necks of their representatives in the House over the security situation in the country. The Speaker said although the service chiefs were doing a lot, the anxiety among Nigerians was enough reason for the military commanders to redouble their efforts, challenging them to take the battle to the criminals. Gbajabiamila spoke at the meeting of the joint House Committees on ‎Defence, Army, Navy and Air Force with the Chief of Defence Staff, Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Naval…

A 150 MVA transformer and cables were, on Wednesday, gutted by fire at the Ayede sub-station of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) in Ibadan. Eyewitnesses told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the fire started at about 6:15 am., with distress calls made to firefighters at around 7:20 am. NAN reports that firefighters from the Oyo State Fire Service, Federal Fire Service, and some corporate organizations in the state such as CBN, Zartech and Sweetco, all responded to the distress calls. NAN also reports that officials of the state chapter of the Nigeria Red Cross as well as…

Pensioners in Ondo State have hailed Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for the implementation and payment of a 33 percent increment in their allowances. Elder Adedapo Salami, the acting Chairman of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) in the state, gave the commendation on Wednesday in Akure during a press conference. Salami said that pensioners were happy when the state government started the implementation of the 33 percent increment, which was approved in 2010 and implemented in 2014 by the Federal Government. He said that they were also happy that Ondo was among the states that had promptly implemented the N30,000 minimum wage.…

Borno state Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has spent two days in Monguno town around the tough shores of the Lake Chad in northern Borno, during which he laid the foundation for the construction of 1,000 houses. The houses on completion will resettle internally displaced persons currently occupying schools. During the visit, governor Zulum, a Professor, also laid the foundation for the construction of a higher Islamic school, which will create opportunities for 10,000 adults with traditional Islamic knowledge to undergo schooling that will qualify them for diplomas in western education. He also began a vocational training centre in the town.…

More than 7,139 pregnant women from indigent families in Kebbi State have benefited from UNICEF and European Union Cash Transfer between 2016 and 2019. Malam Bello Aliyu, the Programme Officer, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Birnin Kebbi. Bello explained that the cash transfer was under the Social Protection Programme of the UNICEF and EU-supported Maternal, Newborn, Child Health and Nutrition (MNCHN) project in the state. He said that the beneficiaries were selected from Birnin Yauri Ward in Ngaski Local Government Area (LGA); Chibike Ward in Arewa LGA; and Dumbegu Ward…

Some stakeholders have called on youths to focus on adding values in their social and economic engagements, especially the use of social media. The stakeholders, who made the call at the opening of the Grand Charity Youth Development (GCYD) on Wednesday in Ilorin, also called for a mechanism to regulate the excesses of the youth on social media. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of the event, Dr Audu Idowu, said that in spite of the positive impact of social media, it had done more harm than good in the lives of the youth. Idowu,…