Minister of State for Trade and investment, Samuel Orton has assured that the federal government is prepared to work with the Standards Organisation of Nigeria, SON, the Building Collapse Prevention Guild, BCPG and other bodies to put an end to incessant building collapse in Nigeria. The minister said this today while speaking as the chief…
Synagogue Building Collapse: NEMA, South Africa Disagree Over Casualty Figure
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has said it is not aware of the source of the latest casualty figures claim by the South African government. Speaking with the magazine this Tuesday, Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos state spokesman for NEMA said the agency is not privy to such information credited to Jeff Radebe, South African minister…
We Are Not at War With Commissioner of Police – Rivers Govt.
The hostilities that existed between Chibuike Ameachi, governor of River State, and the immediate past Commissioner of Police in the state may have become a thing of the past but recent media reports seem to suggest fresh hostilities with the new Police boss in the state, Dan Bature. In the wake of media reports that…
Ebola Kills 2,793
The world Health Organization, WHO, on Monday said the Ebola Virus Disease, has killed 2,793 in West Africa, while adding that the disease has been contained in Senegal and Nigeria. The health body in the report of the latest meeting of its Ebola emergency committee said a total of 5,762 people had been infected in…
Hoodlums Invade Court in Ekiti
Pandemonium hit the premises of the Ekiti State High Court on Monday as hoodlums invaded the place to disrupt proceedings in a case challenging the eligibility of the Governor-elect, Ayodele Fayose. The invasion happened after Olusegun Ogunyemi, the judge refused an application to set aside an order abridging the time for the Peoples Democratic Party,…
900,000 Children Displaced in Iraq – UNICEF
The conflict across Iraq has left no fawer than 900,000 of the country’s children homeless, the United Nations Children Education Fund, UNICEF has said. In a statement released on its website, September 22, the international organization said the crisis which has affected an estimated 1.8 million of the country’s population has also exposed many of…
Lagos Courts Vacated for Legal Week
Activities in Lagos courts have been placed on hold for one-week as courtrooms across the state are under lock and key. The vacation will enable judicial workers including Judges, Lawyers and other court workers participate in a line-up of activities to mark the legal week. When TELL visited some of the courts in the state…
Rivers to sanction schools that flout Oct 6 resumption date
The Rivers State Government has announced that it will sanction any school that resumes before October 6. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Michael West, on Monday informed newsmen in Port Harcourt, the state capital, that government opted to reopen schools on October 6 to make certain that preventive and protective measures were put in…
INEC extends CVR in Abuja by seven days
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has extended the Continuous Voter Registration by one week in the Federal Capital Territory. This was announced in a statement signed by the FCT INEC Administrative Secretary, Abdulrahman Adamu, and released on Monday in Abuja. As stated in the statement, the extension would start on September 22 and run…
Turkey Shuts Down Syria Border
Turkey has begun to shut some of its border crossings with Syria after at least 70,000 Kurdish refugees entered the country since Friday. The shut down followed the clash that broke out after a solidarity demonstration by Kurds on the Turkish side of the border on Sunday. The clash was between Turkish security forces and…
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