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Joseph EMERIBE Animal skin, which is popularly called ponmo, is a must-find delicacy in the pots of an average Nigerian living mostly on this side (south-west Nigeria and some part of the North) of the Niger. As many find it a worthy complement to peppered stew. As a trader in ponmo, how can you describe […]
Nigerians of all status have been urged to constantly provide support for parents and children affected with cerebral palsy, a congenital disorder which affects the movement of the body joints. This was the core of various submissions today during events organized by the Kwara State Ministry of Social Development in conjunction with Ifeoluwa Anise Initiative […]
Joseph EMERIBE The role of the media as the fourth estate of the realm in community development and most especially protection of the fabrics of peace in society was the focus at a round table organized by the Ilorin Emirate Descendants Progressive Union (IEDPU) for Broadcast executives operating within Ilorin, the kwara State capital. Speaking at the meeting […]
Thirty persons last week lost their lives to motor accidents in Kwara State. The sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Frederick Ogidan disclosed this in Ilorin, the state capital on Thursday. Ogidan spoke with newsmen at the sidelines of the launch of this year’s ember months campaign and mega […]
Nigeria and Venezuela signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on exchange of programmes and practices on protection and promotion of human rights. The executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu, signed the MoU with the Venezuelan ambassador to Nigeria, David Caraballo on Tuesday. Mr Ojukwu said Human rights violation is the same all over […]
The Lagos State Police Command has said that no fewer than thirty-seven policemen were killed and one hundred and forty-six injured during the October 2020 #EndSARs protest. This was made known by the Spokesman of the Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, on his Twitter handle on Wednesday. Hundeyin, who spoke on the second anniversary of the shooting […]
Several explosions were heard on Monday morning in Kyiv, exactly one week after Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital, AFP journalists noted. Three explosions were heard successively at around 5:35, 5:45 and 5:58 Central European Time . The air raid sirens had sounded shortly before the first explosion. The capital has been attacked by “kamikaze […]
A former Big Brother Naija housemate and musician, Patrick FAKOYA, popularly known as Rico Swavey, is dead. Fakoya had been involved in a ghastly accident that left him in critical condition for days. Fellow housemate fondly called Alex Unusual disclosed the sad news via his social media page this morning. Meanwhile, Nigerian entertainers had started […]
Ukraine announced that at least nineteen people were killed and one hundred citizens were wounded as a result of Russian strikes across the country. According to reports, Mass retaliatory strikes hit Ukraine nationwide on Monday, after Moscow blamed Kyiv for a blast on a bridge connecting Russia to Crimea. Ukraine said Russian forces had fired […]
The kwara state house of assembly has urged the indigenes and residents of Kaiama Community not to be discouraged by the alleged ritual killings by chief medical director of kaima general hospital. The house urged residents to continue patronage of the General Hospital, Kaiama and cooperate with the new management. Honorable Abdullahi Halidu Danbaba of […]
