Farmers and other stakeholders in the agricultural sector have projected that the high cost of food in most parts of the country will begin to drop in few months time.
Read Also: Open All Cattle Routes – Kaduna Peace Committee Tasks Farmers
Farmers under the aegis of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, as well as those of the Nigeria Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria, stated that going by the harvesting of various crops, the cost of some food items would soon fall.
They told our correspondent in separate interviews that the current high cost of agro-produce was because the …
A pastor with the Church of Christ in Nations in Jos, Plateau State, has been reportedly released from the captivity of Boko Haram insurgents.
Read Also: American Citizen Kidnapped In Niger
The pastor, identified as Reverend Polycarp Zango, had been held for 12 days after he was abducted by the terrorists on October 19, 2020.
Zango was on a journey to a ministers’ conference in Gombe State when he was abducted by the insurgents.
The terrorist group had reportedly released a video showing the COCIN cleric in their custody.
But the eventual release on Friday was said to have …
Many people were feared killed in a road accident that occured at Ibaka area of Akungba Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State on Saturday evening .
Read Also: Four Government Agencies Razed In Ondo State
It was gathered that the accident involved a trailer which veered into a market, killing many people .
According to an eyewitness, the trailer loaded with bags of rice had a brake failure, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and entered into a market where it killed many people.
The eyewitness said, ‘The accident occurred about 7.30pm, when the …
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday, said last week’s attack on The Nation Newspaper and Television Continental (TVC) during the #EndSARS protest in Lagos, was an attack on free speech and democracy in the country.
Read Also: Petrol Price In Nigeria Cheapest In Africa – Lai Mohammed
Mohammed stated this in Lagos during a solidarity visit to the two media houses where he met with the management and staff over the attack.
The Special Assistant to the President (Media), Office of The Minister of Information and Culture, Segun Adeyemi, in a statement made available to …
Factory activity in China dipped slightly in October, according to official data published Saturday, but remained in growth territory as the world’s second-largest economy continued its recovery after being hammered by the coronavirus.
The closely watched Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is a key gauge of manufacturing activity in China, which has largely bounced back after plunging in February because of tough pandemic-control measures.
In October, the PMI figure stood at 51.4, slightly below the reading of 51.5 for September. Any figure above the 50-point mark represents growth while below …
The millions of signs that Americans place on their lawns during election season are increasingly being vandalized or removed by disgruntled neighbors, a sign of the acutely hostile political climate.
After signs expressing support for Democratic candidate Joe Biden disappeared twice from a road outside Newtown, Pennsylvania, Gayle Share-Raab covered the next one in vaseline and glitter to try to deter the thief, but to no avail.
Jack Worthington was fed up with his big, plastic Donald Trump signs vanishing. So he built his own, with plywood and screws as reinforcements. They are still up, for now.
Across the …
Sean Connery, star of the James Bond series is dead.
The Scottish actor was the first actor to portray the role.
He was born in the Fountainbridge area of Edinburgh on August 25, 1930.
Connery marked his 90th birthday in August.
The movie icon played 007 in the first five Bond films.
Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), and You Only Live Twice (1967).
Read Also: Arnold Schwarzenegger Feeling Fantastic After Heart Surgery
Connery later featured in Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Never Say Never Again (1983).
His character as James Bond was selected …
The ADF fighters first attacked a rival group of Congolese militia members before killing inhabitants in the village of Lisasa, with the “preliminary death toll” put at 21, according to local administrator Donat Kibwana from the Beni territory of North Kivu province.
The toll was confirmed by the head of the Buliki area, where Lisasa is located.
A local NGO called Cepadho said in a statement
Reverend Polycarp Zango, a pastor with the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN) in Jos, Plateau State, has been released from the captivity of Boko Haram.
Zango was kidnapped by the insurgents on October 19, while on a journey to a Ministers’ conference in Gombe.
Boko Haram released a video clip, showing the cleric was in their custody.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that this led to the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) declaring it would continue to pray for the release of Rev Zango and other …
A retired military officer, Bode George, has revealed that former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has three jets.
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain did not mention a name.
In an interview with Arise TV, he stressed that greed was a major problem in Nigeria.
Read Also: Bode George Decries Tinubu’s Control Of Lagos State
The politician warned that if leaders and officials fail to act right, youths may descend on their graves after death.
…‘Look at the former Governor of Lagos State, he has three executive jets, private jets. The other one, 900X, can fly from Lagos
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has said that human capital development will top the agenda of his second term as governor of the state.
Obaseki, who will be sworn-in on November 12, 2020, said he is part of efforts to place the state on a sustainable path of development and economic prosperity.
He disclosed this in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie.
The statement noted that the Obaseki will commit more resources to consolidate on achievements recorded in human capital development …
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the remaining civil servants from grade level 1-12 to resume work on Monday.
The governor had told the civil servants to stay at home since March during COVID-19 lockdown in order to checkmate the spread of the virus.
COVID-19 cases in Lagos has nose-dived compared to what the state was recording three months ago.
Sanwo-Olu’s order was contained in a circular issued by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola on Friday.
The circular said due to recommendation of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and the State Ministry of Health advisory on …
