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The prices of foodstuff, particularly local rice and tomato have dropped significantly in major markets in Enugu metropolis. A survey conducted by NAN on Saturday showed that the prices of stoned, de-stoned local rice and tomatoes had dropped further. A 50-kilogramme bag of de-stoned local rice now sells between N22, 000 and N23, 000 as against N26, 500 and N28, 000 sold in December. Also, a 25 kilogramme bag is sold between N11, 000 and N12, 500 as against N12, 000 and N14,000 in December. A rice dealer at Ogbete Main Market, Mr Dan Joseph, attributed the fall in price…

SuperSportviewers on GOtv can look forward to action from the 2020-21 FA Cup, La Liga and Serie A this weekend, with matches scheduled for 23-25 January 2021. The pick of fourth round matches in the FA Cup is definitely the meeting of Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford. The traditional rivals met recently in a key Premier League clash and a renewal of hostilities so soon is a real treat for fans. This will air live on Sunday at 6pm on SS Football (channel 31). The Red Devils and the Merseysiders last met in the FA Cup back in January 2012,…

Most groups and individuals claiming to be pro-Awolowo are not, they are just using it for political interest or to amass wealth without iota of Awoism in them. Majority of them claim to be closer or being trained by Chief Awolowo in his life time, but I can bet you that even if Chief Awolowo is still alive, he won’t trust some of them and am sure same in his tomb for their conscience is not true Awoism. They should just let baba to continue to rest peacefully and keep praying for him to meet our lord well rather than…

Lagos, Nigeria; 22nd January 2021: Fitbit (NYSE: FIT), the global brand in wearable technology, is now available in Nigeria on Africa’s leading eCommerce platform, Jumia (NYSE : JMIA), in partnership with Redington Gulf.  Fitbit devices and services help people lead healthier, more active lives and this has never been more important than it is today. By empowering users with data, inspiration and guidance Fitbit is helping them reach their physical and mental health, and fitness goals. Its innovative products are sold at a wide range of accessible price points in nearly 39,000 retail stores across more than 100 countries worldwide. …

The Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), has appealed to commercial vehicle drivers plying Owode-Ijako road, on the Abeokuta-Lagos Expressway, to cooperate with its personnel to minimise gridlocks along the axis. Mrs. Tope Oseni, Owode-Ijako Unit TRACE Commander, who spoke on behalf of the Corps Commander, Mr. Seni Ogunyemi, made the appeal in an interview with the Newsmen on Friday in Ota. Ogunyemi said that the advice became necessary following the behaviour of such drivers picking and dropping passengers due to the ongoing constructions works along the area. He noted that there was the need for commercial vehicle drivers…

The third-generation (3G) and fourth-generation (4G) base transceiver stations (BTS) deployment in Nigeria has increased from 30,000 to 53,460 while Fibre Optic Transmission cables expanded from 47,000km to 54,725km in the last five years, resulting in improved broadband/telecoms service delivery to Nigerians. These were parts of industry growth data reeled out by the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta at a briefing for the new Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, Engr. Festus Yusuf Daudu, on the functions and regulatory activities of the Commission in Abuja. In the comprehensive briefing,…

A Kano State High Court has ordered a retrial of Kano singer, Yahya Sharif sentenced to death by hanging by an upper shariah court for Blasphemy because of procedural errors and irregularities at the lower court. The court also discharged and acquitted Omar Faruk who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for being a minor and without legal representation. An Upper Shariah Court handed down the sentences on the duo on August 10, 2020. Both judgments were appealed against and taken to the Kano State High Court. The court has ordered the retrial of Yahya Sharif at the upper shariah…

Ogun State 2021 budget is aimed at sustaining the State’s economic agenda and making the State economy the fastest growing in the country. This was the submission of the State’s Chief Economic Adviser and Commissioner for Finance, Dapo Okubadejo while giving the breakdown of the 2021 budget on Thursday. Okubadejo who explained that the ambition of the Prince Dapo Abiodun administration is to improve on the real sector and job creation, noting that the budget also targets poverty eradication and encourages investors. Explaining that part of the vision of the state is a deliberate action to encourage private sector participation,…

Worried by the recent attack on the governor of Ondo State , Rotimi Akeredolu by the Federal Government over a statement credited to him on the regulation of the Fulani herdsmen movement in Ondo State, The Odua Peoples Congress (OPC) new era has called on the Federal Government to allow gov. Akeredolu to fix the security situation in his state. The national publicity officer (PRO) of OPC New Era, comrade Adesina Akinpelu in a press release he personally signed and made available to journalists in Ibadan on Thursday hinted that the group is ready to mobilise all militant groups in…

Schools should only close as a last resort while research is under way into whether the new coronavirus variants affect children differently, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. The debate on shutting schools during the Covid-19 pandemic has been revived by the emergence of more contagious virus mutations. The WHO said research had begun looking at the factors that may put children at risk, the long-term health effects on those infected, and the impact of new variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19 disease. “The arrival in late 2020 of new more transmissible variants of SARS-CoV-2 requires additional analysis…