Lagos advocates zero harm at workplaces

Governor Ambode. Photo: Twitter/AkinwunmiAmbode

To ensure employee safety and health at the workplace, the Lagos State Government yesterday signed the Occupational Health and Policy Statement.

Choose presidency or Miyetti Allah, Yoruba leaders tell Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari PHOTO: BAYO OMOBORIOWO

The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, yesterday condemned Buhari’s initial remarks in the aftermath of the killings in Plateau State, asking him to choose between the presidency and being a godfather to Miyetti Allah.

Nigeria Boss Gernot Rohr 'Proud' After Late Argentina Strike Eliminates Courageous Super Eagles

Nigeria manager Gernot Rohr expressed disappointment, but ultimately pride in his team's showing, after they suffered late heartbreak against Argentina to be eliminated from the World Cup.
The Super Eagles had recovered from a goal down thanks to Victor Moses' penalty, and looked likely to progress to the last 16, but were unable to hold onto their lead and suffered agony in the 86th minute when Marcos Rojo struck to send Argentina through to the knockout stages.

Climate change and the looming civil war in Nigeria

In the fertile grasslands of central Nigeria the roar of a motorcycle is enough to instill fear in the Christian cattle herders stalked by an increasingly bloody conflict. 

The rev of an engine is the first warning sign that gangs of kidnappers have emerged from the forest for their latest sortie in a battle over diminishing farmland that appears to be drawn along sectarian lines.

Toll rises to five after quake in Japan’s Osaka

(Combo) This combination picture shows waterworks officers checking a collapsed road on June 18, 2018 (top) following an earthquake in Takatsuki, north of Osaka prefecture and vehicles moving on the repaired road on June 19, 2018 (bottom). The death toll in a powerful earthquake that rocked Japan’s Osaka on on June 18 has risen to four, with over 380 injured, officials said on June 19, urging vigilance against landslides ahead of heavy rains. / AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / JIJI PRESS / Japan OUT

The death toll in a powerful earthquake that rocked Japan’s Osaka on Monday has risen to five, with some 370 injured, officials said Tuesday, urging vigilance against landslides ahead of heavy rains.
The fifth fatality was a 66-year-old man who was found dead on Tuesday under a number of books and CDs in his home, a local government spokeswoman said.

World Cup Fixtures & Results: GAME WEEK 1

GAME WEEK 1

                       14/06/2018

FT

5 Russia

-

0 Saudi Arabia

 

15/06/2018

FT

0 Egypt

-

1 Uruguay

FT

0 Morocco

-

1 Iran

FT

3 Portugal

-

3 Spain

FT

2 France

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1 Australia

 

16/06/2018

FT

1 Argentina

-

1 Iceland

FT

0 Peru

-

1 Denmark

FT

2 Croatia

-

0 Nigeria

 

17/06/2018

FT

0 Costa Rica

-

1 Serbia

FT

0 Germany

-

1 Mexico

FT

1 Brazil

-

1 Switzerland

 

18/06/2018

FT

1 Sweden

-

0 Korea Republic

FT

3 Belgium

-

0 Panama

FT

1 Tunisia

-

2 England

 

19/06/2018

01:00

Colombia

-

Japan

04:00

Poland

-

Senegal
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DAILY MANNER *THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2018

WAIT ON THE LORD

📖TEXT: 1 SAMUEL 13:1-14

🔑 Key Verse: “Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.” (1 Samuel 13:12)

There is no middle course to a life. One will either live by faith or by sight governed by the dictates of sensual judgements. You either possess a faith mentality or rely on sensual capacity. Either choice will definitely impact positively or negatively on your destiny.

First female chartered accountant, Olakunrin, dies at 80

The first female chartered accountant in Nigeria, Chief Olutoyin Olakunrin, is dead. She died at the age of 80. She was said to have passed on Sunday morning after she slumped during church service and was rushed to the hospital.

A source privy to the incident said moments after, a large number of sympathisers began trooping into her residence in Ikoyi to console with the family.

Herdsmen attack, cult clash claim 13 in Benue

It was a black Sunday in Benue State as no fewer than 13 persons were killed and many injured in separate crises that rocked two local government areas of the state.

Our correspondent gathered that while herdsmen launched a fresh attack on the Kwande Local Government Area, a group of suspected cultists held sway in the Otukpo Local Government Area.

Our correspondent gathered from residents of Kwande that some Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Sunday invaded Tseadough, a village in Mbachom, Yaav Ward of the Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State and killed seven people.

Madagascar prime minister announces resignation

(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 13, 2016, Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana (C), then Madagascar newly appointed Prime Minister arrives to take part in the swearing in ceremony at Mazoharivo Palace in Antananarivo. Madagascar’s prime minister announced his resignation on June 4, 2018 in the first step towards the naming of a “consensus” premier to resolve a political crisis sparked by controversial electoral reforms. Madagascar has been rocked by violent protests since April 21 that initially sought to oppose the new laws the opposition said were crafted to bar their candidates from participating in elections planned for later this year. / AFP PHOTO / RIJASOLO

Police summon Saraki over Offa bank robbery

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has invited Senate President Bukola Saraki to answer allegations surrounding his alleged link with persons behind the deadly robbery of some banks in Offa in April.Five principal suspects among 15 others, who were paraded at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, in connection with the incident, had indicted the Senate President in their statements.