ILE IFE MAYHEM

The police got more knocks yesterday for their “lopsided” arrests over  the March 8 mayhem that rocked Ile-Ife, Osun State.

The police, on Monday, paraded 20 suspects who allegedly participated in the mayhem, which involved Yoruba indigenes and Hausa settlers.

The suspects are mainly Yoruba, fueling the notion that the police might have taken sides in the fracas.

FEC APPROVES N102.08B FOR ROADS,RAILS AND OTHER PROJECTS

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved N102.077 billion and $1.79 billion for roads projects across the country and rail project in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Minister of Power, Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola and Minister of FCT, Bello Mohammad, spoke with State House correspondents at the end of the meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT DONATES #73.5M WORTH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT TO YOBE STATE..

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has donated medical equipment and furniture worth N73, 543,358 million to Yobe State Government.

The medical equipment which were handed over to the State Government through the State Team Leader of MNCH2, Mr. Zanna Omar Ali and were received by the State Commissioner for Health Dr. Bello Kawuwa on behalf of the State Government.

FG TO REFUND EXPENSES TO STATE GOVERNMENT ON FEDRAL ROADS

Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing on Thursday pledged the commitment of the Federal Government to refund expenditure on the execution of federal roads to state governments.

Fashola, who stated this in Ado-Ekiti during a courtesy visit to Gov. Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti state, said the planned refund followed request by several state governments.
The minister said he was in the state to inspect ongoing Federal Government road projects.

IMPORTANT: MOTHERS WITH FEMALE CHILDREN

Mothers have been urged not to ignore the complaints of pains by their daughters, especially during their monthly menstrual period as they could be the sign of endometriosis.
Nordica Fertility Centre Medical Director Dr Abayomi Ajayi gave the advice at this year’s Endometriosis Day, which had as theme: Endometriosis in adolescent.

WORLD WATER DAY!!!

An international charity organization, Water Aid, said 663 million people globally do not have access to clean water.

This is contained in a report released on Wednesday to mark World Water Day.

Water Aid also said that of 522 million live in rural areas.

It added that Papua New Guinea, Mozambique and Madagascar were among the countries worst off and are also among the 20 per cent of nations worldwide that are most vulnerable to climate change and least ready to adapt.

MAN CAUGHT WITH DIAMONDS IN CHINA

A young man has been caught trying to smuggle over 1,000 diamonds into Shenzhen City from neighboring Hong Kong by hiding them in his shoes.

SORROW: ANOTHER POLITICIAN DEAD!!!

Mr Samuel Galadima, Plateau Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, slumped and died on Wednesday, while jogging along with Governor Simon Lalong, at the Rwang Pam Stadium, Jos.