ABUJA—CHIEF of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, yesterday, revealed that he has made a private arrangement to be transfered to Lagos for further treatment.

By Henry Ojelu Publisher of judgments of Supreme Court of Nigeria, Mr Layi Babatunde, SAN, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari restriction order to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Lagos and Abuja is a right measure but that government should also provide palliatives to help residents cope with lockdown Speaking with Vanguard, Babatunde said […]

The Defence Headquarters said on Monday troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have killed another top commander of Boko Haram, Abu Usamah in an encounter at Gorgi area of Borno State. The Acting Director of Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, said Usamah was killed on March […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Enforcement Team of the Federal Capital Territory FCT Administration on Sunday evening shut down over 23 neighbourhood mosques and prayer grounds in the highbrow districts of Maitama, Wuse, Garki, and Asokoro. The enforcement team which was split into six had gone round the districts to monitor compliance during the […]

ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians, 2. From the first signs that Coronavirus or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures […]

Oscar and Hulk jetted in just in time but fellow Brazilian Paulinho reportedly heads a long list of foreign stars locked out of China as the country attempts to stop imported coronavirus cases. There are no suggestions that former Barcelona midfielder Paulinho has the deadly disease, but China closed its borders at the weekend to […]

Unilever Nigeria Plc in demonstration of its commitment to making sustainable living commonplace through its operations, has donated its hygiene portfolio brands – Lifebuoy, OMO, Sunlight soaps and detergents to Ogun and Lagos state governments in complementing their efforts to combat the coronavirus challenge.

A passenger train derailed after striking debris from a landslide in central China on Monday, injuring a number of passengers and staff, officials said. The accident happened around midday in a rural part of Hunan province and came after recent heavy rains triggered landslides in the area, the state-run railway system said. The statement said […]

Dr Paul Okubor, Chief Medical Director (CMD), Central Hospital, Warri, Delta, on Sunday, dismissed rumours of suspected case of Coronavirus in Warri. There was a trending rumour that a young female, suspected to have symptoms of COVID-19, was picked up in the metropolis on Sunday by the hospital’s ambulance. Okubor said that a patient was […]

The Plateau Government has said that the result of the preliminary test carried out on Hassan Sale, aide to Bauchi State Governor, who resides in Jos, tested negative. Gov. Simon Lalong stated this in Jos on Sunday in a statement by Mr Dan Manjang, the State Commissioner for Information and Communication. “When information on Sale’s […]

A governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State and former Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly, Olayide Adelami has expressed regrets that the state government is yet to devise a plan for equitable distribution of resources to cushion the effects of the covid-19 pandemic. The governorship hopeful who […]

The family of Gov. Bala Mohammad of Bauchi State has offered N2 million for information on the whereabout of Alhaji Adamu Duguri, the governor’s elder brother, abducted on March 25. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Duguri was abducted by gunmen in Bauchi at about 7:30pm on Wednesday. The police said four gunmen armed […]

Earlier today, Cross River State honourable commissioner for health, Dr. Betta Edu in her proactiveness led the Covid -19 Response Task force to Itu bridge.

Smallholder farmers in Edo State have applauded the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration for its investment in the state’s agriculture sector, noting that the sustained investment will further complement the government’s efforts at attaining food sufficiency, driving job creation and improving livelihoods. The commendation came on the heels of the commencement of tilling, harrowing, ploughing, among […]

A Leading Academic Gives Advice on How to Make the Best Choice on Where to Start Your Legal Training Professor Peter McEleavy, a Barrister (Gray’s Inn), and the University of Dundee’s Academic Lead for Sub-Saharan Africa, is a regular visitor to Nigeria where he engages with Dundee’s extensive alumni community, leading Federal Universities, schools and […]