By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo A pressure group in Akwa Ibom state, under the aegis of Oro Youth Movement, OYOM, has lamented the unnecessary interference of the federal government in the leadership of the Presidential Amnesty Programme. President of the group, Comrade Etifit Nkereuwem stated this yesterday in Uyo while reacting to the suspension of […]

Russian authorities on Monday confirmed the first case of coronavirus in Moscow, saying the patient had recently returned from Italy. The anti-coronavirus task force said in a statement quoted by Russian news agencies that the “young man” had fallen ill on February 21 while on vacation to Italy. The man, who resides outside Moscow, returned […]

The Senate President, Sen. Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, has applauded Governor Udom Emmanuel on his approach to governance and national development, describing him as the face of the new Nigerian politician.

When Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari was named by the African Union as its first “anti-corruption champion in Africa” in 2018, he called on member states to “invest in institutions to entrench transparency and accountability.”

The second fatality on US soil from the novel coronavirus has been confirmed, health officials said Sunday, as New York reported its first case. The man, who died Saturday, was in his 70s and had “underlying health conditions,” according to the public health office in King County, Washington state. The death occurred in King County, […]

Britain’s Royal Mint on Monday unveiled a seven-kilogram gold coin with the highest face value in its 1,100-year history in honour of the latest James Bond film. The one-of-a-kind new coin celebrating the release next month of the 25th movie in the legendary franchise, “No Time To Die”, has a face value of £7,000 ($9,000, […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has raised the alarm over the mass influx of armed herdsmen into the state lamenting that “we are under the siege of armed herdsmen and we are helpless.” The Governor who cried out on Monday,  shortly after receiving the leaders of Civil Society Organizations, […]

Corona secondary school Agbara, Principle,  Mrs. Chinedum Oluwadamilola has disclosed that Corona Secondary School is committed in coaching students to excel in both academics and sport,  saying that the school engages and maps out appropriate time for both sporting and academics and that either is not at the expense of the other.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to parliament a number of new constitutional changes, including amendments that mention God and stipulate that marriage is a union of a man and woman. Putin in January unleashed a political storm by proposing an overhaul of the constitution, the first changes to the basic law since 1993. Last […]

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Monday he would not rest on his oars until global peace is achieved. Obasanjo stated this when a special handwritten letter by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop Justin Welby, was presented to him by Bishop Precious Omuku on the occasion of his 83rd birthday at […]