Covid-19: Onne Port stations response team, holding bay at terminals
By Egufe Yafugborhi NIGERIAN Ports Authority (NPA) has mobilised a response team and a holding Centre to deal with threats of Coronavirus (Covid-19) at terminals in Onne Port, Rivers State. Onne Port Manager, Alhassan Abubakar, who briefed newsmen Friday on his management’s level of preparedness also said authorities of the NPA, collaborating with the Federal […]
Foreign NGOs and the war against insurgency
For so long, the Nigerian military has consistently raised alarm over the untoward role foreign media and some non-governmental Organisations, NGOs play, in collaboration with their local partners in the war against insurgency in the Northeast. The military has repeatedly spoken against the uncomplimentary activities of these foreign organisations which tend to undermine the efforts of the Nigerian military in its attempt to permanently put paid to the menace of terror and sundry terrorist uprisings in the country which have almost held hostage three states: Adamawa, Borno and Yobe since 2009. Some of the methods they use include frivolous, unsubstantiated allegations of humanitarian violations by the military and supply of food and other relief materials to the Boko Haram Islamist sects. This is outright blackmail and blatant intimidation just to undermine the huge gains so far recorded by our indomitable troops.
Dickson urges support for Gov. Diri to conduct Consultative Ward Congresses
The Immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has urged the leaders and teeming supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party to give their unflinching support to state Governor, Hon Douye Diri, to ensure the successful conduct of ward congresses in the State on Saturday. The former Governor who thanked party leaders and […]
APC crisis: Oshiomhole moves to assert self, as counter-forces shop for replacement
While forces loyal to the National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, engaged in serious horse-trading to ensure that their principal resumed office, on Friday, those against him were said to have gone a step ahead to shop for a replacement.
Coronavirus: 3 suspected cases in Lagos test negative
Discharged from isolation centre By Sola Ogundipe The three suspected cases of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) isolated in Lagos on Thursday have tested negative to the disease. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, who disclosed this on Friday, said all three have been discharged. In a tweet, Abayomi said: “All the three #COVID19 […]
Five villagers killed in Chad region hit by ethnic violence
Gunmen killed five villagers in an eastern region of Chad plagued by deadly ethnic violence between nomadic herders and sedentary farmers, local officials said Friday. The attack took place on Thursday near the Sudan border in the Sila region, where President Idriss Deby lifted a state of emergency in January in hopes the violence had […]
