Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) have sustained their offensive against Boko Haram terrorists that are hibernating in different locations within the North East theatre of operation.

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti A fifty-nine-year-old woman identified as Victoria Yemisi Omoare reportedly slumped and died after coming down from a private car to urinate at a place close to the abattoir, along the Ekiti State University Road in Ado Ekiti. Narrating the incident, the driver of the vehicle who was said to be […]

By Charly Agwam, Bauchi The government of Bauchi state, through the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), in collaboration with United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) has rolled out plans to educate children affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through radio/television programmes. In his address, the UNICEF Chief of Field Office Bauchi, Mr Bhanu Pathak, noted on […]

By Abdulmumin Murtala – Kano Nigerian doctors, under the auspices of Nigerian Medical Association, NMA has on Wednesday debunked claims that 70 per cent of their members have absconded their duties in Kano State. It could be recalled that on Monday, a Public Affairs analyst, Muhammed Jamo informed the Press in Kano that about 70 […]

Gilead Science’s remdesivir, one of the most highly anticipated drugs being tested against the new coronavirus, showed positive results in a large-scale US government trial, the company said Wednesday. “We understand that the trial has met its primary endpoint and that NIAID (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) will provide detailed information at an […]

Says lockdown without palliatives dangerous to daily income-earners Soni Daniel Nigeria should grab the challenge thrown up by the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic and turn it into an opportunity to reset its healthcare delivery system and make a huge business investment out of the situation, a former minister of Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi, has suggested. Olorogun […]

Iran must not give in to US “provocations”, Russia said on Wednesday, following months of mounting tension between Washington and Tehran. “We are urging maximum restraint and caution, not to give in to provocations and aggressive rhetoric,” Russia foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters while urging Iran not to give in to the US […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Workers in Kaduna State have rejected deduction of 25 per cent from salaries of senior civil servants in the state as announced by Governor Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufa’i. The governor had said the deductions were due to issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic However, the workers told Governor El-Rufai to return the deducted […]

Some financial experts have urged the federal government to use the loan approved by IMF for the purpose intended so as to help sustain the country’s economy.

By Egufe Yafugborhi A Cleric, Apostle Vinning Cookeygam has warned that anyone with the capacity to sustain self under the stress of COVID-19 but goes to hijack COVID-19 palliatives meant for the indigent and vulnerable is attracting curse and damnation upon self. Cookeygams, founder, Christ Transforming Power Evangelical World Outreach sounded the warning in Port […]

By Chris Ochayi The national electricity grid system suffered collapse early Wednesday, but was restored shortly by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, leaving power generation at 2,900 megawatts afterwards. The TCN, which confirmed the system disturbance, in a statement Wednesday in Abuja noted the incident occurred at 1 am but could not immediately confirm […]

 Some Kaduna-based health workers on Wednesday urged the state government to intensify sensitisation efforts in rural communities to help curtail the spread of the coronavirus in the state.

By Chris Ochayi, Abuja The national electricity grid system suffered collapse early Wednesday, but was restored shortly by the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, leaving power generation at 2,900 megawatts afterwards. The TCN, which confirmed the system disturbance, in a statement Wednesday in Abuja noted the incident occurred at 1 am but could not immediately […]

The US has confirmed more than 1 million cases of coronavirus, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins. The US now accounts for about a third of all coronavirus cases reported from around the world. Trump is expected to sign an executive order aimed at keeping meat plants open. The planned order comes as some […]

Respected economic analyst and Professor of Finance and Capital Markets, Mr. Uche Uwaleke, Wednesday, faulted the Federal Government’s decision to borrow $3.4 billion under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, warning that it might plunge the country into a debt trap and jeopardize economic recovery efforts post the COVID-19 pandemic.