Senator Ibrahim Hadejia representing Jigawa North Senatorial District has refuted the claim that fasting, one of the pillars of Islam, was responsible for the deaths recently recorded in Jigawa State.

…lawmakers to table motion for Amobi’s removal on Tuesday By Soni Daniel – Northern Region Editor President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the House of Representatives are set for a clash over his retention of the Managing Director of the Nigeria Bulk Electricity Trading Company, Dr. Marilyn Amobi, in the reconstituted board of the company. […]

By Emma Amaize and Festus Ahon – Okpanam Hundreds of residents of Okpanam community, Oshimili North Local Government Area, Delta State, have escaped from the community, following the worsening insecurity, which culminated in the killing of Chairman and Secretary of the town’s Vigilante Group, Emeka Nwaedozie and Festus Monye, last Thursday, by suspected Fulani herdsmen. […]

U.S.-based Fortify and Nigeria-based Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) have announced a partnership to address iron deficiency – the major underlying cause of maternal deaths during childbirth in developing countries. Iron deficiency is the most widespread public health disorder in the world, affecting at least one-third of the global population.In the absence of adequate interventions, Fortify […]

…Reiterates call for refineries’ privatization By Dirisu Yakubu Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has again called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government to liberalise the nation’s downstream oil sector. Atiku who stated this on Sunday in a press statement issued on […]

..… imposes 10 days total knockdown on 3 LGAs By Charly Agwam – Bauchi The Governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed has ordered for the immediate deployment of his deputy, Baba Tela to Azare to control the spread of Coronavirus along its axis, while also placing total lockdown on Katagum, Giade and Zaki local government […]

By Esther Onyegbula A spiritualist, Prophetess Evelyn Owoleke of Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Bayo Ajao Street Aboru is currently cooling off in one of the police cells at the state criminal investigation and intelligence department, (SCIID), Yaba after a 39-year old pregnant woman died during childbirth, in her custody. Prophetess Evelyn Owoleke was arrested on […]

By Prince Osuagwu Foreign Investment Network, FIN, has advised Africa to innovate for survival in the anticipated global economic crisis, following the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world. The novel virus caught the world totally unprepared creating unprecedented medical and economic responses. This new experience has created a sudden summersault in global financial […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government has discharged 21 more patients from its various isolation facilities having recovered fully and tested negative twice consecutively for COVID-19. With the latest record, the total number of cases successfully managed and discharged from isolation facilities across the state has risen to 469. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who […]

Newcastle United and the Premier League should put moral values ahead of the financial rewards from a proposed £300 million ($372 million) Saudi-backed takeover, the fiancee of murdered dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi said on Sunday. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, will reportedly take an 80 percent stake in […]

By Theodore Opara Auto firms’ donation of COVID-19 palliatives has been commended by the Federal Government. Leading auto companies in the country, such as Stallion Group, CFAO, GAC Motors, Mandilas Group, Weststar Associates, Toyota Nigeria Ltd., Elizade Motors, Innoson Motors and Simba Motors have all contributed in different ways to support the federal and state […]

Britain’s Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden warned on Friday that the Premier League does not yet have the “green light” to resume but restated the government’s hope that the season can be completed. Premier League clubs are due to meet on Monday to discuss the latest plans for “Project Restart” — a day after an expected […]

By James Ogunnaike ABEOKUTA – Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 29-year-old man, Buhari Abiola for forcefully having carnal knowledge of a 21 years old girl (name withheld) in Ojere area of Abeokuta. Buhari, popularly known as Eyinju was arrested on the 7th of May 2020. The Ogun State Police Command […]

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Sunday, said Igbo are the reason Nigeria has survived till date.

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara Command, has intercepted 52 persons who allegedly violated the COVID-19 lockdown order in the state. The Public Relations Officer of NSCDC in the state, Mr Ayeni Olasunkanmi, made this known in a statement issued in Ilorin on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that […]