By Egufe Yafugborhi PORT HARCOURT – GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike on Friday disclosed that the Rivers State Government has commenced documentation to sue Federal Government for “unilateral” withdrawal of N11Billion from the Federation Accounts for the Nigerian Police. Wike, during update briefing on the state of Rivers battle with Covid-19 and sundry national issues also declared […]

Salutes courage, commitment The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has urged journalists to uphold the ethics of the journalism profession and live up to their responsibilities of providing reliable and credible information to the public, noting that accurate and fact-based news reports and analysis were necessary for governments efforts to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) […]

 The Emir of Rano, in Kano State,  Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila II, is dead.

A federal judge dismissed the United States women’s soccer team’s bid for equal pay on Friday, rejecting claims the players had been underpaid in a crushing defeat for the reigning world champions. In a 32-page ruling, Judge Gary Klausner of the US District Court for Central California in Los Angeles tossed the women’s claim of […]

The Lagos State government has yet again announced that 22 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from infectious disease centres in the state. Eight females and 14 males were discharged after fully recovering and tested negative for COVID-19. Nineteen of the patients were discharged from Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), two from the infectious diseases […]

The decision by the Gabon government to ease lockdown measures in the country has brought relief to the vulnerable section of the population. The measure imposed since April 13, affected the capital Libreville and three bordering communes. It was primarily to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 virus in the Central African country. Earlier […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja Governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC have lamented the continued spread of the Novel Coronavirus pandemic which they said has worsened cases of malnutrition in their states. Consequently, the governors have agreed to mobilize more resources as well as galvanize increased commitment and political will towards improving child […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria has an unhealthy dose of disinformation, fake news, hate news, carried out by people who use media platforms, particularly the digital variant

Dozy Mmobuosi is the Group CEO of Tingo International Holdings Inc., a global company playing in the telecommunications, remittance, healthcare, and agriculture sectors in various countries. Over the years, Tingo has recorded impressive feats in the sectors it plays in. The company successfully distributed 12 million smartphones to players in the Nigerian agriculture value chain. […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress APC said it welcomes the suggestions of a former vice president, Atiku Abubakar on economic diversification, but took a swipe at him for not implementing those suggestions when he was in office and held sway as chairman of the National Council on Privatisation for eight years.