NEMA, Benue SEMA distributes palliatives to IDPs in 8 LGAs
By Peter Duru – Makurdi National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA and the Benue State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, yesterday flagged off the distribution of palliatives to Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, in eight Local Government Areas, LGAs, of Benue State. Speaking at the flag off in Makurdi, Governor Samuel Ortom who was represented by the Executive […]
Kaduna records first coronavirus death
The Kaduna State Government on Saturday confirmed the first coronavirus death in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Mahammed Bolani, who disclosed this to journalists in Kaduna, also confirmed three new cases in the state. She said the dead patient was among the three COVID-19 cases. According to the commissioner, the state […]
Edo 2020: Ize-Iyamu alleges plot to distabilise aspirant, vilify Oshiomhole
By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City Ahead of the Edo 2020 All Progressives Congress, APC governorship primary election to pick its candidate, the Campaign Organization of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamuwho is an aspirant yesterday said it has exposed plots to cause disaffection among aspirants of the APC. A statement by the Campaign Organisation said “some persons […]
Iran coronavirus deaths rise by 65 to 6,156 as contamination slows
Iran’s death toll from new coronavirus increased by 65 over the previous 24 hours to reach 6,156 on Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV. The total number of diagnosed cases in Iran, one of the Middle Eastern countries hardest hit by the pandemic, has reached 96,448, up by […]
Where Is Osinbajo?
By Emmanuel Aziken Nigeria’s increasingly vibrant twitter community was last weekend enlivened by questions as to the whereabouts of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Though the controversy was apparently innocuously started by some social media activists, it was not surprising that naysayers and partisans of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP saw it as an opportunity to […]
Islamic State militants kill 12 militiamen in Iraq
Twelve members of a powerful Iran-backed militia were on Saturday killed in an attack by Islamic State militants South of the Iraqi city of Tikrit, a security official said.
COVID-19: Wike declares compulsory use of face masks in Rivers
In continuation of the fight to check the spread of coronavirus, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced the compulsory use of face masks in the state. Governor Wike also stated that the State Security Council will in the next 24 hours take stringent measures against commercial transport operators for their failure to observe […]
Britain hits Coronavirus testing target as death toll leaps again
Britain has hit its target of carrying out 100,000 COVID-19 tests a day, health minister Matt Hancock said on Friday, stressing that the programme was crucial to helping ease a national lockdown. Hancock also announced that the British death toll had risen by 739 to 27,510 deaths – just below that of Italy which was […]
FEDERAL CHARACTER PRINCIPLE: Why implementation must begin with commission — Chidoka, Akinloye
•Appointing northerners as chairman, scribe negates principle •Ask Senate to reject northern nominee for FCC chairman By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor To maintain the Federal Character Principle, the Senate has been urged to reject the nomination of candidates from Northern states of Kwara and Taraba as chairman, and secretary respectively of the Federal Character Commission, […]
Nasarawa Govt to repatriate 4,443 Almajiris May 3rd
By David Odama LAFIA — NASARAWA State Government is to commence repatriation of over 4,443 non-indigents Almajirai from the state Sunday, May 3rd. Already buses have been hired in readiness for the commencement of the repatriation. The Almajirai to be repatriated are traced to the nineteen states and the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) Abuja and […]
Kaduna Update: New appointments and reassignment in Kaduna State
The Kaduna State Government has announced new appointments and reassignments as it continues the implementation of its Governance Continuation Plan, designed to ensure that the state government delivers on its core priorities in the much altered and challenging circumstances created by the Covid-19 pandemic.
