AS African Union, AU, formerly known as Organisation of African Unity, OAU, marked 57th Africa Day on May 25, 2020, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, in Nigeria, Thursday, tasked African leaders on health, water, agriculture, innovative governance, discontinuation of external borrowing to bring about a new development order that will transform the continent with renewed commitment and determination to be independent in all fronts.

Say it’ll infringe on the rights of Nigerians By Festus Ahon – Asaba A coalition of Civil Society Organizations, CSOs in Delta State, have kicked against the proposed Infectious Disease Bill, 2020 currently on the floor of the National Assembly, insisting that the Quarantine Act and the Nigeria Center for Disease Control Law could cover […]

By Peter Duru – Makurdi Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state Thursday said his first term in office was tough but promised that the remaining three years of his administration would be eventful for the people of the state. He maintained that his administration had done so much in the area of provision of critical […]

Roughly 2.1 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, a sign that companies are still slashing jobs in the face of a deep recession even as more businesses reopen and rehire some laid-off employees. About 41 million people have now applied for aid since the virus outbreak intensified in March, though not all […]

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta The National Association of Ogun State Students has commended the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun for his administration’s remarkable achievements in the education sector in the last one year. The students’ body in a statement by its National President, Comrade Gbemileke Ogunronmbi in Abeokuta on Thursday described Governor Abiodun as the […]

By Tordue Salem – Abuja The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Honourable Ndudi Elumelu, has called on security agencies in the country, to urgently enforce the interstate lockdown, declared by President Muhammadu Buhari, to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Elumelu’s call, came through a motion entitled: “Need For the Effective Enforcement […]

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State on his 70th birthday. President Buhari in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina in Abuja on Thursday said that he was joining the State Executive Council, members of All Progressives […]

The children of late Mama Mbatomon Atser have taken daggers against each other over who should hold her burial rites in Benue. In his application for writ for civil summons, Mr Sunday Atser, Emmanuel Atser for themselves and the Atser family, have dragged one Mr Bugh Kwembe before a Makurdi Upper Area Court 2 over […]

Two Fulham players have tested positive for coronavirus in the latest round of testing, the Championship club announced on Thursday. The English Football League said tests were carried out on 1,030 players and staff between Monday and Wednesday. Three individuals tested positive from two clubs. “Those players or club staff who have tested positive will […]

By Ola Ajayi – Ibadan The Registrar/Chief Executive Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), Professor Segun Ajiboye has said Nigerian teachers currently top the list of 50,000 teachers who have registered for an online global Conference on adapting teaching to the change caused by COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Ajiboye stated that the state offices of TRCN […]