STRONG indications emerged, yesterday, that officials of the Federal and Lagos State governments are working out guidelines for re-opening of schools, which closure was precipitated by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.

By Bashir Bello – Kano An unidentified man was said to have slumped and died amid the celebration of eid-il-fitr prayer in Unguwar Sharada, Kano State. It was gathered that the man slump and died shortly after performing the two Rakat (units) eid prayer in Kano. A source, who confirmed the incident but could not […]

At least one person was shot and others harassed, arrested as about a dozen detectives of the Nigeria Police Force invaded the Abuja residence of former Sole Administrator of the National Iron Mining Company, Itakpe, Engr Abubakar Yaro Ibrahim.

The federal government has warn-ed that any state government which withholds funds meant for their respective Houses of Assembly and judiciary would get their allocations deducted at source by the Accountant General of the Federation and remitted directly to the affected state organs.

National Vice Chairman (North-Central), of the All Progressives Congress, APC,  Suleiman Wambai, has said that direct primary remains the best way to select APC’s governorship candidate in Edo State to avoid a repeat of what happened in Zamfara State where its candidates won elections in 2019 but were disqualified by the courts.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni At least 30 buildings have been destroyed and several occupants displaced following heavy rainfall late Sunday into Monday, in the Iragon-Iragbo Communities, Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State. Also, residents of No 6 Olonode Street, Ebute Metta, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, narrowly escaped death when a two-storey building partially collapsed […]

Popular Canadian Designer, David Kollar is the very embodiment of the phrase “pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” The prolific young entrepreneur started his journey into fashion with just $500 and an incredible drive.

It’s a well known fact that dancehall music is a genre in the Nigerian music industry with few notable acts, from Timaya to Patoranking, Ketch Up, to mention a few, with the embattled Cynthia Morgan as the only notable female act worthy of mentioning.

Italy is planning to send out into the streets some 60,000 volunteers to tell people to keep respecting social distancing rules in the country’s post-lockdown phase. The scheme, announced by Regional Affairs Minister Francesco Boccia, on Monday came amid mounting concern that people are mingling dangerously close to one another on beaches, in bars and […]

India resumed domestic flights on Monday, two months after a coronavirus lockdown was imposed, but confusion and chaos prevailed at major airports as large numbers of flights were cancelled. Air services were suspended in late March when India went into lockdown to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, bringing the domestic aviation sector to […]

President Donald Trump threatened Monday to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina if the state’s Democratic governor doesn’t immediately sign off on allowing a full-capacity gathering in August despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Trump’s tweets about the RNC, planned for Charlotte, come just two days after North Carolina recorded its largest daily […]

Group known as Niger Delta Accountability and Development Coalition, Tuesday advised President Muhammadu Buhari to scrap the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and comply with the commissions Act by inaugurating the Governing Board for the NDDC.

Spain on Monday urged foreign tourists to return from July as one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns eased, with streets gradually filling again and some pupils returning to school. The world’s second-most visited nation closed its doors and beaches in March to handle the COVID-19 pandemic, but has seen out the worst and plans to lift […]

Group known as Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, COSEYL, Tuesday argued that Nigeria Governors, have the prerogative of disbursing security votes legitimately, noting that former Abia state governor Sen. T. A. Orji, is not an exception.

…GTB, FBN & Ecobank in financial services By Princewill Ekwujuru MTN, Dangote have emerged the most admired African brands at the 10th Brand Africa 100, Africa’s Top Brands anniversary. In the sub-survey focused on financial services, GTBank re-claimed the #1 spot after falling out of the top 5 in 2019 return to the top spot […]