Dayo Johnson – Akure NEMESIS has caught up with four grave diggers as they were arrested for being in possession of five human heads in Akure, the Ondo State capital. They reportedly sell the severed heads to ritualists for money-making. The suspects who work at a public cemetery owned by Akure South Local Government along […]

Calls for restructuring, electoral reforms By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A Civil Society Organisation, CSO, Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution (CDNDC), Monday, alleged return of ethnoreligious dominance by President Muhammadu Buhari, based on recent appointments. This was contained in a statement signed by the Convener, CDNDC, Ariyo-Dare Atoye while expressing concern over […]

Sweden, which has gained international attention for its softer approach to the coronavirus than many of its European neighbours, said on Monday its number of deaths passed the 4,000 mark. The Public Health Agency said it had recorded 4,029 deaths and 33,843 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the country of some 10.3 million […]

Madagascar’s government has announced it will dispatch troops and doctors to an eastern town after several bodies were found in the streets and where two people died from the novel coronavirus. Madagascar’s cabinet held a special meeting on Sunday to discuss the situation in Toamasina, the country’s second largest city. The Indian Ocean island nation […]

PRESIDENT General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief John Nnia Nwodo has stated that Nigeria’s former Minister of Information and the leader of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark is still very desirous and passionate of Nigeria becoming a greater nation, even at his 93 years of age

MTN, Dangote has emerged the most admired African brands at the 10th Brand Africa 100, Africa’s Top Brands anniversary.

By Babajide Komolafe Nigeria recorded a lower Gross Domestic Product (GDP) or economic growth of 1.87 percent, year-on-year, in the first quarter of the year (Q1’2020) reflecting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic activities across the country. This represents a decline of 23 basis points when compared with the 2.55 percent recorded […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Former Nigerian Ambassador and Permanent Secretary, Dr. Godknows Igali, Monday, celebrated former Federal Commissioner for Information, Chief, Edwin Kiagbodo Clark on his 93rd birthday. Igali who was elated and eulogized the elder statesman for his uncommon achievement and impact described him as a true living legend and iroko. He said: […]

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu – Nnewi There is tension and palpable fear in Nnewi the industrial city of Anambra State following the news of an Onitsha-based businessman brought to Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, NAUTH, Nnewi who tested positive for COVID-19. The first case of COVID-19 in Nnewi sparked off tension among traders in the industrial […]

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 Federal Government has repatriated 69 Nigerians from Lebanon, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, said on Monday.

Global Finance has named Ecobank as the most innovative bank in Africa. The announcement was made at the eighth Global Finance annual awards, the Innovators 2020, honouring entities that regularly identify new paths and design new tools in finance.  Categories in the award include Top Innovations in Corporate Finance, Payments, Trade Finance, Cash Management, Islamic Finance, with Winners selected from different regions of the world. The classes of award comprised Most Innovative Banks in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America and Western Europe; The Most Innovative Fintech Companies in Asia-Pacific, Central & Eastern Europe, North America and Western Europe; and The Best Financial Innovation Labs

A Polish government spokesman on Monday apologised for Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s failure to observe coronavirus-related social distancing rules in a cafe. On Friday, Morawiecki posted a tweet showing him sitting at a table with the owners of a cafe in the Silesia region. They were in close proximity to one another without wearing face […]

Aftermath the heavy rainfall which many Lagosians woke up to, Macaulay bus/stop, Igbogbo/Bayeku at Ikorodu in Lagos State was flooded. Vanguard News Nigeria.

By Dayo Johnson – Akure The October 2020 governorship election in Ondo State will not only be a three-horse trade but also throw up surprises. One of the aspirants in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may contest in a different party going by the politicking that’s playing out in the party especially within the […]