ABUJA- The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, slated June 1 to hear the suit seeking to stop the House of Representatives from taking further steps to pass the controversial Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020.

Following the arrest of 50 health workers in Lagos on Tuesday, the Lagos state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Wednesday ordered its members to sit-at-home in order to avoid further embarrassment from security agents.

Some professional football players in Latin America and Africa are relying on food packages during the novel coronavirus stoppage, the global players’ union, FIFPRO, said on Wednesday. FIFPRO which has affiliates in 65 countries also noted that other players elsewhere are being pressured into returning to play, sometimes without testing for COVID-19. As football begins […]

  By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A nongovernment organization, Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action, PRAWA, Tuesday, organised capacity building for Nigerian Correctional Service, NCS, officers on handling violators of Coronavirus, COVID-19 lockdown order. This was made known in a statement by the Deputy Director, PRAWA, Ogechi Ogu, which 13 guidelines regarding effective supervision and penalty […]

By Esther Onyegbula A young man identified as Kelvin has committed suicide at Modinatu Street in Ogba area of Lagos. The lifeless body of Kevin who works with a new generation bank was found dangling from a ceiling fan, in his apartment by neighbours. ALSO READ: Mother of four murdered in Lagos apartment It was […]

…. Demands written statement on the status of essential workers from police By Chioma Obinna The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA has directed doctors in Lagos to proceed on an indefinite sit-at-home order to protest what they described as ‘conflicting directives by the government and incessant police harassment’ on medical doctors […]

Aare Atunluse of Aworiland and Chairman, Mapcotec Nigeria Limited, Dr. Segun Osifeso, has commended Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State for the various measures being put in place to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the state. Aare Osifeso, who made this remark in a statement at Ota, Ogun State, said the people were […]

YENAGOA – BAYELSA State Governor, Senator Douye Diri says building mutual trust between the Nigeria Police and the general public is fundamental to effective community policing in the country.

 Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN has informed the agency staff that it will  only be able to pay half salary for the month of  May due to paucity of funds. It however added that the balance of the salary will be paid as soon as fund is available.

A 37-year-old Malaysian, Punithan Genasan has been sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom call for his role in a 2011 heroin transaction. While rights groups have criticised the use of Zoom in capital cases, Fernando said he did not object to the use of video conferencing for Friday’s call since it was only to […]

Organised labour unions at the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, yesterday, trooped in large numbers to express their anger over the replacement of the managing Director of the company, Mr. Usman Gur Mohammed with Engr. Sule Ahmed Abdulaziz.

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin is confident “good old football with fans will come back very soon” despite the chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Domestic and continental club competitions were halted across Europe in mid-March due to the COVID-19 crisis and Euro 2020 was postponed. The Bundesliga made a successful return to action behind closed […]

Says PANDEF’s position on NDDC repositioning commendable By Chioma Onuegbu – Uyo A Civil Society Organization under the aegis of Niger Delta Movement for Peace & Justice, NDMPJ, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to dissolve the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The National Coordinator of NDMPJ, Comrade Etifit […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has alerted Nigerians of moves by unnamed persons to smear the commission and its acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu, in their quest to rid the nation of corruption.

The Enugu State Fire Service, today, commenced the decontamination and fumigation of all court premises and offices in the state, starting from the State Judiciary Headquarters complex at the Independence Layout, Enugu.