The number of deaths from AIDS-related illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa could double if the provision of healthcare to HIV sufferers is disrupted during the coronavirus crisis, the United Nations said Monday. A six-month disruption of antiretroviral therapy due to the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to more than 500,000 extra deaths in the region in 2020-2021, […]

By Gabriel Enogholalase – Benin Edo State governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has said that the move by the previous administration in the state to convert the old College of Education into a University of Education was not feasible due to budget constraints. He added that the state was already blessed with two state-owned universities and […]

The Commissioner for Information in Delta, Mr Charles Aniagwu, has commended Thisday Newspapers for the “Excellent Leadership’’ rating it gave to the state Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, for his response to COVID-19 challenge in the state.

I bought the baby cos I’ve been barren for 15yrs- 40yr old woman By Evelyn Usman A 20- year-old lady, Miracle Kalu, who was arrested for selling her one-month-old baby for N130, 000, to an unknown couple in Lagos, has blamed her action on hardship. She was traced to her residence in Orlu, Imo State, […]

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Monday, granted an order for the interim forfeiture of N510million allegedly belonging to a former Commander, Presidential Air Fleet (PAF), AVM Uko Ebong.

As the effects of COVID-19 are felt around the world, real estate companies are being impacted in different ways, largely dependent on region and asset class. In the near-term, real estate executives are concerned with preserving value and liquidity, attracting investors, including complying with governmental agency requirements. Experts in the real estate have further expressed […]

Legal practitioners under the aegis of Lawyers in Defence of Democracy have written to President Muhammadu Buhari, urging him to discountenance a petition written by a group, Open Bar Initiative and grant approval to the recommended list forwarded by the National Judicial Council for the appointment of judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory

…advises aggrieved persons should go to court …says Executive Order justified Former President of the Nigeria Bar Association,  NBA, Chief Onueze Okocha (SAN) has declared that the Executive Orders signed by Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike are appropriate. Okocha (SAN) advised anyone who is uncomfortable with the Executive Orders should approach the courts. Chief […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Convener, Concerned Nigerians, CN, Comrade Deji Adeyanju, Monday, alleged that the Federal Government’s adopted Coronavirus, COVID-19, control policy infringes on human rights. Adeyanju who made the assertion in a paper titled ‘State of Emergencies, Human Rights Violations and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria’ said the policy was largely adopted […]

By Ikechukwu Odu – Nsukka Four suspected cultists with guns were apprehended by Ngwuru Neighbourhood Watch in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. The chairman of the neighbourhood watch, Mr Ferdinand Onah, told Vanguard that the boys who are in their early 20swere apprehended at Ogbaegu, in Ngwuru following intelligence reports from the residents. […]

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has maintained that it has not issued 5G license to any operator in the country.

The Osun government on Monday confirmed that a medical doctor, who came into the state from Lagos, has tested positive for COVID-19.

Employees, business owners, police, and trade unions in Britain expressed confusion Monday after Boris Johnson’s government switched from telling workers to stay at home to urging them to return to work — but preferably without getting near other people or using public transport. In a televised statement Sunday, Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson extended most […]

By Abdulmumin Murtala – Kano Critics of the Kano State government on steps it is taking to relax the total lockdown imposed on the state have been blasted by Gov Abdullahi Ganduje who says they are completely ignorant of the set up of Kano. Delivering an address at the launching of distribution of facemasks in […]

Perez Brisibe – Ughelli Former General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas, NUPENG, and elder statesman, Chief Frank Kokori, has lamented the continued attacks by suspected armed herdsmen in parts of Delta State stating that the state is fast becoming an epicenter of herdsmen in the South-South region of the country. […]