Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases near 1.5 million — Official

Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases near 1.5 million — Official

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in Africa reached 1,497, 391 as of Saturday, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll due to illnesses related to COVID-19 in Africa has reached 36,504 as of […]
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U.S. elections: Expert backs 3 sets of debate for presidential candidates

U.S. elections: Expert backs 3 sets of debate for presidential candidates

Prof. Mitchell S. McKinney says the more debates organsied for U.S. presidential candidates, the more opportunities the electorate get to make informed decisions at the polls. McKinney, a Professor of Communications at the University of Missouri, said this while briefing some newsmen from across the globe selected by the U.S. Department of State – Bureau of […]

Edo college of education lecturer commits suicide

Edo college of education lecturer commits suicide

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City Tragedy struck staff, colleagues of College of Education, Ekiadolor in Edo state as a principal lecturer of the school identified as Friday Osadolor has committed suicide in his Obakhavbuaye, off Ekenwan Road residence. His lifeless body hanging in a rope around his neck with a protruding tongue and the […]

Zidane not worried injury-prone Hazard will turn out like Bale

Zidane not worried injury-prone Hazard will turn out like Bale

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane is not concerned that Eden Hazard will be dogged by injuries in the same way Gareth Bale was during his spell with the club. The Belgian forward has been ruled out for up to four weeks, another in the series of injury lay-offs for him. Hazard was expected to make […]

Divided views as citizens argue over creation of the country ‘Nigeria’

Divided views as citizens argue over creation of the country ‘Nigeria’

There seem to be divided views amongst Nigerians on Twitter following an opinion by a journalist, Julius Oweh published on Vanguard’s website on October 3. In the opinion titled “Is Nigeria a mistake?” Oweh argues that the country is a mistake, reason being that after sixty years of independence, despite the abundant human and material […]

US medics give update on Trump’s health, says breathing well

US medics give update on Trump’s health, says breathing well

United States President, Donald Trump, has been breathing well on his own and is not receiving supplementary oxygen in his hospital treatment for Covid-19, his medical team said on Saturday. “We have monitored his cardiac function, his kidney function, liver function. All of those are normal,” said his phycisian, Sean Conley. “And the president this […]

Ondo Election: FRSC deploys 1500 personnel, 35 vehicles

Ondo Election: FRSC deploys 1500 personnel, 35 vehicles

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has deployed 1,500 personnel to cover the forthcoming Ondo gubernatorial elections billed to hold on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), ACM Bisi Kazeem, disclosed this in a statement made available to the Newsmen on Saturday in Abuja. Kazeem emphasised that the Corps Marshal, Dr […]

Restructure now to forestall possible break up, Pastor Adeboye warns Buhari

Restructure now to forestall possible break up, Pastor Adeboye warns Buhari

General Overseer, The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria led by President Muhammadu Buhari, to give Nigeria a lasting solution to secession agitations and its economic challenges by restructuring the country as soon as possible to forestall possible break up.

FG justifies fuel price comparison with Saudi Arabia, others

FG justifies fuel price comparison with Saudi Arabia, others

The Federal Government says the comparison made by President Muhammadu Buhari on fuel prices between Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and other countries in his 2020 Independence Day national broadcast is justified. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the submission when he featured on a Radio Nigeria current affairs programme, “Radio Link’’ on Saturday […]

Plateau monarch’s killing: Peace group berates senator over alleged inciting statement

Plateau monarch’s killing: Peace group berates senator over alleged inciting statement

*Charges security agencies to fish out culprits, prosecute them By Joseph Erunke A coalition of indigenous peacebuilding organisations in Plateau State has berated the senator representing Plateau North, Instifanus Gyang for allegedly making an unguarded public comment which it noted, was capable of igniting a new wave of crisis in the state. The group under […]

Police arrest man, 21, for defiling 13 years old girl in Ogun

Police arrest man, 21, for defiling 13 years old girl in Ogun

James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta A 21-year-old man, Julius Afuape has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police command for forcefully having carnal knowledge of a 13-year-old girl (name withheld). The suspect, according to a statement by the command spokesperson, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, was arrested following a report by the aunty of the victim […]

Nigeria at 60: Through my eyes

Nigeria at 60: Through my eyes

By Magnus Onyibe At 60 years old, any human being that has not become accomplished or had his/her life anchored on any established and sustainable means of livelihood, would effectively be said to be going through post mid-life crisis. So when Nigeria turned 59 last year, precisely, on 3rd October 2019, l wrote and published […]

Kaduna govt holds town hall meeting  on draft 2021 budget

Kaduna govt holds town hall meeting  on draft 2021 budget

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Kaduna State Government is proposing to spend N237bn in 2021, out of which N157.56 billion is for capital projects and N79.96 is for recurrent expenditure.   The Commissioner for Planning and Budget, Mr Thomas Gyang, who made this known at a town hall meeting on Saturday, said that the draft budget […]

LASU sets to matriculate newly admitted students, October 14th

LASU sets to matriculate newly admitted students, October 14th

By Elizabeth Osayande The management of Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, has announced October 14th for the matriculation of her newly admitted students, for the 2019/2020 academic session. This was contained in a statement confirmed by the school’s Centre for information, Press and Public relations, CIPPR. Part of the statement reads: “Lagos State University [LASU] […]