By Samuel Oyadongha, Yemagoa Bayelsa State government yesterday restated its resolve to sanction local council chairmen or whoever found culpable in payroll racketeering and other unwholesome practices in the public service. The state Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo who stated this during a meeting with local government Chairmen in Yenagoa, urged them to guard against […]

The European Union (EU), is providing 400,000 euros ($471,000) to assist flood-hit families in Cambodia, said a press release on Wednesday. The aid would focus on addressing the urgent needs of the most affected people in the worst-hit provinces in the country’s northwest. “This contribution underlines our solidarity with the people of Cambodia, many of […]

…Launches 2021 armed forces remembrance emblem with N10m By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, appealed to Nigerians to desist from actions and comments that could jeopardise the unity and progress of the nation. President Buhari, who made the appeal while launching the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem and Appeal Fund, said this year’s […]

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has constituted a 9-member Administrative Panel of Inquiry to look into the recent loss of lives and/or other grievous bodily injuries to private citizens and security personnel, resulting from the hijack by miscreants of the otherwise peaceful #ENDSARS protests. The panel will also look into the related destruction of […]

*Commend Ohaneze Ndigbo for disowning inciting statements from Nnamdi Kanu *Appeal to Igbo to support Buhari’s administration *Vow to speak for Igbo race as they admit South East unfairly treated in national affairs By Joseph Erunke ABUJA-NORTHERN elders have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for adopting civil approach in tackling the youth uprising that resulted in […]

By Victoria Ojeme The West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO) as lauded member states COVID-19 response as the region records 92.7 percent recovery rate. It however urged that the region focuses on food security and nutrition as these remain the dominant threat after the pandemic in the region. More than 43 million people in west Africa […]

Russia reported a national record number of deaths from the coronavirus in a single-day on Wednesday, with 346, bringing its official death toll to nearly 27,000. According to state media, Russian officials have disclosed that the death toll only includes those considered as having been directly caused by the virus. Coronavirus patients who have died […]

By Gabriel Ewepu THE Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, Monday, challenged the Nigeria Governors Forum, NGF, to release details of COVID-19 palliative consignments received by States. This was contained in a statement signed by the Executive Director, ANEEJ, Rev David Ugolor, in reaction to a statement issued by the NGF refuting reports […]

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved government scholarship for children, most of them orphans, whose fathers were volunteers amongst Civilian JTF, hunters and vigilantes killed at battle fronts while fighting boko haram in the last seven years.

The Federal government has supported 2,800 Women in Zamfara with N20,000 each being Federal Government’s Grant Project for Rural Women. The one-off program was launched on Tuesday in Gusau by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq. The Minister said that Cash distribution in Gusau  was part of President […]

Iran The President of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, on Wednesday, announced he was self-isolating after testing positive for the coronavirus. Ghalibaf hoped he could nevertheless continue working in quarantine, the 58-year-old politician wrote on Twitter. Ghalibaf, who has been leading Iran’s parliament since May, had been travelling a lot in recent weeks despite […]

This is a follow-up to the video that I dropped yesterday concerning the EndSars agitation. Many people have contacted me and asked why was the Army not included in my proposal for the police. I meant to include the Army and all our security services officers. Their minimum wage should be N250,000 per month, with interest-free home loans.

Health experts in Bangladesh have stressed the need to do more research to know about the rapid loss of antibodies in asymptomatic COVID-19 infected people, calling for people to stay vigilant. They also noted the importance of genome sequencing in order to understand more about COVID-19 reinfection. Prof. Samir Saha, the Executive Director of Child […]

— Parades 18 suspected looters, arsonists By Dayo Johnson POLICE authorities in Ondo state have said that two police sergeants and one civilian were murdered during the #EndSARS protests hijacked by hoodlums across the state last week. The state police commissioner, Bolaji Salami at a Press Conference in Akure, the state capital said that the […]

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has called for immediate the disbursement of the ederal Government’s N10 billion COVID-19 palliative for transport operators. NURTW National President, Prof. Tajudeen Baruwa, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He commended the federal government for making […]