By Olasunkanmi  Akoni Leaders of Arewa communities in Lagos State have urged the Federal Government to grant Lagos State special status, lamenting the state’s diverse infrastructure challenges since Federal Capital Territory, FCT, moved to Abuja. Also, the leaders of Ndigbo in All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state have endorsed the APC candidate for the […]

THE defunct Midwest Region carved out of the old Western Region, August 9, 1963, more than 57 years ago, following an affirmative plebiscite, was the only constitutionally created region in the country and lasted until 1966 when it was renamed a province and became Mid-Western state in 1967 when other provinces were divided into several states.

While the vast majority of the world was on hold as business operations came to a halt due to the compulsory Covid-19 Pandemic lockdown, female rapper Kenah spent most of her time pitching her songs to record label executives around the world; an act which has earned her an enviable feat in the form of […]

President Donald Trump of the United States and his wife, Melanie, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Ivory Coast, the world’s biggest cacao exporter, said Thursday it would hike the guaranteed minimum price for farmers by 21 per cent for the 2020-2021 growing season. The announcement was made by President Alassane Ouattara at the start of an annual trade fair for the cacao industry, the West African country’s biggest economic sector. “We […]

United States President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, have tested positive for coronavirus. Trump broke the news on his verified Twitter account, saying they’ll get through it together. Trump wrote: “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this together.” Trump […]

The Academic Staff Union of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam campus, has denied opting out of the national strike by university lecturers. The branch Chairman of ASUU, Prof. Alphonsus Aniebo stated this at a press briefing in Awka on Thursday, while reacting to an earlier statement by a group of lecturers in the university, who […]

…distributes 10,000, face masks, hand sanitizers to trainees By Peter Duru, Makurdi Benue state office of the National Social Investment Programme, NSIP, has commenced the training of 7,000 cooks/food vendors on the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme, NHGSFP, on the COVID-19 protocol and measures to check the spread of the virus among school pupils. […]

Decries lost of lives, goods as a result of the bad road  Urges NASS to revisit electoral act amendment By Festus Ahon – Asaba Delta State Governor,  Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, Thursday told the Federal Government to embark on a total reconstruction of the Benin-Warri highway, lamenting that the road has completely failed. He also charged […]

We have a future worth fighting for, Osinbajo tells youths As Nigerians, including public commentators reflect on the country’s journey to nationhood over the past 60 years, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has called on the youth not succumb to the challenges confronting the nation, noting that young Nigerians hold the key to a more united, […]