Ayade charges security agents to halt spate of violence in Calabar
Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River, has charged security agencies in the state to take legitimate actions to halt the spate of arson and carnage witnessed in some parts of Calabar. The governor’s charge is contained in a release issued on Sunday in Calabar by, Mr Christian Ita, Special Adviser, Media, and Publicity to the governor […]
Lagos Judicial Panel: Buhari seeks justice for victims of EndSARS protests
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism that the Judicial Panel of Inquiry set up by the Lagos State Government will assist the nation to give justice to peaceful protesters who lost their lives. In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday, Buhari also […]
Ganduje woos Kano indigenes in diaspora back home with free land
By Bashir Bello – Kano Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has wooed Kano indigenes in diaspora with free land to come back home to invest in the economy and also develop residential building where they will reunite with their families. Ganduje made the commitment during a virtual town hall meeting with Kano indigenes in […]
UCH beefs up security over planned attack — Official
The University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, says it has beefed up security, following the threat of a planned attack on the teaching hospital by hoodlums. UCH Spokesman, Toye Akinrinlola, said in a statement that the Federal Ministry of Health had alerted all teaching hospitals, Federal Medical Centres, Specialist Hospitals and other tertiary hospitals in Nigeria […]
Looting COVID-19 palliatives: Spare us the boast, Afenifere blasts Zahra, Buhari’s daughter
By Dapo Akinrefon The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, on Sunday, lampooned Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Zahra Buhari-Indimi, who absolved her father of being responsible for Nigeria’s problems. Zahra, via her instagram page, had said that the warehouse invasion by hoodlums has vindicated her father. READ ALSO:Africa’s confirmed COVID-19 cases pass 1.7m ― CDC “Now that […]
WHO chief warns against ‘vaccine nationalism’
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday called for global solidarity in the rollout of any future coronavirus vaccine, as the number of cases soared across the world. In a video address at the opening of the three-day World Health Summit in Berlin, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the only way to recover […]
