…People are happy with us – APC Shina Abubakar Osogbo The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Chairman in Osun State, Mr Sunday Bisi on Tuesday said the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state is bereft of ideas required to move Osun to prosperity, saying governor Adegboyega Oyetola is detached from the yearnings of masses. […]

Governor Gboyega Oyetola, of Osun has declared a 24-hour curfew on the state, effective from 11:59 pm (today), until further notice. Oyetola said the curfew followed the dangerous dimension the EndSARS protest had assumed across the country, particularly in the South West states. A statement issued on Tuesday in Osogbo by the Secretary to the […]

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau, has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Jos North and Jos South Local Government Areas, from 8 p.m. on Tuesday Lalong gave the order while briefing newsmen on Tuesday at the Government House In Jos. “It is rather unfortunate that in the past few days , the #EndSARS protest which began […]

Obidike Chukwuebuka, Ambassador to the Economic Financial Crime Commission, EFCC has charged the Federal government to hide their shame and hacken to the patriotic demands of the Nigerian youths. Addressing the pressmen, Obidike condemns the barbaric attack on innocent protesters by hired Hoodlums. His words: “There’s no justification for killing protesters. It is unlawful and […]

The #EndSARS protests have crossed a two-week threshold. It is the longest-running and unbroken protest since our return to civil rule in 1999. It is also the first time the Nigerian youth have risen in one accord against the atrocities of the disbanded Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, which had become notorious for extortions, extrajudicial […]

In celebration of Women’s Health Month, Access Bank’s ‘W’ Initiative, a flagship women empowerment programme from Access Bank Plc, has announced a breast cancer awareness campaign and screening  for women in Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt from the 21st – 31st of October, 2020. The W Health Month, aimed at improving community awareness on health issues […]

Paris Saint-Germain head coach Thomas Tuchel described Tuesday’s 2-1 loss against Manchester United as one of the club’s worst games, the German particularly scathing of the first-half performance in their Champions League opener. PSG succumbed to Marcus Rashford’s strike with three minutes remaining in Paris, where last season’s Champions League runners-up made a losing start […]

Recently, the authoritative world news outlet The Economist focused for the first time on changing social trends in the institution of marriage in Nigeria. In one of their materials, published in 2016, contributors writing for this web portal stated the following: “Official statistics suggest that divorce is exceedingly uncommon in Nigeria. Just 0.2% of men and 0.3% […]

October 20th will surely be a day to remember the innocent protestants killed from the massive gun attack unleashed by the Nigerian army under the command of the chief of army staff. As protestants matched and chanted peacefully in their numbers demanding for good governance and better life which the government have denied them for several years,  […]

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), says it will support Kano State Government to set up the Child Protection Information Management System (CPIMS), to strengthen monitoring and management of child protection cases. Micheal Banda, Acting Team Leader, UNICEF Field Office Kano, stated this at the inauguration of the programme on Tuesday in Kano. Banda said: “CPIMS […]

By Segun Ige As of now, “Political differences should be resolved at the ballot and not in the streets, and we will keep it that way through this election season and beyond,” Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, in a bid to halt the verbal altercation and fatal shooting necessitated by one Matthew Dolloff, 30, cautions […]

The Member Representing Warri Federal Constituency at the Federal House of Representatives, Hon.  Thomas Ereyitomi JP has condoled with the family of the Temiles and Warri Kingdom over the passage of their octogenarian, Chief E. A Temile the Esama of Warri Kingdom, Delta. Ereyitomi in  a condolence massage signed by his spokesman, Amb. Toyin Agbolaya noted […]

Governor  Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Tuesday met with Security Chiefs in the State following the continued #EndSARS protest which has taken a dangerous dimension across the state. The Governor, shortly after the meeting held at the Government House in Benin, announced the imposition of a 24-hour curfew on the state. Obaseki said that the […]

The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s 24-hour curfew over unabated #EndSARS protests, as confrontational and ill-advised. The PDP in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Taofik Gani, said Sanwo-Olu’s decision could aggravate the agitations by the protesters. “The PDP opines that […]

…Network to trigger $13.2 trillion sales, services by 2035 By Juliet Umeh Despite the controversies surrounding the fifth-generation network, 5G over perceived relations with the COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria appears closer to adopting it. This is apparently owing to the huge economic benefits the network has been said to accrue to countries that have adopted it. […]