…Lambasts detractors, peddlers of falsehood  By Chris Ochayi The National Working Committee, NWC, of African Democratic Congress, ADC, has said the party is fielding candidates for chairmanship and Councillorship positions across the Kogi State during the forthcoming  December 12, 2020 Local Government elections. National Chairman of ADC, Chief Ralphs Okey Nwosu, who made the clarifications […]

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, has assured Nigeria and other African countries of access to COVID-19 vaccines as from the end of January through the first quarter of 2021, a statement by the Ministry of foreign Affairs said on Wednesday. The statement quoted Okonjo-Iweala as disclosing this after a closed-door meeting with […]

By Victoria Ojeme Federal Government has announced the rehabilitation of rape victims in the country. Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Mariam Yalwaji Katagum made this announcement during a courtesy visit by a delegation from the Federation of West Africa Freelance Journalist Association, FWAFJA, led by its President, Mr. Abayomi […]

CONTRARY to insinuations that the Osun State Government had hoarded relief items meant for its citizens, the private sector Coalition Against COVID-19, CACOVID, yesterday, vindicated the state government saying that the delay in delivery was due to procurement challenges it faced. The state government, during the Ede Warehouse attack, had announced that the food items […]

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has dismissed as false allegations that it has been granting waivers to shipping firms. It also refuted allegations of preferential treatments for foreign shipping companies in the shipment of petroleum products. Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, made the clarifications during an investigative hearing on the […]

…Says NASS members not self-serving By Levinus Nwabughiogu The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has assured that the National Assembly will pass the Electoral Act Amendment Bill by the first quarter of 2021. Lawan gave the assurance at a public hearing on the repeal of the Electoral Act 2010 and enactment of the 2020 Electoral Act […]

By Chioma Onuegbu The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Akwa Ibom State has arraigned another lecturer, Professor Ignatius Uduk, for alleged involvement in electoral fraud during the 2019 polls. Uduk, who was a Collation and Returning Officer for the state House of Assembly election in Essien Udim state constituency during the last general election, […]

By Ozioruva Aliu A Benin socio-cultural group, Benin National Congress, BNC, yesterday, alleged that there are plots to deny Edo State of being a pivotal part of the planned board of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and has issued a nine-day ultimatum for assurances of fair treatment from President Muhammadu Buhari or it would institute […]

By Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, OFR,CON Perhaps the most deep-rooted millennial problem facing Nigeria is the issue of unemployment. The expectation of the average graduate is to secure a well-paying job upon the conclusion of his studies but the harsh reality in the Nigerian labour sphere is that the completion of tertiary education serves as […]

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Wednesday, called for global commitments at making lifesaving tools in the global effort against COVID-19 available in 2021 to everyone who needs them.

…I’ve no powers to shut schools — Ezza LG boss By Peter Okutu THE private school belonging to one Barr. Agbom Friday in Ezza South Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, has been reportedly shutdown, following his refusal to join the All Progressives Congress, APC in the state. The development which was said to have […]

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Okigwe zone of lmo State have threatened to expel Senator Ifeanyi Araraume should he continue to destabilise the party and disparage the state  leader, Governor Hope Uzodinma. Addressing a world press conference in Owerri yesterday, the leaders said it was unbeoming of Araraume to disparage Uzodinma without […]

The Chief Executive Officer of Factruse Ltd. and Founder of Zigzag Nation, Mr. Obafemi Giwa-Amu, has said those who are privileged must not waste or take it for granted.

The World Trade Organization said Wednesday it had received a 900,000-signatory petition calling for patents to be lifted on Covid-19 vaccines and treatments. The virtual petition, organised by the global citizen activism group Avaaz, was submitted ahead of Thursday’s meeting of the Council for Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). WTO member states were set […]

By Ochuko Akuopha TENSION, yesterday, heightened in Emede and Igbide communities, Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State, as two persons were reportedly killed and several houses set ablaze over a protracted land dispute between the neighbouring communities. The hostilities, which started on Tuesday, degenerated, yesterday, with hundreds of residents fleeing the areas to seek […]