By Shina Abubakar – Osogbo An 82-year-old widow with high blood pressure has recovered from coronavirus disease after receiving nine-day treatment at the Isolation and Treatment Centre, Asubiaro, Osogbo, in Osun State. She was admitted into the state isolation centre having been confirmed positive on the May 13, 2020. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. […]

By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has flayed the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government, accusing it of turning the May 29 inauguration day anniversary into a day of grieving for Nigerians. This is as the party stated that having reviewed the stewardship of the All Progressives Congress, APC-led government in the past […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti The Ekiti State government has said by Monday, June 1, it would commission the COVID-19 Molecular Laboratory established to boost the testing capacity of the state. The government disclosed that a sum of N2 million has been realised from the court fines imposed on over 100 lockdown offenders arrested since […]

For whatever his critics may think of him, President Muhammadu Buhari last week took a positive step towards addressing the excesses of Nigeria’s governors. His assent of the Executive Order 10 of 2020 is undoubtedly one of the most poignant steps taken by the administration in its two terms. Executive Order 10 gives the framework […]

Birthday wishes for Chief Ugochukwu Okeke have been pouring from foes and friends alike in a renewed solidarity with the People’s democratic party candidate for 2021 Anambra State gubernatorial election for his sterling contributions and humanitarian services. Many of the messages harp on the positive impact of his leadership style on the lives of the […]

The Osun Government says an 82-year-old woman recovered from the coronavirus disease in the state, against the belief that elderly people with chronic diseases are the highest risk group. Dr Rafiu Isamotu, the State Commissioner for Health, confirmed the recovery in a statement on Friday in Osogbo. Isamotu said that the woman, who was hypertensive, […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC), has accused the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) led Bauchi State Government of starving the State House Assembly of funds thereby hindering its operations. Alhaji Sabo Mohammed the spokesman for the party in the state said this at a news briefing on Friday in Bauchi. Mohammed said that the house had been […]

The United Nations on Friday honoured three Nigerians and 80 other military, police and civilian peacekeepers, who lost their lives in the line of duty in 2019. The fallen heroes were posthumously awarded the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal during a virtual award ceremony to mark the 2020 International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers. Two of them, […]

By Bunmi Sofola Forget the seven-year itch. It takes only 12 months for a relationship to start to lose its sizzle, research suggests. Almost 3,000 men and women aged between 25 and 41 – from those in the first flush of love to others who had been together for up to 24 years – were […]

Yesterday, May 29 2020 marked one year that President Muhammadu Buhari commenced his second tenure in office. Nigerians across the states of the federation have therefore bared their minds on their assessment of the president’s performance in the first 365 days of his final term. While some gave him a pat on the back, many believed the president has disappointed them as his administration was characterized by unfulfilled promises. They also passed verdicts on their state governors. We begin with their appraisal of the President’s performance.

By Ephraim Oseji Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain and former governorship aspirant in Delta State, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s achievements within five years of his administration. Onuesoke who made the commendation in a statement he issued in Warri, Delta State disclosed that in the past five years Governor Okowa’s administration had […]

Nigerian hip-hop artiste, Emmanuel Dinoke, known professionally as RichKing, has disclosed the relationship between him and Grammy Award nominee, Damini Ogulu, known professionally as Burna Boy, multi-award winner, Innocent Idibia, known on stage as 2Baba and David Adeleke popularly called Davido remain intact and cordial.

By Bunmi Sofola When Joanne left the comfort of her parents’ home to study pharmacy at the university, she wasn’t in the least apprehensive. A bubbly girl just turning 20, she looked forward to making tones of friends. Inside a few months, she’d not only made friends, but she also found Alfred, a boyfriend she […]

By James Udemba When a civil society group fought relentlessly last year to compel serving senators and ministers to refund pension funds they collected from their states as former governors, the members never bargained that their job would be made easier by a governor who ought to benefit from the rash of laws being made […]

The supreme sacrifice by the frontline health and emergency workers in giving their all to the response in containing the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Lagos State has been recognised by the State Government.