A Revierderby without fans is a painful reality that Borussia Dortmund and Schalke followers must accept, Michael Zorc has warned. The Bundesliga rivals meet on Saturday as the German top flight resumes after the lengthy shutdown that followed the coronavirus outbreak. However, the match will be behind closed doors and supporters have been urged to […]

The Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, on Thursday reminded states and security operatives that farmers are essential workers and should be allowed to access their farms in order to guarantee food security. Speaking during the PTF COVID-19 briefing, Mustapha said; “You […]

Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has congratulated seasoned diplomat and scholar, Professor Ibrahim Gambari on his new appointment as Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. Gambari was appointed to fill the vacuum created in the Buhari administration by the death of former Chief of Staff, Malam Abba Kyari. In a statement, […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Federal Government has said it did not beg Madagascar to supply its Covid-19 syrup to Nigeria, explaining that the East African country donated the elixir to Nigeria and it accepted it in the spirit of African brotherhood. This was as it announced that it has put in place measures […]

By Davies Iheamnachor – Port Harcourt A Port Harcourt Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has fixed the 1st of June to hear a suit filed by the Northern Community in Rivers State against Governor Nyesom Wike, over the seizure of cows and truck from Adamawa State. The Northern Community are, however, demanding the […]

…As NSIA, Global Citizens launch Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund By Chioma Obinna Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Thursday said that with the unprecedented nature of COVID-19 pandemic, only carefully coordination and collaborative efforts can defeat the virus in the country. Osibanjo who spoke during a virtual Media Unveiling of the Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund for […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri A Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, Delta State, on Thursday, awarded N10million to a businessman, Anthony Okolie, who was arrested in 2019 and detained for 10 weeks by the Department of State Service, DSS, for purchasing a SIM card that was previously used by President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter, Hanan. The court, […]

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday, said he would really be grateful if Nigerians stopped asking him about the whereabouts of the Chinese medical team. He said; “On the Chinese Doctors, I want to, first of all, explain that I think not all of them were doctors […]

The Federal Government on Thursday  clarified that it has deregulated the downstream petroleum industry, adding, however, that it would continue to intervene in determining the pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to safeguard consumers of the commodity from being exploited by oil marketers. 

US President Donald Trump further hardened his rhetoric towards China on Thursday, saying he no longer wishes to speak with Xi Jinping and warning darkly he might cut ties over the rival superpower’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Tensions have ratcheted up between Washington and Beijing as they trade barbs over the origin of the […]

*Sets agenda for Gambari, new Chief of Staff Aare Afe Babalola, the Founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, ABUAD, has said Nigeria’s main problem is the Military Constitution, “which was christened 1999 Constitution.” He said this in a congratulatory letter to Professor Ibrahim Gambari, the new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. He also […]

Taraba State-based pressure group, Taraba Interest Group, TIG, has commended Governor Darius Ishaku’s response to COVID-19 pandemic in the state, noting that six out of the 17 COVID-19 cases recorded in the state have been discharged.

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja met with security and service chiefs where he again pledged to address all issues bringing a lot of sorrows to Nigerians.

By Chino Obiagwu(SAN) The decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in the case of Ude Jones Udeogu v Federal Republic of Nigeria & 2 Others(SC622c/2019, delivered on May 8, 2020), known in the media as the Orji Kalu case, has set Nigeria’s criminal jurisprudence backward in a manner that is hardly justifiable. The crux […]

By Dapo Akinrefon Alhaji Femi Okunnu(SAN), former Federal Commissioner for Works during the military government of General Yakubu Gowon, on Thursday, slammed some new crop of judges in the country, saying they cannot be described as upright or disciplined like Justice Oluwa during his days. Okunnu also described late Justice Isiaka Oluwa as a disciplined […]