Former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate and Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, nailed the Nigerian situation in three words that have stuck in the Nigerian political lexicon: feeding bottle federalism.

A cloud of gloom descended on Mrs Sylvia Okoye, on December 16, 2018, following the discovery of the remains of her late husband, Okoye Angus, 48, in a bush near Nawgu community in Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State.

Akwa Ibom State Commissioner for Special Duties, Rt. Hon. Okpolupm Etteh said the State Government will soon commission the 2×15 MVA Injection Power Sub-Station at the Victor Attah International Airport (VAIA) and link it directly to the national grid.

•Says corpse still missing By Ikechukwu Odu – Nsukka A retired police officer, Andy Samuel Ugwu, whose 27-year-old son, Augustine Ugwu, was allegedly shot by police at Nsukka, Enugu State has said that the chief suspect who masterminded the killing of his son was still moving freely. The distraught father of four also said that […]

By Prince Osuagwu As a way of easing the burden of coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on vulnerable members of the public, banking and payment services provider, eTranzact International is feeding the poor in Lagos, reaching over 2,000 people. The feeding project, according to the company, was a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR. ALSO READ: […]

By Emmanuel Aziken The news of the return of another $311m loot linked to the erstwhile military dictator, General Sani Abacha was received by Nigerians with comic relief. With the nation’s economy threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic and revenue inflow diving to unprecedented low levels, an alert at the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN of […]

By Francis Ewherido Ordinarily, today, May 4, is one day I would have loved to stay at home, but I needed to get to Lagos Island to sort out my second set of eyes (glasses). On my way, I found the premises of banks overflowing with people. It was business as usual, no social distancing. […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says 29 million to 44 million Africans may get infected with COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic if containment measures fail, according to a study. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, disclosed this in a statement posted on its website. The UN health agency also […]

As Nigeria continues to combat COVID-19 pandemic, a real estate firm in the country, Bighomes, has distributed palliatives and relief funds to about 200 vulnerable households in Abuja.

Over 250 British nationals departed Nigeria for the UK on Friday on a special return chartered flight organised between the UK and Nigerian government. The British High Commissioner for Nigeria, Catriona Laing, made this known in a statement on Friday. Laing said that the outward journey also brought back over 200 Nigerian nationals from London […]

As schools remain closed with no sign of reopening due to the spread of coronavirus pandemic, Nigerian Comedian, OAP and animator, Emeka Erem, popularly known as Ajebo has introduced an e-learning YouTube channel for kids; ‘Giggles Kiddies TV.’

Italy has registered 30,201 deaths due to the novel coronavirus, after an increase of 240, the Civil Protection Agency reported on Friday. The country has reported a total of 217,185 infections, however, the number of new cases has been falling steadily. Experts, however, suggested the numbers were significantly worse than is officially known, and death […]

By Emma Amaize Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, IPDI, a rights group in Delta state, on Friday, said it did not have confidence in the ability of the Senate to investigate an alleged N40 billion expenditure scandal rocking the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC because the upper chamber speaks from both sides of the mouth. The […]

FOR one year, seven months running, the Divisional Police Station, Aboh, supposed to provide security for coastal communities in Ndokwa East Local Government Area, Delta State, scandalously, has no arms and ammunition in its armory for police officers deployed to the division to fight crime.

Nigerian entrepreneur, A&R (Artists and Repertoire), media personality and content creator, Tolani Baj left Chicago, her base in the United States, for a new challenge in Nigeria: “I am happier here because of the available resources.” Real names Tolani Shobajo, who also run a modeling/event staffing agency, shed more light on how her journey into […]