The Wada/Aro Campaign Council under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kogi State November 2019 governorship election is appealing to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to, as a matter of urgency, intervene by directing the governor of Kogi State to approve the collection of […]

By Adeola Badru The Oyo State House of Assembly has mandated Governor Seyi Makinde to pay attention to the porous nature of the state’s boundaries and extend testing to those border areas. This call, according to the lawmakers, became expedient due to the continued entry of foreign nationals into the state via boundaries in Oke-Ogun […]

The Senate Tuesday resolved to carry out a probe on alleged Financial Recklessness by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Precisely, the Senate in carrying out the probe, wants the sum of N40 billion allegedly lavished by the  Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Commission within the ninety days, […]

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday said  Nigerians would not forget the “undisputable” achievements of late  former President Umaru Yar’Adua’s short-lived administration.

By Dapo Akinrefon The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, SMBLF, said on Tuesday that Nigeria would not be in the current mess caused by the coronavirus pandemic if there were federating units operating true federalism, which the calls for restructuring were about. In a statement, the group said: “We would not be in the mess […]

Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Chairman of Ife-North Local Government Council Area, Taiwo Orosanya has been suspended from office as his deputy takes over the affairs of the council. A letter addressed to the Vice-Chairman, Adeyeba Ebenezer by the Council-Manager, Engr Adeyeye Jacob dated May 5, 2020, stated that after the suspension of the chairman […]

Is a reflection of Okowa’s prosperity for all Delta agenda — Aniagwu Governor Ifeanyi Okowa making a State broadcast on Delta’s preparations against the COVID-19 pandemic By Festus Ahon – Asaba The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, NBS, on Tuesday, said Delta ranked as the second least poor state in the country after Lagos State. In […]

Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced the discharge of 60 COVID-19 patients from its isolation centres. He announced this on his verified Twitter account. He said: “Today, we discharged 60 #COVID19 Lagos patients; 40 males and 20 females, from our Yaba, Eti-Osa and Ibeju-Lekki isolation facilities to reunite with their families and society […]

The House of Representatives has invited the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Sen. Godswill Akpabio over alleged N40 billion spent in two months by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

By Bashir Bello A new Emir of Rano Emirate council, Alhaji Kabiru Muhd Inuwa has emerged. Inuwa before his appointment as the Emir was the former District head of Kibiya. ALSO READ: Zamfara emir dies while awaiting result of COVID-19 test He succeeds the deceased Emir, Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila II who passed away on […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Civil Society Organizations, CSOs, Coalition in Defence of Nigerian Democracy and Constitution, CDNDC, and Free Nigeria Coalition, FNC, Tuesday, asserted that the proposed Control of Infectious Diseases Bill currently on the floor of the House of Representatives threatens national security. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the […]

Bichi Jr. is a young Nigeria footballer who plays for Yingkou Chagoyue FC in China. Born December 27, 2003, the youngster hails from Kano, one of Nigeria’s 36 states, but was bred in the country’s capital, Abuja. His jersey name, Bichi Jr., took after his hometown, Bichi, a local government in Kano, one of the […]

The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) on Tuesday called on Federal Government to diversify the economy in order to increase its non-oil revenue and make the country less import dependent.

By Luminous Jannamike Following the gradual easing of the lockdown imposed on the FCT, Lagos, and Ogun states, members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, also known as Shi’ites, on Tuesday, vowed to resume protests in demand for the release of their detained leader, Sheikh Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat. In a statement […]

The Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Delta ranked as second least poor state in the country.