“Furthermore, although schools are closed, I have instructed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to work with State Governments in developing a strategy on how to sustain the school feeding program during this period without compromising our social distancing policies.”
How do you implement this when schools are closed, children are at home, and everywhere is on shutdown? Is there no inherent contradiction in the above statement? Honestly, I tend to wonder who actually is in charge of writing the president’s speeches. It’s not just embarrassing but painfully absurd to notice the many gaps, factual inconsistencies, irrelevant inclusions, and textual anomalies that are always evident in President Buhari’s speeches.

The Corona virus pandemic that is presently ravaging the world, is one that has brought powerful nations, their kings, presidents and leaders, to their knees. It is gradually but steadily inching into Nigeria as the number of those being infected continues to increase by the day.

Former Deputy Chief Whip, House of Representatives, Hon. Pally Iriase and his college, Hon(Engr) Abass Braimah have praised the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole for his commitment to development of Edo State and Nigeria as a whole.

Former Commissioner for Education in Edo state, Gideon Obhakhan along with Hon. Chris Okaeben and Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon has eulogies Adams Oshiomhole as he celebrates 68th birthday anniversary.

The Presidential Task Force for the Control of Coronavirus (COVID-19), says it is yet to receive any money from the funds donated by the private sector towards the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, a member of the committee and the Minister of Information and Culture, disclosed this on Friday when he appeared on […]

What should a country that is caught between two tribulations do? Should it stick to the one that it is
familiar with or should it engage the one it has never tried? Nigeria is caught between two debilitating disease epidemics – Lassa fever and coronavirus disease 2019 a.k.a COVID-19. To millions of Nigerians, Lassa fever is a “home disease”. The COVID-19 – a deadly viral disease that has sickened more than one million worldwide and killed more than 50,000, is the newcomer.

Thousands of foreign prostitutes working in Germany have been made homeless after brothels closed due to the coronavirus outbreak and borders snapped shut, making it difficult for them to return home. Authorities in the country, where prostitution has been legal for almost two decades, shut brothels last month along with other non-essential businesses like restaurants […]

One of the greatest benefits of the investments by Governor  Nyesom  Ezenwo Wike  in the  security  of  lives and property ,  is the increased inflow of local and foreign investments.  Today,  Rivers State is the epicentre of investments in the country. 

When President Muhammadu Buhari announced a two weeks lockdown of Lagos and Ogun states as well as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, earlier in the week following the COVID-19 pandemic, some eminent Nigerians kicked against the move, citing the need to walk the path of the law in doing so.

World Health Organisation (WHO),  declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020. In its message, it balanced the reality that the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) will inevitably spread to all parts of the world with the observation that governments, businesses, and individuals still have substantial ability to change the course of the disease by being proactive. This could mean putting the right facilities in place, advising on countermeasures, and putting a temporary halt to the activities which may aid the spread.