By Luminous Jannamike Despite clamour from many quarters, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has declared President Muhammadu Buhari will not sack service chiefs now. Mustapha, who spoke with reporters in Abuja after a book presentation titled: CAN, Religion, politics and power in Nigeria, criticised those calling for the sack of […]

Japan plans to start trials of HIV medications to treat coronavirus patients as an increase in the number of cases poses a growing threat to the economy and public health, the government’s top spokesman said on Tuesday. The government is making “preparations so that clinical trials using HIV medication on the novel coronavirus can start […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the nation lost about 750 million dollars to oil theft in 2019. The NNPC Group Managing Director, Malam Mele Kyari, disclosed this in a statement signed by the Acting spokesman for the corporation Mr. Samson Makoji, in Abuja on Tuesday. Kyari said this when members of the Executive […]

The wife of Lesotho’s Prime Minister, who is charged with murdering her predecessor, will stand trial on March 17, a magistrate ruled on Tuesday when she appeared in court. Maesaiah Thabane was detained this month accused of ordering the killing of Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s estranged wife Lipolelo. ALSO READ: NAF destroys another ISWAP training camp […]

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has urged people and residents of the state to acquire their National Identity cards for eligibility for long-term visas introduced by the Federal Government. The Governor, who made the call on Tuesday in Port Harcourt at the roll-out of the enhanced E-Passport, lauded the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) for introducing […]

Jailed WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is no longer being kept in solitary confinement and his health is improving, his spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson told reporters on Tuesday. Assange, 48, is in Belmarsh high-security prison in London, fighting an extradition request from the United States where he faces 18 counts including conspiring to hack government computers and […]

As EFCC arrests 500 internet fraudsters in 6 months Describes Corruption As Burden To Nigeria Secures 1,281 in 2019 By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ACTING Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, yesterday said that the commission arrested about 500 suspected internet fraudsters within six months. The EFCC Chairman also revealed that 314 […]

The Edo State Government has said it was in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to harness the state’s water resources to generate electricity. The Edo State Commissioner for Energy, Mr Akin Agbaje, who disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Benin City, said the project is captured in the 2020 […]

By Adeola Badru A former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel has thrown his weight behind the Western Nigeria Security Network initiative codenamed: ‘Operation Amotekun’ which was unanimously launched by the six governors of the southwest region. He made this known on Tuesday, while on a courtesy call to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo […]

By Sola Ogundipe Elizabeth Joseph is only 16, but her intellect belies her age. “Nigeria’s future is bright and I’m a part of Nigeria’s future, so my future is bright,” she remarked enthusiastically. “We experience fun. Here we are taught various skills; we learn to be healthy and to look healthy, and how to communicate […]

The future is unknown as far as the COVID-19 epidemic is concerned, the World Health Organisation, WHO has warned. Speaking on global health security weekend at the 56th Munich Security Conference, Director-General, WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the epidemic remains an unpredictable threat, urging governments to step up their efforts to prepare for the […]

The head of the Chinese hospital at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak has become one of the latest victims dying Tuesday despite “all-out” attempts to save him, officials confirmed. As director of Wuchang Hospital, Dr. Liu Zhiming led the fight to try to contain COVID-19, dedicating the hospital to treating the thousands of patients […]

The Ijesha Traditional Council has called on government and stakeholders to prevail on the Paramount ruler, Adimula Oba (Dr) Gabriel Adekunle Aromolaran II and call him to order to prevent anarchy in the community. Amongst other things, the monarch was accused of arrogance, pride and blatant disregard for government institution. In separate interviews, members of […]

THE Senate Tuesday gave the 7-Up Bottling Company Plc and Rite Foods Limited two weeks to go and brainstorm on the alternative dispute resolution reached at the Upper Chamber between them and report back to it.

A Manhattan jury will begin deliberating Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial, which had as many twists and turns as a Hollywood script. The panel of seven men and five women heard from six Weinstein accusers and 22 other prosecution witnesses during the three-week Manhattan Supreme Court trial. Weinstein, 67, faces two counts of predatory […]