The Federal High Court in Kano on Friday restrained the Kano state Public Complaint and Anti-corruption Commission from investigating Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II over alleged N2.2 billion land scam. The commission on Thursday granted extension for the appearance of Emir on Monday, March 9. The Monarch on Friday, filed an ex parte motion […]

The Federal High Court in Kano, on Friday, restrained the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-corruption Commission from investigating Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II over alleged N2.2 billion land scam.

The Edo State Government has said it will not relent in checking abuse of the fundamental human rights of vulnerable persons residing in traditional healing centres, rehabilitation institutions and orphanage homes in the state. The Commissioner of Social Development and Gender Issues, Hon. (Mrs.) Maria Edeko, gave the assurance after inspecting traditional healing centres and […]

The World Health Organization said Friday it needs $20 million to fight Ebola in DR Congo, even as the end of the devastating 19-month epidemic finally seemed within grasp. While the world’s attention has been focused on the coronavirus, the last patient being treated for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged on […]

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria recorded N36.152 trillion as value of total trade in 2019, representing a 14.05 per cent increase over 2018. The bureau said this in its “Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics, Quarter Four, 2019”, released on Friday in Abuja. However, this was lower than 36.86 per cent recorded in […]

Matthijs de Ligt has opened up over his decision to sign for Juventus – and not Barcelona – last summer, believing that the Italian giants were better placed to make him a ‘more complete’ player than the Spanish champions. The 20-year-old seemed destined to follow in the footsteps of ex-Ajax teammate Frenkie de Jong in […]

The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) says it is yet to access funding from international donors on Coronavirus (COVID19) preparedness in the country and that all expenditures on it are domestically funded. Mr. Abdulaziz Mashi Abdulaziz, Permanent Secretary, FMOH, said this while the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, was giving an update on the […]

Appeals to contacts to isolate wherever they are, call NCDC Says N1.67 bn budgeted for response in 28 days By Joseph Erunke THE Federal Government, Friday, disclosed that 93 persons that boarded the same Turkish Airline with an Italian, the country’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) index case, were at large. The government said out of the 148 […]

For so long, the Nigerian military has consistently raised alarm over the untoward role foreign media and some non-governmental Organisations, NGOs play, in collaboration with their local partners in the war against insurgency in the Northeast. The military has repeatedly spoken against the uncomplimentary activities of these foreign organisations which tend to undermine the efforts of the Nigerian military in its attempt to permanently put paid to the menace of terror and sundry terrorist uprisings in the country which have almost held hostage three states: Adamawa, Borno and Yobe since 2009. Some of the methods they use include frivolous, unsubstantiated allegations of humanitarian violations by the military and supply of food and other relief materials to the Boko Haram Islamist sects. This is outright blackmail and blatant intimidation just to undermine the huge gains so far recorded by our indomitable troops.

The Immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State,  Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has urged the leaders and teeming supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party to give their unflinching support to state Governor, Hon Douye Diri, to ensure the successful conduct of ward congresses in the State on Saturday. The former Governor who thanked party leaders and […]