COVID-19: ‘Reverse cut in health budget or face legal action’, SERAP tells Buhari, NASS
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given “the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and leadership of the National Assembly 14 days to reverse the proposed illegal cut of N26.51 billion in basic healthcare budget and to cut the National Assembly and Presidency budgets instead, or face legal action.”
Egypt puts 13 people including ex-MP on terrorism list
Hundreds of people have been added to Egypt’s terrorism list in recent years Egypt added on Saturday 13 people, including former lawmaker Zyad al-Elaimy, on the country’s “terrorism list” for collaborating with the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. The decision, published in the official gazette, stated that their “placement on the terrorism list will be for a […]
Ganduje sacks commissioner over “unkind comments” on late Abba Kyari
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano has sacked the northwestern state’s infrastructure and works commissioner, Muazu Magaji, for “celebrating the death of Mallam Abba Kyari’”. Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, died on Friday after battling with the dreaded Coronavirus and was buried on Saturday in Abuja. Magaji’s sack is contained in a statement […]
Genetic expert claims solution to deaths from COVID-19 pandemic
Says nobody needs to panic By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A genetic expert, Prof Cyril Otoikhian, Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding, Novena University, Ogume, Delta State, Wednesday, claimed to have a solution to deaths from resulting the deadly Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. Otoikhian made the claim on a television programme, while explaining the origin […]
Herdsmen strike in Delta, abduct Anglican Priest, wife, children, one other
Release wife, children to go get ransom for husband’s freedom By Festus Ahon – Asaba Nine days after a Celestial Church Pastor was killed at Ibusa, near Asaba, an Anglican Priest, Revd. Anthony Oyi was yesterday kidnapped with his wife, his children and one of his friends by suspected herdsmen at Issele-Mkpitime, Aniocha North Local […]
Thank God for the Supreme Court
NOTE: This article was written and to be sent to the Editor in the first week of March. The day after, I was battling cancer. I forgot about it. Six weeks after shedding some weight and spending millions of naira which I could ill afford but hopeful about the future, I want to register my view on that issue.
