The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the allegation that the military troop operating at the boundary between Taraba and Benue was taking sides, by preventing the Tivs from returning to their homes. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, made the clarification in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Enenche said that the troops of […]

India extended on Tuesday a nationwide lockdown for its 1.3 billion people until May 3 as its prime minister warned of economic sacrifices to save lives as the number of coronavirus cases crossed 10,000. Sharp downward revisions to economic growth forecasts in the wake of the pandemic point toward sickening levels of unemployment, but Prime […]

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board has approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of its member countries under the IMF’s revamped Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT).

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his good wishes to the people of Chibok in Borno State, as they hold prayers and thanksgiving services to mark the sixth anniversary of the kidnapping of their daughters by Boko Haram terrorist group.

By David Royal The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the COVID-19 pandemic, Monday, said that the spread of the virus in the country has slowed down. Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), disclosed this during the daily media briefing by the task force in Abuja. He further stated that based […]