By Sola Ogundipe Following confirmation in Egypt of the first known COVID-19  infection in Africa, the Ministers of Health of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS have resolved to strengthen cooperation amongst their countries to deal with the potential threat of the global epidemic. Although no case has been officially confirmed in within […]

A former employee of Denmark’s social services, Britta Nielsen, was sentenced to six and half years in prison on Tuesday for embezzling millions in funds, meant for people in need, over decades. Britta Nielsen, 65, was accused of diverting 117 million Danish kroner ($17 million or 15.7 million euros) between 1993 and 2018 from the […]

Onozure Dania A Septuagenarian, Nosiru Akolemobasi and three others were on Tuesday arraigned at the Lagos Magistrate Court, Igbosere, over alleged malicious damage of property and fence valued N 4,950,000. Akolemobasi, 70, was arraigned alongside Otunba Gbenga Kuti (69), Jamiu Aro (66) and Sanni Yusuf (53) before Magistrate Mr. A. O.Alogba. The defendants, whose residential […]

By Francis Sadhere, Warri The Nigeria Customs Service, Edo and Delta Command says it has been given a targeting of N32 billion for the 2020 fiscal year as against the target of N18 billion for 2019. The Customs Area Controller, Comptroller Olaniyi Alajogun who disclosed this to our correspondent in Warri on Monday said the […]

Ola Ajayi, Ibadan An attempt by a 60-year-old man to give hard drugs to his detained son who has been declared wanted by London’s Metropolitan Police has been scuttled by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Ibadan zonal office. The man, Muyiwa Otulayo who is a fish-farmer, had visited his son who is in […]

 Samuel Oyadongha – Yenagoa The rising protest against the Thursday nullification of the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Chief David Lyon victory in Bayelsa on Tuesday took a new twist with a coalition of militant groups under the aegis of the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) threatening to resume attacks on oil installations in the […]

By Akpokona Omafuaire, Warri The immediate past Governor of Delta State and All Progressives Congress Leader, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has cautioned people, especially social media lovers from pitching the party’s leaders against themselves through false information targeted at the fueling crisis in the state chapter. Uduaghan spoke through his Media Assistant, Monoyon Edon in a […]

…state government demotes Principals of schools involved By Peter Duru The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has delisted 37 Benue secondary schools from the list of centers for Senior School Certificate of Education (SSCE) as well as the National Examination Council (NECO) examinations for alleged examination malpractices. Benue State Commissioner of Education, Prof. Dennis Ityavyar, […]

Enyimba Football Club produced a clinical performance to outclass Abia Warriors 4-1 in a thrilling Nigeria Professional Football League fixture at the Okigwe Stadium yesterday morning. The fixture, which began at the Umuahia Township Stadium on Sunday evening but was called off following crowd violence; turned into an exciting five-goal spectacle upon resumption in Okigwe. […]

The mass participation race at the Tokyo marathon, which was due to have 38,000 people taking part, has become the latest sporting casualty of the coronavirus. In a statement, organizers confirmed that the event on 1 March will now be limited to the elite field of 176 athletes and 30 wheelchair athletes. “We have been […]