By Ike Uchechukwu The Cross River State chicken processing factory, Calachika, has commenced sale of frozen chicken to Cross Riverians at a subsidized rate. Governor Ben Ayade who was at the factory Tuesday on a facility tour said he was impressed with the first batch of chicken being prepared for consumers for the yuletide. His […]

The list of European Union (EU) countries stopping flights from Britain continued to grow on Sunday as alarmed officials reacted to a new, highly contagious variant of the Coronavirus that has sent London and south-eastern England into lockdown. The Netherlands was the first on Sunday to announce an immediate ban on flights, with similar advisories […]

8 others ongoing; NLNG’s payment issue to be resolved soon By Michael Eboh The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, yesterday, disclosed that 11 out of the 20 audit issues raised against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, in its past audit reports have been resolved. In a statement in Abuja, NEITI, also noted that […]

A 26-year-old man went on trial before the district court in the western German city of Koblenz on Tuesday due to a suspected fraud involving around one million coronavirus protective masks, a court spokesperson said. The man was apparently involved in a supraregional supermarket chain with two accomplices in the conclusion of sales contracts for […]

FIFA on Tuesday announced it had filed a criminal complaint against former president Sepp Blatter over the finances of its loss-making museum in Zurich. In a statement FIFA said it had “lodged a criminal complaint with Zurich’s cantonal prosecutor as evidence of suspected criminal mismanagement by FIFA’s former management and companies appointed by them in […]

—Pledges support for Republic of Niger polls By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said that only God can effectively supervise the 1,400 kilometers border between Nigeria and Republic of Niger. President Buhari also pledged that Nigeria would give robust support to Niger Republic in its forthcoming presidential and national assembly elections. The President, […]

Britain’s world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua has made a substantial donation to boxing gyms as the 2012 Olympic gold medallist fears many may go out of business due to the coronavirus pandemic. Numerous amateur gyms have been forced to shut temporarily through the lockdown and Joshua is concerned that many amateur boxers will have to […]

Says Nigeria in perilous situation By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday extended the mandate of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 for a further period till the end of March 2021. The President also said that Nigeria was in a perilous situation given the virulent nature of the second wave, adding […]

By James Ogunnaike Palpable fear has gripped residents of Ayetoro community, headquarters of Yewa North Local government area of Ogun State following clash with suspected smugglers and Special anti-smuggling task force which left one person dead and many others injured. It was gathered that the ugly incident which occurred on Tuesday morning had left the […]

By Chidi Nkwopara – Owerri Imo State Police Command says it has unraveled the seven-month old murder jinx, following the arrest of two suspects, Onumajuru Godwin (61) and Agubosim Chukwuemeka (41), in connection with the incident. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Orlando Ikeokwu, who disclosed this yesterday via a press statement, said that […]