By Nnamdi Ojiego Christmas 2020 is here. It is a season that brings friends and families together. Meanwhile, Igbo people from the South-East, wherever they may be based, are known to have, over the years, developed special interest for the season, and, as such, would do everything possible to mark the season on their home grounds. […]

By Segun Ige THE abduction of students in the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, which Katsina State Governor Aminu Masari claims to have been perpetrated by “local bandits,” is worrisome as to whether or not these schoolboys would undergo similar torture and travail the Chibok girls underwent six years ago. Well, Boko Haram appears to […]

…NCDC: International travelers not cause of upsurge in cases …Averting new lockdown to save economy already in recession’ By Chioma Obinna The Federal Government, on Thursday, confirmed that Nigeria was in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and was considering a second lockdown. But the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, and experts in […]

The first of millions of doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine were being prepared Saturday for shipping to locations across the United States, a top official said, hours after it was authorized for use in the hardest-hit country in the world. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced late Friday that it had granted emergency […]

…Insists: Captors were local bandits, not Boko Haram fighters By Bashir Bello, Katsina Following the release of 344 abducted students of Government Secondary School, Kankara, Special Adviser to Governor Aminu Masari on Security, Ibrahim Katsina, in this interview, narrates the inside story of the negotiation leading to their freedom. We learnt you were one of […]

…Man who impregnated her shows up By Dare Fasube, Apomu Osun State First Lady, Mrs. Kafayat Oyetola, has brought back Labake Najeem, the rehabilitated mentally ill and pregnant teenager, with her baby to the palace of Alapomu of Apomu. Labake was taken from the palace in October, heavily pregnant. Amidst pomp, Oba Kayode Adenekan Afolabi, […]

By Ndahi Marama Suspected members of dreaded Boko Haram Sect on Saturday evening invaded Ajiri village of Mafa Local Government Area of Borno state and wrecked havoc, leading to destruction of lives and properties, sources have said. This is coming barely 24 hours when armed insurgents laid ambush along Maiduguri- Damaturu 125km road where over […]

Edo Government on Saturday urged residents to be cautious and observe precautionary measures against the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Mr Osarodion Ogie, made the appeal in a statement in Benin. Ogie said the development became necessary amid reports of the rising number of cases in the […]

A cleric, Sheikh Jamiu Bello, on Saturday, called for the active participation of community leaders in intelligence gathering to enhance security in the country. Bello, the Chief Imam of Ado-Ekiti and President-General, League of Imams and Alfas in the South-West, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ado-Ekiti. […]

Mr Olukayode  Popoola, the Federal Controller of Works Lagos, has lamented the disruptive activities of  ‘Area Boys’ who sometimes open the closed section of the Third Mainland Bridge to traffic to endanger the safety of motorists.

The Chairman of Zamfara Council of Chiefs, Alhaji Attahiru Ahmad, has urged governments at all levels to change their tactics and approach in the fight against armed banditry. The emir made the call on Saturday, while speaking over last Friday’s attack on the Emir of Kaura-Namoda, Maj. Sanusi Muhammad (rtd), along Zaria-Funtua road as a […]

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a Covid-19 vaccine jab on Saturday, kicking off a national rollout over the coming days. Netanyahu, 71, and Israel’s health minister were injected with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine live on TV at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv. “I asked to be vaccinated first, together with Health Minister […]

Saudi Arabia and Russia on Saturday said they backed each other ahead of a key OPEC+ oil summit, following a tumultuous year of differences over oil production and volatile prices. Earlier this month, the 13-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), plus allies including Russia — a group known as OPEC+ — said that […]

By Ikechukwu Odu The Provost, Federal College of Education, Eha-Amufu, FCEE, Dr. Pauline Ngozi Ikwuegbu, yesterday warned 1000 students who matriculated into the institution to eschew cultism, examination malpractices and other vices to avoid being rusticated by the Management of the institution. FCEE, during its 26th matriculation ceremony enrolled 600 students  into courses in Nigeria […]

Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Wife of Osun State Governor, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola on Saturday admonished parents and guardians in the state to protect their children adequately from COVID-19 as the country the second wave of the pandemic hit the country. Oyetola speaking during the year 2020 end of the year children’s party at the Government […]