A newly elected U.S. congressman, Luke Letlow has died shortly after testing positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19). A Wednesday post on the Republican politician’s Facebook page read: “Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, passed away this evening at Ochsner-LSU Health Shreveport due to complications from COVID-19.” The 41-year-old was admitted to the hospital on Dec. 19 after […]

…As Buhari mourns, says Nigeria has lost a valued friend By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock at the news of the demise of Professor Femi Odekunle, a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, PACAC. The President described Professor Odekunle as valued friend and a towering intellectual giant with an impeccable […]

By Peter Okutu THE Chairman, South East Peoples Democratic Party, PDP zonal Caretaker Committee, Chief Ali Odefa, yesterday emphasized that he has no regrets leaving the administration of Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State. The PDP zonal Chairman who stated this while chatting with newsmen at the end of Edda PDP Day at Owutu Edda […]

The UK on Wednesday approved Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. AstraZeneca, in a statement, said that the first doses are being released so that vaccinations may begin early in the new year. “The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has provided authorisation for an emergency supply of COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca, formerly AZD1222. ”This is […]

Rep. Ben Kalu (APC), representing Bende Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government has begun the reconstruction of the Umuahia-Bende-Ohafia Road. Kalu said this while briefing traditional rulers and political stakeholders on his performance at the National Assembly during a town hall meeting/empowerment programme held in Bende, the […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado Ekiti Labour crisis looms in Ekiti as workers in the state on Wednesday threatened a showdown with the government in the new year if Governor  Kayode Fayemi fails to implement the N30,000 minimum wage and the consequential adjustment to workers across the board. The labour, which threatened to protest next […]

By Emmanuel Okogba With false rape accusations gradually becoming a trend and a clog slowing down fight against the evil act, actress and mother of three boys, Omoni Oboli has weighed in, sending a stern warning to anyone nursing plans to accuse any of her sons for fun. Most victims of rape aside dealing with […]

The Oyo State Police Command says it is making frantic efforts to rescue Mr Oluwole Agboola, a farmer, who was reportedly abducted on Monday by six gunmen allegedly dressed in Army uniform. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Agboola, who owns a piggery and fish farm at Nagbede Village in Akinyele Local Government […]

By David Odama Governor  Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa  State,  Wednesday,  signed the 2021 budet into law with the promise to execute people oriented programmes and projects. Signing the 2021 budget proposal of N115.72bn into law,  Sule commended  the synergy and partnership of the lawmakers with the state government towards achieving the collective responsibility to provide […]

By Simon Adewale Members of the House of Representatives’ ad hoc committee on the Need to Relocate Tank Farms from Residential Areas, took a three-day tour to inspected tank farms in Apapa Jetty, Ibru Jetty, Kirikiri, Satellite Town, Ijegun areas, among others, oil facilities located in Lagos State, following complaints from the residents on their […]

The Family of late Mr Godstime Akugbo allegedly killed by the police, on Tuesday, pleaded with the Rivers Judicial Commission of Inquiry to prevail on the police authorities to release his corpse for a befitting burial. Mr Michael Akugbo, the elder brother of the deceased, on behalf of the family, made the appeal and also […]

Says reopening of borders’ll affect members on agric value chains By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federation of Agricultural Commodities Association of Nigeria, FACAN, Tuesday, alleged that border closure and reopening indict the Nigeria Customs Service. This was stated by the President, FACAN, Dr Victor Iyama, in a telephone chat with Vanguard, while speaking on […]

UK has approved the use of Coronavirus vaccine designed by scientists at the University of Oxford. This will lead to a massive expansion in the UK’s immunisation campaign – aimed at getting life back to normal. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the rollout will start on 4 January “and will really accelerate into the first few […]

Long-distance Ugandan runner Joshua Cheptegei says he is targeting the 5,000m-10,000m double at the Tokyo Olympics after breaking the world records in both events this year. The 24-year-old set a new 10,000 mark of 26 minutes, 11.00 seconds at the Valencia World Record Day event in October to beat Kenenisa Bekele’s time of 26:17.53 set […]

The recent news about Oyemonlan Benjamin Oseoje, aka Trillbjm, joining Patricia, the fintech company that facilitates cryptocurrencies transactions, did not come as a surprise to the business community as the move was seen by many as a natural progression for the budding techpreneur who already has a reputation as a crack software engineer.