New Year: Nigeria’s leaders preach peace, unity
…Urge citizens to be hopeful despite challenges By Festus Ahon, Sam Eyoboka, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Luminous Jannamike, Shina Abubakar, Femi Bolaji, Chimaobi Nwaiwu & Olayinka Latona As Nigerians today joined the rest of the world to celebrate the New Year, Nigeria’s political and religious leaders yesterday sent messages of hope to Nigerians, urging the citizens to […]
The guest, coro, didn’t come to play
By Azu Ishiekwene IT’s true that coronavirus is not among the top five most deadly diseases in Africa today. But it’s also correct that at this time, we know far less about the COVID-19 pandemic than we know about malaria, diarrhoeal diseases, Ischaemic heart diseases, meningitis, tuberculosis, or HIV/AIDS. Yet, we’re fooling around with COVID-19 […]
New year: PDP Reps’ caucus charges leaders to be opened-minded, selfless
People’s Democratic Party, PDP caucus in the House of Representatives has asked political leaders at all levels of government to be more opened-minded and show good leadership to the people in the new year.
We‘ll shame, disgrace terrorists in 2021 — Buratai
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the Nigerian Army will shame and disgrace the Boko Haram and the Islamic States for West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in 2021. Buratai gave the assurance at a sit-out night to usher in the 2021 New Year at the TY Buratai Institute for War and Peace […]
Stock Exchange records best performance in 8yrs, rises 50.02%
*As investors gain N8.19trn in 2020 By Nkiruka Nnorom CAPITAL MARKET The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has recorded its best performance in the last eight years on the back of the positive sentiment that swept through the market to record 50.02 percent returns as the year 2020 ended yesterday (December 31, 2020). Also, investors recorded […]
COVID-19 second wave: Edo records 14 new cases
Edo government on Thursday said that it had recorded 14 new coronavirus cases, urging residents to be proactive and observe all precautionary measures to guard against spread of the deadly virus. The State Incident Manager on COVID-19, Dr Andrew Obi, in a statement in Benin on Thursday said that government had reactivated isolation and treatment […]
