By Sola Ogundipe A new COVID-19 variant that is a hybrid of the variants first found in India and the United Kingdom, has been discovered in Vietnam. Vietnamese Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long who disclosed this to government officials weekend, said scientists found the new variant after examining the genetic makeup of the virus that […]

By Shina Abubakar Civil society organizations in Osun state thronged major streets of Osogbo, the state capital protesting against insecurity and bad governance in Nigeria. The protest, according to the Convener, Comrade Waheed Lawal, is to sensitize residents of the state to always stand against injustice and maladministration rather than dying in silence. The protesters […]

By Douglas Burton Today, I cede this space to my friend, veteran American journalist and investigative reporter, Douglas Burton. This article initially appeared in The Epoch Times, USA, on Thursday May 27, 2021. For 34-year-old conflict reporter Lawrence Zongo, Nigeria’s “silent slaughter” struck too close to home this week. ”On Monday, I helped bury my […]

By David Royal The death of a former Special Adviser on politics to President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak has been generating reactions from Nigerians on social media. Some individuals who reacted to the assassination condemned it greatly, saying that the death of such politician in Imo portends great danger. Gulak was on Sunday morning shot […]

By Joseph Erunke – Abuja As registration for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and the Direct Entry (DE) closed last Saturday, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has granted a two-week waiver for candidates who failed to complete their registration processes. Under this period which begins on Monday, May 31 to June 15, […]

Adolescent girls and women of reproductive age have been urged to always speak out against all forms of stigmatisation regarding their menstrual periods while debunking the common taboos and myths surrounding menstruation

Police Commissioner in Imo, Abutu Yaro, says operatives of the command have arrested suspected killers of Mr Ahmed Gulak, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, in the state on Sunday. The CP confirmed this in a press statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday and signed on his behalf by the […]

By Chimaobi Nwaiwu The sit-at-home protest ordered by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB,  recorded total compliance and success with all the residents of Onitsha and Nnewi and business outfits complying with the directive. All business activities were shut down, all markets were under lock and key public and private Secondary and Primary Schools were […]

Data published in The Lancet has shown that Africa has a higher death rate among critically ill COVID-19 patients than any other world region

By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin Kwara state government has said that the whitepapers that indicted two former governors, Senator Bukola Saraki and Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed over economic sabotage and mismanagement of state properties for sixteen years have been handed over to prosecutors, stressing that the duo and their cronies won’t go unpunished. This is contained […]

The publisher of Sahara Reporters and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has been shot by a police officer at the Unity Fountain, Abuja. Report had it that the 2019 presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), was shot at when he was speaking with a detachment of police officers stationed at the public facility. […]

Ikhide Iyamah, who was kidnapped Monday, 10 May along Ekenwan road in Benin City has been released.  According to police sources, Ikhide and two other kidnap victims were rescued on Sunday  by the police after a gun duel inside an undisclosed forest in Edo State. The police source who craved anonymity said they won’t the […]

Former Presidential candidate at the 2019 general election, Mr Omoyele Sowore has today been reportedly hit by police tear gas at Unity Fountain in Abuja

Having styled different top Nigerian celebrities in the likes of MC Shakara, KenMoore fashion brand is hopefully going to make comedian Tejubabyface one of it’s clients. According to Ogbonna Kelvin Chukwuma, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Lagos based fashion company, Teju who is also a seasoned TV Host has good dress sense and […]

Barely twenty four hours a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, was shot dead in Owerri, Imo state, a former Enugu State High Court Judge, Justice Stanley Nnaji, Sunday evening reportedly assassinated by a yet to be identified gunmen in Enugu. Confirming the report in a statement, the Enugu State Police Command could […]