Fashola reassures public on speedy completion of Third Mainland Bridge, Feb 15 reopening
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola on Thursday reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to the speedy completion and reopening of the Third Mainland Bridge to traffic on Feb. 15. Fashola during an inspection of the bridge assessed ongoing construction work as well as the planned diversion shifts on the bridge which will […]
How will Africa remember Donald Trump? Here is how
By Azu Ishiekwene US President Donald Trump may have lost re-election but he would be escorted out of the White House on Tuesday night with a special prize: Africa’s worst friend in modern times. Not that it matters to Trump one way or the other. We can only hope that after four years of spite, […]
Kano traders not kidnapped on Kaduna-Abuja Road — KDSG
The Kaduna State Government clarified that report emerging across several blogs and websites, alleging that an unspecified number of traders from Kano State were kidnapped on the Kaduna-Abuja Road, is not true.
WHO allays fears of Africans over new coronavirus variant
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, on Thursday, allayed fears of Africans over new variant of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), saying “no need to panic because new variant is emerging.” Moeti said this while answering questions from some journalists on the impact of the new variant and COVID-19 vaccine at […]
FUEL SUBSIDY: FG, Stakeholders advocate shift to autogas
By Udeme Akpan Against the possible return to fuel subsidy burden, the Federal Government may have begun moves to get the organised private sector to implement a shift to gas from petrol in powering automobiles. An investigation by Vanguard shows that the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, through the National Gas Expansion Programme, NGEP, has already […]
Yobe records improvement in students performance in WAEC
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe says the state recorded an improvement in students’ performance in the 2020 West Africa Examination Council (WAEC). Buni disclosed this at the presentation of a report on ‘Almajiri System of Education and Strategic Plan’ in Damaturu on Thursday. “A total of 12,042 students were registered for WAEC out of […]
Trump’s impeachment saga: Lessons for Nigerian judiciary
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri With few days remaining for the curtain to fall on the administration of the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, it appeared the domino effect of his lost re-election bid, has placed the oldest democracy on trial. The US presidential election which held on November 3, 2020, saw […]
Pirate attacks surge in 2020: watch
Pirate attacks on ships worldwide jumped 20 percent last year driven by a record spate of kidnappings off West Africa, a maritime watchdog said Wednesday, urging increased sea patrols. A total of 195 incidents of piracy and armed robbery were reported, up from 162 in 2019, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said in its annual […]
Onuesoke Foundation distributes free face masks, sanitisers to Delta communities
A group, Onuesoke Foundation, has commenced the distribution of free 100,000 face masks and sanitisers in Delta State rural communities. The group had earlier started the awareness campaign on CovidD-19 by placing advertisement jingles on television and radio stations across Delta State, advising those in the rural communities to adhere strictly to the prevention guidelines […]
Armed Forces Day: PMB Ushers In Salvation At Last
By Philip Agbese Jesus Christ acquiesced to his challengers because he was on a divine mission. So, it was needless disrupting the course of its divine fulfilment. Nigeria’s leadership by President Muhammadu Buhari aligns with the same tenor. Like Christ, the President is on a messianic, redemptive and regenerative mission in Nigeria. He came with […]
Schools Resumption: Jan 18 date stands — Education Ministry
The Federal Ministry of Education says it has aligned with the Jan. 18, 2021 date for schools in the nation to resume. Consequently, schools can resume academic activities on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. The ministry, in a statement on Thursday signed by Mr Ben Goong, the Director of Press , said that the go-ahead was […]
Increase testing, sequencing of new COVID-19 variants, WHO charges African nations
As total number of cases in region hit 3 million By Sola Ogundipe Amidst the emerging cases of new COVID-19 variants, the World Health Organisation, WHO, has charged African governments to step up their testing and sequencing efforts in order to enable quick spotting, tracking and tackling of the variants as soon as they appear. The […]
IGP Abubakar Adamu: Two years of a visionary cop redefining policing
By Ayo Ogunsan “Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.” — Theodore Roosevelt When you think of […]
Nollywood loses first actor to Covid-19
By Ayo Onikoyi Nigerian movie industry and the entertainment space has largely been spared by the lethal fangs of Covid-19 even though it experienced several deaths in 2020 and 2021. But on Wednesday the industry announced its first death to the ravaging virus in the person of Sotonye Green. The death of actress, Sotonye Green […]
UGANDAN ELECTION: RAYLF MD, Bello Bala Shagari condemns intimidation of Bobiwine
…Makes case for credible poll By Victor Ajihromanus Managing Director of Royal African Young Leadership Forum, RAYLF, Bello Bala Shagari, has condemned the intimidation of the presidential candidate of the National Unity Platform, Mr. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobiwine by the Ugandan authorities. He also called on Ugandan youths to rise to the […]
Fayemi flags off construction of 1,000 rural roads in Ekiti
By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-Ekiti In a bid to expand the economic base of Ekiti State through increased rural access and communication, Governor Kayode Fayemi on Thursday flagged off the construction of 1,000 kilometres of rural roads in the state Dr Fayemi who described the project as another dividend of democracy said it was part of […]
