By Olasunkanmi Akoni  Lagos State Government has activated an oxygen plant within the premises of the Infectious Diseases Hospital, IDH, Yaba, to provide swift support to COVID-19 patients who require oxygen therapy. Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, who activated the plant on Tuesday, amid the increasing demand for oxygen at the isolation centre which […]

With the secrecy, doubt and uncertainty of this practise, Female Genital Mutilation has been criticised as a fundamental violation of the human rights of girls and women. This week our Correspondent dives into this topic that has remained underreported

The Executive Secretary of Anambra State Judicial Service Commission, Mr. SUS  Mbanaso has been Expelled from Amorka Council of Chiefs. The Amorka Council of Chiefs in a statement signed by nine Village Heads of the town out of 10 present at the meeting which took place on January 9, 2021, disclosed that the council is […]

By Ndahi Marama – Maiduguri The Nigerian Army 7 Division General Court Martial; has sentenced Private Azunna Mmadu-Abuchi to death, with the jailing of five others for assault and murder. Mmadu-Abuchi of 212 Battalion shot and killed Lt. Baba Kaka Shehu Ggorgi on July 29, 2020, in Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. The […]

An American political scientist, Prof. Lara Brown, has predicted a breakup of the Republican Party on account of outgoing President Donald Trump’s actions. Brown made the prediction at an on-the-record virtual news briefing on the Jan. 20 presidential inauguration on Tuesday. She said Trump was hurting himself and his party by sticking to his baseless […]

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will triple its membership ahead of the 2023 general elections. Bello, who is the chairman of the newly inaugurated APC Women and Youth Sensitisation and Mobilisation Committee for the membership registration and revalidation exercise, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja. Bello assured that the […]

By Chris Ochayi ABUJA: The Minister of State, Power, Goddy Jedy Agba, has identified funding as the major challenge facing Nigeria’s Power Sector Reform.  Agba stated this on Tuesday during a virtual Global Power Sector Players Conference (GPPC), presided over by the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres.  The Conference, which provided Nigeria the opportunity to […]

***pleads for extension of time to report for trial By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The immediate past Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Adoke, SAN, who is facing money laundering charges, on Monday, failed to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja for continuation of his trial. However, his […]

By Olayinka Ajayi   The government of India has commended exemplary Indians and its institutions in Diaspora that have helped strengthen multilateral relations with other nations across the world.   Speaking in a celebration of Non-Resident Indians Day, known as the ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Divas’, hosted annually by Indian government, President of India, Mr. Ramnath Kovind, […]

…arrested three collaborators By Bashir Bello The Nigerian Army on Tuesday says it has neutralized not fewer than 10 bandits and inflicted injuries on several others in a fierce battle with the bandits in Batsari and Faskari local government areas of Katsina State.  This was also as it says it loses one of its gallant […]

President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan says Nigeria will generate more revenue with the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). Lawan made this known while addressing Senate Correspondents at a forum to mark his 62nd birthday in Abuja on Tuesday. He said that the Senate would on resumption from the Christmas break on Jan. […]

No fewer than three persons lost their lives, while four others sustained injuries on Tuesday, as a container fell on an 18-seater bus at Celica area on Ibadan-Ife expressway, Ibadan. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Oyo State, Mrs Uche Chukwurah, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]

The Federal Government on Tuesday ordered the closure of roads accessing Arcade, the phase I, II and III of the Federal Secretariat complexes and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja.

The Federal Government on Tuesday ordered the closure of roads accessing Arcade, the phase I, II and III of the Federal Secretariat complexes and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja. Dr Evelyn Ngige, Permanent Secretary, Office of the Head of the Service of the Federation, in a statement in Abuja said the closure was […]

By Evelyn usman There was a major shakeup at the Police High Command yesterday, as nine Commissioners of Police were posted to State Commands, while 12 others were redeployed to other Police formations across the country. Consequently, CP Ari Mohammed Ali, who was the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of Operations, Lagos State Police Command, […]