Mrs. Gold Nbinye, a resident of Port Harcourt, had been facing a tough year. The Covid-19 pandemic had reduced her income. She was finding it extremely challenging to sustain and run her small business. It was one of those regular afternoons when Mrs Gold went out to the market for weekly household shopping along with […]

…Clark to Akpabio: Stop constant interference with NDDC affairs …FG sued over sole administrator for NDDC By Samuel Oyadongha, Henry Umoru, Levinus Nwabughiogu, Dirisu Yakubu & Ozioruva Aliu THE Nigerian Navy has warned Niger Delta militants, who last week threatened to resume attacks on oil facilities over alleged Federal Government lackadaisical attitude to the development […]

By Sesugh Akume Today, we welcome a guest columnist in the person of Sesugh Akume, a public policy analyst and businessman, who is offering his personal reflections on how Zamfara State is making progress in healing the wounds of a broken people. UNTIL recently, Zamfara was by far the most depressing State in Nigeria. Everything […]

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has inaugurated the COVID-19 Taskforce Central team for the institution under the leadership of Dr Kingsley Akaba. Other members of the team include Dr Paul Odey of the faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Dr Leku Odey, Director of Health Services, and Dr Alexander Peter, Public […]

The US Senate cannot conduct a “fair or serious” trial of impeached US President Donald Trump in the short time frame before he leaves office next week, the Senate’s Republican leader said Wednesday. “Given the rules, procedures, and Senate precedents that govern presidential impeachment trials, there is simply no chance that a fair or serious […]

The US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump on Wednesday for a second time — just days before he is scheduled to leave office — raising questions about what happens next. The House voted 232-197 to impeach the president, with 10 members of Trump’s Republican Party joining 222 Democrats. Here are some of the […]

China on Thursday reported its first death from Covid-19 in eight months as the country battles to contain a resurgence in cases and prepares for the arrival of an expert team from the WHO. More than 20 million people are under lockdown in the north of the country and one province has declared an emergency, […]

Image-centric social network Snapchat on Wednesday said it has permanently banned US President Donald Trump from the platform, as voices are raised against keeping him off the internet stage. Trump’s access to social media has been largely cut off since a violent mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington DC in a deadly […]

A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to start a highly politicised probe into the origins of the coronavirus, as China reported its first death from Covid-19 in eight months. The 10 scientists, who must complete a two-week quarantine in Wuhan before starting their work, arrived for […]

Positive sentiments persisted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on Wednesday with the All-Share Index extending growth by 0.11 per cent. Specifically, the All-Share Index improved further by 45.10 points or 0.11 per cent to close at 40, 341.05 against 40, 295.95 achieved on Tuesday. Also, the market capitalisation rose by N24 billion or 0.11 per […]