By Morak Babajide-Alabi The prevailing situation in the world, as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, has once again highlighted our resilience. It is also testing our patience and ability to survive in a different set-up. As a result of the forced lockdown all over the world, we have conditioned ourselves to do many things […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti The man in the viral video, a former road safety officer, Mr. Femi Adeoye, who refused to cover up for his son but insisted on his isolation, has been appointed Covid-19 Response Ambassador by Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. Governor Fayemi personally delivered the letter of appointment to Adeoye, […]

By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, ward executive committee members in Cross River State were on Thursday inaugurated in 196 wards of the state. The Ward Executive Committee members, who were sworn-in by a Notary Public, Okimasi Ojong, Esq, principal partner of Barr Okimasi Ojong and Co, in accordance with the […]

Dayo Johnson – Akure The owner of a private clinic, Adeyemi Clinic in lsuada, Owo, Ondo state, Chief Oladejo Edubi, and a Mortuary attendant, Samuel Oluwatodimu have been charged before a Chief Magistrate Court over the disappearance of the corpse of the wife, of a deceased Olowo of Owo, Olori Rebbeca Ogunoye deposited in the […]

Calls for accelerated legislative actions to stop spread of virus By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The report of Yiaga Africa Centre for Legislative Engagement, Thursday, exposed National Assembly’s response and action on containing the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic. The report christened ‘Assessing Legislative Response to COVID-19 in Nigeria’ carried out its assessment on NASS against […]

As the lockdown order by the Delta State Government enters its 29th day, members of the Delta State Chapter of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, NIESV, on Wednesday donated various food items to the aged, indigent and vulnerable persons in Warri and Asaba areas. The communities which benefitted from the palliatives provided […]

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has confirmed 16 new Covid-19 cases in the state. Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni, Commissioner of Health in the state, said the new cases were Almajiris who came from Kano. “Their test results returned positive from a sample of 40 persons whose test results were released today. These latest […]

Domestic and sexual violence experts in Nigeria say they have seen an increase in the number of people asking them for help. It comes as the United Nations warns of a shadow pandemic with rising reports of physical and verbal abuse in homes around the world because of coronavirus lockdowns. The Lagos State Domestic and […]

By Chioma Obinna Medical experts have reacted to the recent spikes in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country, saying Nigeria was far from flattening the curve. In separate interviews with Vanguard, the experts maintained that the country should braze up for the worst if drastic measures are not taken urgently as […]

Veteran South African anti-apartheid activist Denis Goldberg, who was tried alongside Nelson Mandela, has died at the age of 87. As a member of the ANC’s military wing, he was convicted of armed resistance to white-minority rule and sentenced to four life terms in 1964. He was imprisoned for 22 years. Confirming the news of […]