The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), on Sunday, said the number of coronavirus positive cases has risen to 1,291,724 in the continent. Africa CDC also said that the death toll from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic climbed to 31,056. The African Union (AU) Commission’s specialised healthcare agency said the number of COVID-19 recoveries in the …

…Says suspended EFCC chair deserves commendation Ibrahim Magu By Dirisu Yakubu, Abuja The United Kingdom, UK’s court ruling granting Nigeria’s application for an extension of time and relief from sanctions in a $9.6 billion arbitration case with Process and Industrious Development, P&ID is a pointer to the good job done by the suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial …

Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu Mr Philip Shaibu, Edo Deputy Governor, has said that come Sept. 19, he will defeat Mr Adams Oshiomhole, former National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), and immediate past governor of the state even in his ward. Shaibu said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Benin …

Musa Sani By Wole Mosadomi The Senator representing Niger East Senatorial District, Mohammed Sani Musa has again cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari to come to the rescue of his constituencies in Niger State who he said are being massacred almost on daily basis by bandits. This distress call was as a result of the invasion of three different Local …

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The National Chairman of Jama’atul  Izalatul Bid’ah wa Iqamatul Sunnah(JIBWIS), Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau has emphasized the need for peaceful coexistence, saying that without peace people can not even practice their religion. Sheikh Bala Lau who made this known while addressing news men, after paying courtesy call on Governor Nasir El Rufai  on Saturday,  said that …

…abduct 5 from neighboring village By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Gunmen suspected to be herdsmen on Sunday, attacked the Adara community in Buda of Kajuru LGA of Kaduna state, killing Reverend Alubara Audu and 2 others. The gunmen also abducted 5 persons in a neighbouring village. Awemi Dio Maisamari, the National President Adara Development Association, in a statement, lamented over …

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said it had begun a partnership with the Federal Ministry of Defence on schools’ safety and security. The global humanitarian organization explained that the partnership called “UNICEF & Save The Children” was aimed at committing the ministry to ensure that it handles the children and schools “in a manner …

File photo: President Buhari with President of Togo Gnassingbe Fraure and President of Liberia George Weah as he arrives Togo ahead of ECOWAS-ECCAS Summit on 29th July 2018 By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja Monday for Niamey, Niger Republic to participate in the Fifty-Seventh Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. …

By Esther Onyegbula A 27-year old fake military officer, Felix Osita Ezike who allegedly stabbed to death a teenager he was supposed to discipline in Ikotun area of Lagos, has revealed that he committed the crime out of anger and not intentional. According to Felix, who is currently being investigated by homicide detectives attached to the state criminal …

Nyesom Wike By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja The organized labour has accused Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike of planning to unleash thugs on workers over the proposed protest on Tuesday. The organised labour in a statement signed by the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, on Sunday, alleged that Governor Wike has mobilized two local government councils …

Senate By Davies Iheamnachor Center for Liberty, CL, and Society for Promotion for Better Rivers State, SPBRS, have tasked the National Assembly to give priority attention to the speedy passage of the new Electoral Bill, adding that bill would end electoral malpractices at polls. The groups also issued the National Assembly deadline of December 2020 for the passage of …

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenegoa Leaders of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa weekend trade words over the alleged attempt by the opposition party to breach an existing gentleman’s agreement between the people of Sagbama and Ekeremor Local Government areas on the issue of power rotation of National Assembly positions. This followed the …

Nyesom Wike By Egufe Yafugborhi, Port-Harcourt Bauchi State Governor, Sen Bala Mohammed has described his Rivers state counterpart, Nyesom Wike as one of the best performing governors he is learning from in Nigeria. Mohammed weighed the rating weekend at the Palace of the Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwanu Suleiman Adamu where he led his Rivers counterpart on a courtesy …

By Joseph Erunke THE leadership of Fulani cattle rearers in Kaduna State has directed members to stop underaged children from grazing cattle in the state, saying such development would prevent further destructions of farm produce of the farmers resulting in crisis. This came as it pledged full support to Operation Safe Haven, OPSH, and all its efforts to …

The Nigeria Energy Forum (NEF) has announced September 10 for the commencement of its mini-conference. This was confirmed in a statement by the Forum where its Chairman, Dr Oluwole Daniel Adeuyi said: “The virtual conference series aims to strengthen and enrich the national discourse on sustainable electrification, clean energy investments and energy technologies for remote working. ”This follows …

The Nigeria Energy Forum (NEF) has announced September 10 for the commencement of its mini-conference. This was confirmed in a statement by Forum where its Chairman, Dr Oluwole Daniel Adeuyi said: “The virtual conference series aims to strengthen and enrich the national discourse on sustainable electrification, clean energy investments and energy technologies for remote working. ”This follows stakeholder …

Arrested Suspects who defrauded German Company of 14.7million Euros. By Kingsley Omo The Cybercrime Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, INTERPOL, National Central Bureau, Abuja has arrested two (2) suspects for their complicity in a major multi-million Euro scam touching on procurement of COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). The suspects, Babatunde Adesanya a.k.a Teddy, 50years old Master degree holder …

By Dayo Johnson – Akure The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) has lamented that the upward review in the pump price of petrol and electricity tariff by the Federal government was another added blow to the suffering Nigerian masses. It equally frowned at the plans of the government to re-open universities across the country, describing it as an …

Berlusconi Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is responding well to treatment after he was taken to hospital with coronavirus, his doctor said on Sunday, but warned his condition was “delicate”. The 83-year-old media tycoon is being treated for a lung infection at San Raffaele hospital in Milan where he was admitted on Thursday night. “The patient is …

By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka Tension is still mounting in Nanka in Orumba North local government area of Anambra State despite a peace meeting hosted by the traditional ruler of the town, Igwe Godwin Ezeilo, and the President General of the community, Chief Paul Chinedu last week. During the meeting, Igwe  Ezeilo and Chinedu claimed that peace had …