West Africa’s ECOWAS has decided to lift the post-coup sanctions the bloc had put in application against Mali. ECOWAS leaders now call on bilateral partners to resume support to Mali in a declaration signed by Ghana president Nana Akufo-Addo, the current president of the regional organisation. With the nomination of yesterday’s government, the West Africa …

EKSU Alumni  The Ekiti State University Alumni Association, Oyo State Chapter, has elected a new set of executives to lead the association for another four years. The election which was held the weekend at Ayo Labiyi Hall, Lagelu Grammar School, Oremeji, Ibadan, Oyo State, witnessed a large turnout of voters who came out en masse to …

Edinson Cavani Edinson Cavani had coronavirus and thought about quitting football before signing with Manchester United. Veteran striker Cavani and his girlfriend tested positive for COVID-19 following a holiday that saw them join former Paris Saint-Germain team-mates in Ibiza, a trip that also saw Neymar, Angel Di Maria, Leandro Paredes, Mauro Icardi, Keylor Navas and Marquinhos contract …

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) says Nigeria is lucky to have President Muhammadu Buhari who has made the country a digital giant. He commended the President for his stewardship to ensure Nigeria is abreast with the global innovation trend, particularly in regard to COVID-19 outbreak. …

By Tordue Salem, Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, said on Tuesday that the House will work with the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), to deliver housing for homeless Nigerians. Gbajabiamila, according to a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, said he believed Nigerians deserve the best …

Rotimi Akeredolu Says “I want to connect Akure to the global economy” “Akeredolu is too Frank and Sincere for the Nigerian Political Environment” – Deji of Akure The Govenror of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said the manner at which he presided over the reign of governance in the state thus is an evidence that not …

By David Odama THE Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a suspected female human trafficker, Mrs Rita Oti for alleged trafficking of six ladies aged between 16 and 24 years. A statement by Police Public Relations Officer in the state ASP Ramhan Nansel indicates that the 40 year old Mrs Rita Oti popularly known as …

By Tordue Salem, Abuja Rep. Muda Lawal Umar, representing Toro Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, has called on the Federal Government, to immediately reorganise the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Nigerian Police Force, to be more efficient and less brutal to the citizenry. Rep. Umar raised the alarm on “the atrocious activities of …

Yemi Osinbajo Says procedural niceties a luxury we can’t afford As leaders of the executive and legislative arms of government discuss how to interact better as co-equal arms of government, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said collaborating to serve the people at all times must be put above what he described as “procedural niceties”. Prof …

By Gabriel Olawale The Nigerian Institute of Building, NIOB, has said that the incidents of building collapse will continue in Lagos State in as much as developers continue to perform the function of building engineers. Speaking during the survey of the first story building in Nigeria which was built in 1842 (Shitta Bey Mosque) and …

By Nwafor Sunday Video showing how the United States president, Donald Trump struggled to breathe during his first outing after testing positive to Covid-19, has surfaced online. The video which is currently trending on the micro-blogging sites (Facebook, Twitter) has captured the interests of millions who had believed the president’s earlier statement, “that nobody should be …

By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The Zazzau Emirate in Kaduna state may be divided into 3 for easy administration, sources say. Already on Tuesday in Kaduna, Governor Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufai confirmed the existence of a bill, to that effect. The Governor on Tuesday during the presentation of the 2021 budget before the state House of Assembly, said that …

By Chris Ochayi The Federal Government has reassured Nigerians on its commitment to deliver a better urban future despite the prevailing challenges within the housing sector. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Raji Fashola, stated this at the virtual commemoration of the 2020 World Habitat Day, WHD, celebration at the Federal Capital Territory,  FCT, Abuja with …

By Nwafor Sunday Social media aide to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mrs Laurreta Onochie, Tuesday, replied a Nigerian music star, Ayo Balogun aka Wizkid, who advised Buhari to jettison Afghanistanism  and concentrate on local issues affected the country. Wizkid had lambasted Buhari hours after the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, banned the activities of Federal Special …

Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq By Joseph Erunke THE federal government has directed beneficiaries of N-power in its first two batches who were omitted from payment of their stipends to report for verification. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, in a statement, Tuesday, directed Batches A and B beneficiaries of …

…Says poverty, underdevelopment, indebtedness still rife in region By Michael Eboh The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Tuesday, disclosed that the six states of the south-south geopolitical region received N9.53 trillion from the Federation Account between 2000 and 2018. NEITI, in a book, titled, ‘Perception of the Impact of 13% Oil Derivation Allocation,’ launched in …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru SENIOR Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics, SSANIP, on Tuesday gave the Federal Government 21 days to address all the problems associated with the implementation of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System, IPPIS, if not the union would review its stance on IPPIS. SSANIP also commended the government’s decision to re-open Schools …

Condolence visit: CP Hakeem Odumosu, consoling late Favour Ikechukwu’s parents …Commissions new complex , patrol vehicles in Ejigbo division By Evelyn Usman The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Hakeem Odumosu,  today , paid a condolence visit on parents of 11-year-old Favour  Ikechukwu , who was gang-raped to death  in Ejigbo area of Lagos, last …

By Henry Ojelu Former 2nd Vice-President of Nigeria Bar Association, Mr. Monday Ubani and Lagos lawyer, John Nwokwu have demanded for details of the proposed Kano-Niger Republic rail project from the Ministry of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi through the Freedom of Information Act. In an FOI request dated September 29, 2020 and addressed to the Minister of …

The Police Command in Ekiti state has declared one Omotoyinbo Samuel wanted in connection with the Friday robbery attack on a commercial bank in Iyin-Ekiti, Irepodun/Ifelodun local government area of the state. The command in a statement on Tuesday by Mr Sunday Abutu, its Public Relations Officer, said Samuel was suspected to have led the …