The co-founder, and CEO of iROKOtv Jason Njoku, have and his wife Mary Njoku have added up to the list of celebrities in Nigerian to test positive for Coronavirus. Jason Njoku broke the news of his contraction of the Coronavirus on his twitter page and wrote: “My enemies are hard at work in 2020. Mrs. Njoku and I tested positive …

By Chinedu Adonu The apex body of Igbo socio-cultural organisations, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth wing has debunked speculations which attributed the Endsars protests embarked upon by youths in different parts of the country as an initiative of Igbo race. The organisation cautioned against what it described as ‘ unguarded utterances of some persons aimed at further widening …

…Edo Police parade 166 looters, 10 escapee inmates By Emma Amaize &  Ozioruva Aliu DEPUTY Comptroller of Nigerian Prisions Service, NCS, Warri, Delta State, Okonkwo Adimobia, has disclosed that 26 inmates escaped, while a female staff was injured when hoodlums, who hijacked the EndSARS protest broke into the facility. The incident took place last Thursday. …

…#EndSARS: Policemen defy IGP’s directive, absent at duty posts …We are back on duty,  CP Odumosu insists By Evelyn Usman SOME roads in Lagos State are gradually being taken over by hoodlums, who pretend to be controlling traffic, owing to the absence of policemen. Sadly, the hoodlums end up harassing and extorting motorists, especially at night. …

By Henry Umoru AHEAD of the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill, 2020,  Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo Agege (APC, Delta Central), has assured the people of Niger Delta region that  the annual contribution of 2.5 per cent actual operating cost by oil companies to the Host Community Development Trust Fund would be …

*Cyber-terrorism, Nigeria’s most precarious challenge — CDS By Chris Ochayi Abuja—The National Security Adviser, NSA, Major General Babagana Monguno, has said the social media was used as a tool to disseminate subversive content to incite violence during the #EndSARS protests which reverberated across the country. He stated this on a day the Chief of Defence …

By Ola Ajayi Oyo State Police Command, yesterday, officially confirmed that six policemen were killed, while the exhibit room, where police arms and ammunition were kept, was looted by hoodlums, who mingled with #EndSARS protesters. The state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joe Enwonwu, said this, while parading suspects for alleged involvement in the burning of the …

Alhaji Baba-Shehuri, the Minister of State for Agriculture, said that President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the youths in Borno State, for decorum and seemliness behaviour in the wake of looting and destruction of property occasioned by the EndSARS protest. Baba-Shehuri made the commendation in a goodwill message at a Peace Stakeholders Forum on Wednesday in …

…Commend Ohanaeze, Igbo groups for  disowning Nnamdi Kanu over inciting statements …Appeal to Igbo to support BuharilHail President for adopting civil approach in tackling youths uprisinging By Joseph Erunke NORTHERN elders have hailed Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other groups for disowning the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, over his recent alleged inciting …

…As Lawan, Ugwuanyi, Abiodun, Makinde,  Oba of Benin, APC, PDP felicitate with Nigerians By Anayo Okoli, Gabriel Enolgholase,  Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Omeiza Ajayi, Dirisu Yakubu, Luminous Jannamike & James Ogunnaike President Muhammadu Buhari promised yesterday to bring to justice erring police officers and those involved in looting and destroying public and private properties in the wake of …

…At 6:29pm local time in Lagos, two military vehicles were filmed leaving Bonny Camp …Later footage showed four vehicles with flash lights in a convoy, and they appeared to be vehicles used by the Nigerian military and police. …Same vehicles head east along Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, in the direction of the Lekki Toll Gate. …Vehicles arriving …

States able to capture at least 50 per cent of their property that have electricity connections in urban areas before June 30, 2021 using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) will get World Bank’s $2million each. The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) disclosed this in a statement by its Head, Media and Public Affairs Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, in Abuja on Wednesday. Bello-Barkindo said that the states able to update …

NYSC members The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim says anyone caught unlawfully with NYSC uniforms will face a three-year jail term. Ibrahim said this after hoodlums invaded the NYSC orientation camp in Kubwa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that hoodlums on Tuesday carted away mattresses, food items and …

Enugu Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman. The Enugu State Police Command said it lost two police officers, who were allegedly murdered by hoodlums during the violence that trailed the peaceful #EndSARS protest in the area. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman, said this on Wednesday, when he paraded before newsmen, 23 suspects arrested for …

FOR the management of the Nigeria Police Force Pensions Limited, NPFPL, not even the axiomatic sky is the limits. It is only a stepping stone to greater heights because the stakes in the pensions industry will always be high. That is the worldview that drives the Pension Fund Administrator, PFA, and for her clients, men …

Orji Kalu Chief Whip of the Senate,  Orji Kalu has felicitated with the Muslim community on the occasion of the 2020  Eid-el- Maulud celebration. The former governor of Abia, while commending religious leaders and traditional rulers for promoting peace and unity across the country, urged Ingrains to use the season for sober reflection and devotion. …

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ended a state visit to Sri Lanka as part of his Indo-Pacific tour on Wednesday, sharply criticizing China for “lawlessness at land and sea” in the region. “The Chinese Communist party is a predator,” Pompeo said at a joint press conference with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, before …

Efe Anaughe (left) and Timothy Melaye By Ebunoluwa Sessou GIABA, an institution of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, responsible for facilitating the adoption and implementation of Anti-Money Laundering, AML, and Counter-Financing of Terrorism, CFT, in West Africa has charged media professionals on ethics and professionalism. Saying Journalists are essential in fighting money laundering …

A file image of the #EndSARS protesters at Lekki Tollgate, before the gunfire. By Chinonso Alozie Nigerians in Turkey, yesterday, said they would continue the protests against bad governance in Nigeria as well as EndSARs campaign, under President Muhammadu Buhari. They made this known to newsmen in a statement in Owerri, through their leader Prince Emre …

Hoodlums have invaded Kogi Central Medical Store, looted and vandalised medical equipment and consumables worth billions of Naira. Dr Saka Audu, the State Commissioner for Health, disclosed this at a press conference on Wednesday after he led a team from the ministry and the media to inspect the burgled medical store located along Zone 8, …