President Muhammadu Buhari and SA Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina By Nwafor Sunday The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has promised to serve his principal very well, noting that those who served before him were faithful to their principals. In his article titled: “We have different paths to …
By Davies Iheamnachor Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has expressed worries over the destruction of three hospitals belonging to their colleagues in Oyigbo Local Government Area of the state by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. The NMA stated that the development was unacceptable, noting that their colleagues whose facilities were destroyed are …
Electricity supply has been gradually returning in Syria after the government reported a nationwide power outage due to technical problems in the main networks on Friday. The Ministry of Electricity announced the start of the gradual return of electricity to all provinces after it was cut off due to a malfunction in the electrical network, the …
…Calls for consensus on restructuring By Victor Ajihromanus An opinion leader in the Niger Delta, Mr. Andy Wabali, has clarified that the Ikwere of Rivers State, are not Igbo irrespective of language similarities. He also said it is wrong to describe the Ikwere as Igbo, saying the ethnic group is distinct from the Igbo ethnic group. …
A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved a 12-year-old marriage between Itunun Osin and estranged husband, Kehinde over his refusal to get a job and cater for his children In a petition, Osin, a hairdresser prayed the court for a divorce on grounds that Kehinde was a lazy and irresponsible husband. Delivering judgment, …
Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan on Friday dissolved a 12-year-old marriage between Itunun Osin and estranged husband, Kehinde over his refusal to get a job and cater for his children In a petition, Osin, a hairdresser prayed the court for a divorce on grounds that Kehinde was a lazy and irresponsible husband. Delivering judgment, Chief …
By Onozure Dania Lagos- The State Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) related Abuses and other Matters, is being shown Lekki Toll Gate footages of early hours of October 20, recorded by the surveillance camera before the Soldiers shootings and killings of protesters that took place in the evening. …
Democrat Joe Biden pulled ahead Friday in the crucial battleground state of Georgia, US media said, with votes still left to count. The former vice president ate away at President Donald Trump’s initial lead in the southern state and is now ahead by 917 votes, CNN and Fox News reported. READ ALSO: Gov Ishaku seeks establishment of export processing Zone …
Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has reiterated his confidence in winning the election, with counting still ongoing in battleground states. In an address to the nation on Thursday, Biden said he had no doubt he would be declared winner once all the votes were counted. READ ALSOSpeaker calls FG’s attention …
NCDC-accredited testing center, 54gene, has provided access to precise, fast, and real-time detection COVID-19 results for Nigerians via its private, secure, and user-friendly diagnostics platform DiagnoseMe Africa. With ongoing testing operations in Abuja, Lagos, and Ogun States, 54gene offers private individuals departing and arriving into the country, corporate organizations seeking to get employees tested, and …
NCDC-accredited testing center, 54gene, has provided access to precise, fast, and real-time detection COVID-19 results for Nigerians via its private, secure, and user-friendly diagnostics platform DiagnoseMe Africa. With ongoing testing operations in Abuja, Lagos, and Ogun States, 54gene offers private individuals departing and arriving into the country, corporate organizations seeking to get employees tested, and …
The Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center) is set to recognise African women who have shown selfless services and commitment to humanity, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. The centre, in a message, also called for the nomination of African women of exemplary character and service in various sectors who were …
By Dennis Agbo SPEAKER of Enugu sate House of Assembly, Rt Hon Edward Ubosi has asked the federal government to urgently intervene in finding cause of the strange illness which has taking no less that 50 lives in Enugu state. Ubosi said that even though the state government had dispatched an emergency response, the federal government …
By Dennis Agbo SPEAKER Enugu sate House of Assembly, Rt Hon Edward Ubosi has asked the federal government to urgently intervene in finding out the cause of the strange illness which has taking no less than 50 lives in Enugu state. Ubosi said that even though the state government had dispatched an emergency response, the federal …
CJN Tanko Muhammad By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, on Friday, swore in eight new Justices of the Supreme Court. The new Justices that took turns to take their oath of office and oath of allegiance to the Nigerian Constitution, were Justice Lawal Garba, North West; Justice Helen M. Ogunwumiju, …
By Femi Bolaji Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku has sought for the establishment of an export processing zone in the state to facilitate economic development. The governor who spoke at a meeting with the management of the Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority, NEPZA, Thursday, said it was obvious the nation’s economy is distressed, and this was …
Stocks in the Asia Pacific region were mixed on Friday as Democratic challenger Joe Biden, inches closer to taking the White House. This comes after Wall Street rose amid protracted vote-counting following the U.S. elections on Tuesday, Nov.3, 2020. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average added 0.91 per cent to end at 24,325.23, hitting the highest …
UNICEF says the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) will not stop its support and interventions toward the welfare and protection of rights of children in Nasarawa state and the country in general. Dr Zakari Adam, Chief of Field Office, UNICEF Kaduna, gave the assurance in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lafia on Friday. …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have called for urgent actions to protect most vulnerable children from deadly measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 disrupts immunisations. The UN agencies made the call in a statement posted on WHO website. According the statement, the agencies have issued an urgent call to …
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed Ethiopian lawmakers endorsed a six-month state of emergency in Tigray on Thursday, after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a military response to an attack on federal troops by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front ruling party (TPLF). Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian Prime Minister, expressed in a national address, “The Amhara people, militia …
