Four gallant police officers have been killed by armed robbers at Ezzangbo junction, in Ohaukwu LGA, Ebonyi State. The Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi State Command, CP Philip Maku, said the officers accompanied a bullion van, which was coming from Enugu to Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital. He noted that two other police officers equally sustained serious bullet injuries. It was noted …
This festive season; encourage children & younger ones to: Wash their hands frequently with soap under running water Wear a face mask Avoid large gatherings Stay at home MosqueLet’s celebrate Sallah safely! Together we can reduce the spread of #COVID19.
Breaking News: NCDC has confirmed 624 new cases of #COVID-19 Nigeria. Lagos-212 Oyo-69 Niger-49 Kano-37 Osun-37 FCT-35 Plateau-34 Gombe-33 Edo-28 Enugu-28 Ebonyi-17 Delta-10 Katsina-9 Ogun-8 Rivers-7 Ondo-5 Kaduna-4 Nasarawa-2 41,804 confirmed 18,764 discharged 868 deaths [the_grid name=”Maren”]
The national rapid response team (RRT) continues to support Cross River State to respond to the ongoing pandemic. The team has supported the training of health care workers on surveillance, contact tracing as well as infection prevention & control. Related Post [the_grid name=”Maren”]
The National Population Commission has said that the commission plans to ensure that every resident in Nigeria is counted during the next Population and Housing census. The Hon. Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission Kogi state, Prof. Jimoh Isah said this on Tuesday in Lokoja while addressing newsmen on 2020 World Population Day with the Theme: Putting brakes on COVID-19: “How …
This tutorial totally explained the full meanings of group and period. The importance of the teaching is for the students preparing for WASSCE and JAMB 2020 to get it and study for the forth coming examinations. Due to the pandemic which has affected educational standard all over the world, the teacher took time to break down the teaching to the …
The Federal Government on Monday announced the reopening of secondary schools in Nigeria from the 4th of August, 2020 for graduating training only. The college students might have weeks inside which to put together for the West African Examinations (WAEC) because of begin at the seventeenth of August, 2020. Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Ben …
Nigeria on Sunday night recorded 555 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which confirmed this on its Twitter handle, said the fresh cases were recorded in 17 states of the federation and Abuja. It added that two people died from complications resulting from the virus on Sunday. Consequently, the number of COVID-19 fatalities increased from 856 to 858. …
Dogara said he resigned from the PDP because of the alleged failure of governance in Bauchi State where he hails from. Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has explained the reason why he left the opposition Peoples Democratic Party for the ruling All Progressives Congress. Dogara said he resigned from the PDP because of the alleged failure …
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to reverse the six percent tenancy and lease stamp duty agreement in the country. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Wabba said that the Congress noted with dismay the new policy by the Federal Government through the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) …
Nigeria’s insurance industry must rethink its strategic operations and maximise its potentials by fully harnessing technology to increase the adoption of its offerings and achieve its mandate of protecting individuals and businesses across multiple industries from potential losses of different kinds. Deremi Atanda, an Executive Director at SystemSpecs, a leading financial and human capital technology company in Africa, made this …
Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Northern Operation The first lawyer from the Northern part of the country and father of Kwara State Governor, Alh. Abdulganiyu Folorunsho Abdulrasaq is dead. Popularly known as AGF, he died in the early hours of Saturday in Lagos. He passed away less than four months to his 93rd birthday. Apart from being Nigeria’s Ambassador to Cote …
Oladimeji Ramon The Federal High Court in Lagos has declared as illegal the ‘Operation Positive Identification’ introduced late last year by the Nigerian Army in response rising cases of banditry, kidnapping and farmer/herders’ clashes across the country. The military operation requires that all citizens must carry a means of identification, such as the national identity card, voter card, driving licence, …
A couple in Britain have won the right to name their child Lucifer, a name banned in many countries. There seems to be some people who value their “rights” more than the norms of society and the reality that their child will suffer for their choice. There are literally thousands of names that would be a better choice including Dennis, …
Nigeria on Friday night recorded 591 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which confirmed this on its Twitter handle, said the fresh cases were recorded in 16 states of the federation and Abuja. It added that 12 people died from complications resulting from the virus on Friday. Consequently, the number of COVID-19 fatalities increased from 833 to 845. …
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and returned to his former party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Dogara had in 2018 dumped the APC for the PDP after having political confrontation for about two years with the former governor of Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar.
According to him, the government spends averagely about N100,000 daily to treat a mild patient while it costs about N500,000 to N1,000,000 to treat a patient with a serious case Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, has said that the government spends up to N1m daily on each COVID-19 patient in critical condition. Speaking at a press briefing …
Mr Paul Ibe, the senior special adviser to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said that Godswill Akpabio, the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, lied when he denied saying that the National Assembly received 60 percent of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, contracts. While answering questions at the …
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a housewife, Fatima Bishir, 22, for allegedly arranging the kidnap of her five-year-old daughter to implicate her husband’s ex-wife. She was said to have sent an SMS to her husband demanding N2 million ransom in Mashi local government area of the state before the daughter would be released. The police spokesman, SP Gambo …
resident Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja Thursday for Bamako, the Republic of Mali on a one-day visit, following the briefing by the ECOWAS Special Envoy to the country, former President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday. It will be the first time he will embark on a trip outside the country since the outbreak of coronavirus. A statement issued by Femi Adesina, …
