FG’ll not let you down, Buhari assures Kano govt over strange deaths
EHIME ALEX, Lagos President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the people of Kano State that his-led administration will do all it can to assist over the […]
Month: April 2020
British Jill Gascoine, The Gentle Touch actor dies aged 83
Jill Gascoine, the British actor best known for her roles in The Gentle Touch and The Onedine Line, has died aged 83, Independent UK reports. As Detective Inspector […]
PM Johnson’s fiancée gives birth to boy amid coronavirus crisis
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s fiancée, Symonds, has given birth to a baby boy at a London hospital on Wednesday, slightly earlier than had been expected. […]
Futures of 370 million children in jeopardy as school closures deprive them of school meals – UNICEF and WFP
As the COVID-19 crisis pushes up levels of hunger among the global poor, the World Food Programme and UNICEF are urging national governments to prevent […]
Death of Obudu DPO in controversial circumstances sparks outcry from family
By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja – Five police officers attached to the Obudu Divisional Police Office in Cross River State, have been accused of extra-judicial killing […]
COVID-19: FRSC releases 5 ambulances, personnel for emergency response services to Presidential Task Force
EHIME ALEX, Lagos The Federal Road Safety Corps said it has released five basic life support ambulances together with teams of medical personnel of the […]
[OPINION]: China-US Crisis
By Jerome-Mario Utomi Similar to the Soviet Union /US time-honoured race for preeminence in the world’s political sphere, the heightened exchanges in recent months between the Peoples […]
COVID-19 Palliatives: FG, States not doing enough in reaching the poor – HEDA
A leading anti-corruption group, Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has expressed deep concern that the palliatives being distributed by Federal and State Governments in […]
Africa Leadership: Upturning the Lynch Theory, From Slavery to Liberty (1) By IKE NELIAKU
Paper Presented to One Africa Initiative (OAI), Friday April 24, 2020 “I greet you here on the bank of the James River in the year […]
Nigeria records 195 new COVID-19 cases as total number of infections now 1,532
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday, confirmed 195 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID- 19) in the country. This brings the total […]
Huge investment demand in digital technology inevitable in post-COVID-19 – NSE
EHIME ALEX, Lagos The Nigerian Stock Exchange said it envisages significant changes in the world of work in post-COVID-19 pandemic that would require huge investments […]
Oyo approves Phase 2 of Light-Up project to cover 70 roads across all zones
…Launch operation zero portholes as two dumpsites set for rehabilitation Oyo State government, on Tuesday, approved the commencement of the Light-Up Oyo State project, which […]
Paradigm Initiative, Start up by A&E law develop Draft Coronavirus Regulations
EHIME ALEX, Lagos In a virtual policy sprint that lasted for 72 hours, Startup by A&E Law and Paradigm Initiative have led the development of […]
COVID-19 Pandemic: UN agencies move to support African governments’ response
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – United Nations agencies in West and Central Africa will hold a virtual press conference on April 29, 2020 to brief on the […]
FRSC reviews social distancing, lockdown enforcement, re-strategizes its modus operandi
EHIME ALEX, Lagos The Federal Road Safety Corps said it has taken a review of the general performance of its personnel in the ongoing enforcement […]
Afenmai stakeholders condemn harassment of Akerele, illegal search of residence
A group of Afenmai stakeholders has condemned the harassment of former Chief of Staff to Edo State Governor, Comrade Taiwo Akerele. The group also denounced […]
Nigerian girl advertised for sale by Lebanese finally rescued – Abike
The Nigerian girl who was put on sale on Social media (by a Lebanese) has been rescued. Chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), […]
COVID-19: IMF approves $3.4bn for Nigeria, as Trump promises ventilators in phone chat with Buhari [UPDATED]
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja Nigeria’s request for $3.4 billion from the International Monetary Fund to fight the devastating effect of the COVID-19 has been approved. The […]
Tinubu, wife test negative for COVID-19
The All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and his wife, Senator Oluremi Tinubu have tested negative to COVID-19. Following the death of Alhaji […]
FCTA condemns purported 3rd term resumption of some private schools
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – School proprietors, parents and the residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have been reminded that going by the directive […]