Immediate past GDM of NNPC, Maikanti Baru, dies at 60.
The immediate past group managing director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Maikanti Baru, is dead. This was disclosed by Mele Kyari, the current […]
Month: May 2020
Forbes names Roger Federer world’s highest-paid athlete
Roger Federer is the world’s highest-paid athlete for 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic knocked football’s Lionel Messi off top spot, according to the annual Forbes […]
AfDB: African leaders rally support for Adesina
No fewer than 15 former African Presidents on Friday rallied support for President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, lauding him for taking […]
[DEVELOPING STORY] Ex-Police Officer Derek Chauvin charged with murder, manslaughter in George Floyd’s death after four days of protests
The white Minneapolis police officer in the United States seen on video kneeling on George Floyd’s neck was arrested on murder charges Friday and accused […]
Trouble in NDDC: Lawyer seeks probe of spurious contracts
*Writes Senate President, Speaker, others A legal practitioner, Mr Ojeh Godwin, has lamented what he called flagrant abuse of statutory procedure and due process, calling […]
Oni assures Ekiti PDP of “fellowship building,” urges aggressive membership drive
Former Governor of Ekiti, Engineer Segun Oni has assured the State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that his mission in the party is […]
NCC insists exigencies responsible for office withdrawal from NiDCOM
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – …absolves Minister of involvement in office space allocation process The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), insisted on Friday that the decision […]
Africa Union condemns ‘murder’ of black man in Minneapolis
By JACOB KUBEKA with agency report)- Amid raging protests in Minneapolis, the African Union (AU) on Thursday condemned in very strong terms, the killing of […]
Africa still battles COVID-19 infection rate despite 53,000 recoveries
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Despite the significant successes achieved in the treatment and discharge of patients infected with the novel corona virus (COVID-19) in […]
President Buhari writes for Newsweek – POST-CORONAVIRUS, AFRICA’S MANUFACTURING MOMENT
BY MUHAMMADU BUHARI – Across the world, as countries and economies slowly reopen, Africa lags behind. We were last to experience the coronavirus—and we expect […]
NCDC confirms 182 new cases of COVID-19, total active cases now 6064
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday recorded 182 new cases of the Coronavirus, (COVID-19), in the country, the total active cases for Nigeria […]
Five years of PMB: We’re glad he came our way, By FEMI ADESINA
Who are the ‘we?’ Speak for yourself only, some cynics would say on merely seeing the headline of this piece. They would add: “You can […]
Navy appoints 110 senior officers
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas, has approved new appointments of some senior officers in the Nigerian Navy. The Navy Director of […]
ACF condemns bandits’ attacks in Sokoto, as Buhari directs fierce military operation
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has described as very disturbing, reports on increasing deadly attacks on some communities in Sokoto by […]
COVID-19: Global solidarity only hope for humanity – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday said global solidarity was the hope for humanity, and called on developed countries and international financial institutions to cancel the debts […]
Nigeria records 389 new cases of COVID-19, highest daily figure ever, NCDC says
Nigeria on Wednesday reported 389 new confirmed new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total of confirmed infections in the country to 8,733. NAN reports that the […]
NiMet predicts cloudy, thundery weather activities Thursday to Saturday
he Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudy and thundery activities across the country from Thursday to Saturday. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Wednesday in […]
COVID-19: CBN reduces interest rates from 9% to 5%
… Okays reliefs on loans in OFIs Sector The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced interest rates on its facilities through participating Other Financial […]
COVID-19: ECOWAS Ministers of Health to meet on June 2
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Ministers of Health of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will be holding a virtual meeting on 2 […]
[Sallah Video]: How Arewa women pampered their husbands under COVID-19 lockdown
Video: https://youtu.be/aAYJkB5OW6EFor many singles and even some married couples, love and social distancing don’t really mix, but for arewa women the COVID-19 lockdown has given them […]