Lagos Senator Dies At 64
The senator representing Lagos East in the National Assembly, Adebayo Sikiru Osinowo, aged 64, is dead. Osinowo popularly known as (Pepperito), an All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker, who was former member of Lagos…
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Buhari, Obaseki Condole With Ighodalo As Wife Dies
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock upon hearing the news of the death of Ibidun, wife of Ituah Ighodalo, a popular Lagos businesswoman and senior pastor of Trinity House Church, Lagos. Ibidun, a former…
Court Orders Remand Of Journalist Arrested For Criticizing Lai Mohammed
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the remand of Rotimi Jolayemi, also known as Oba Akewi, a journalist who was arrested for criticism of the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed through…
FG To Retain Passports Of Travellers To Nigeria
The Federal Government has said all travellers coming into the country will be required to leave their passports with the Nigeria Immigration Service for two weeks while waiting the verification of their COVID-19…
BREAKING: APC Disqualifies Obaseki, Two Others From Primaries
The All Progressives Congress has on Friday declared the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, and two others ineligible to contest in the July 22 governorship primary election in Edo State. The disqualification was…
Ebonyi Gov Orders Isolation, COVID-19 Test For Ex-Commissioner
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has ordered the immediate isolation of a former Commissioner for Information in the State, Chief Abia Onyike, for violating the COVID-19 lockdown law. The governor stated this while…
Democracy Day 2020: Akeredolu pardons 28 inmates
In commemoration of the 2020 Democracy Day celebrated on June 12, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has granted amnesty to 28 inmates of the Nigeria Correctional Custodial Centres in the state. Governor…
Buhari’s Democracy Day Address
NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON DEMOCRACY DAY, JUNE 12TH 2020 Read the speech by the President below: Fellow Nigerians, 1. The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil…
Osinbajo: Dukia Gold Refinery is an extremely valuable new source of trade, jobs
The federal government of Nigeria has commended Heritage Bank for being part of a valuable private sector collaboration with Dukia Gold & Precious Metals Refining Co. Limited, saying the partnership will pave way for…
FG To Arraign Supermarkets, Pharmaceutical Owners Over Price Hike
The Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed June 25, for the arraignment of two supermarkets and pharmacies charged for hiking prices of key hygiene products such as hand sanitizer and face masks. The Federal Competition…
Katsina Anti-Banditry Protest: Protesters burn Buhari, Masari billboard
Some protesters in Yantumaki town, Damusa Local Government Area of Katsina State, on Tuesday burnt down a campaign billboard of the All Progressives Congress (APC), with the pictures of the President Muhammadu Buhari…
Taiwan Donates 100,000 Medical Masks To Nigeria
Taiwan, on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 donated another consignment of 100,000 medical masks to Nigeria in support of the country’s effort to contain the spread of the COVID 19 pandemic. The Representative of Taiwan in…
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza Dies Of Cardiac Arrest
The government of Burundi on Tuesday announced the “unexpected” death of President Pierre Nkurunziza. The government revealed in a tweeted statement that he died after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was admitted to…
Schools May Reopen After Lifting Interstate Travel Ban – Education Minister
The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, has said, during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday, that schools may reopen in the country after the ban on interstate movement…
Nigeria Records Highest Daily Infections With 663 New cases of COVID-19
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded its highest daily COVID-19 infections with 663 new case, bringing the total number of infected persons in the country to 13,464. The number of new cases was released by the Nigeria Centre for…
Six NDDC workers test positive for COVID-19
Six staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have been confirmed positive for COVID-19. The commission disclosed this on its Twitter handle on Monday. The six staff were said to be workers in the office of…
Nigeria To Sign Pact With Israel On Methanol Fuel Production
Nigeria and Israel have agreed to sign a bilateral agreement in the area of Methanol Fuel Production Technology that would be of mutual benefit to both countries. This was disclosed on Monday when the Israeli Ambassador…
FG Declares June 12 Public Holiday To Mark Democracy Day
The Federal Government has declared Friday, June 12 as public holiday to mark 2020 Democracy Day. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, who made the announcement on behalf of the Federal Government,…
Buhari and Chief of Army Staff Buratai in closed door meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met behind closed door with Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agenda of the meeting…
Two Ebonyi council members recover from COVID-19
Two Ebonyi state Executive Council members who tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and discharged from the isolation centre. Professor Ogbonnaya Chukwu, who is the Commissioner for Finance and Economic…