Gov. Umahi Lifts Ban On Church Activities in Ebonyi The Governor of Ebonyi State ,Engr. Chief David Nweze Umahi has graciously approves the sum of N1B palliatives to help Ebonyians cushion the effect of Covid-19 pandemic which resulted in partial lockdown of…
Wike dares Buhari, shuts down Carveton Helicopters The Rivers State Government has shut down Carveton Helicopters in the state for endangering the lives of Rivers people over what it tagged as “suspicious operation of the company in the state.” Governor Nyesom Wike…
COVID-19: NDDC fails to get ventilators to oil-states, gives reason The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has blamed its inability to distribute ventilators and other test kits to its mandate states on coronavirus. The states are Abia, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River,…
COVID-19: CAN backs Enugu Government’s efforts The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Enugu State chapter, has expressed its support for efforts of the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, in containing Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the state. CAN expressed its position when…
COVID-19: NUPENG reacts as police kills member in Aba The National Leadership of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has condemned the killing of one of its members, Comrade Chibuisi Chikezie Okameme, 26, a petrol station worker in Abia…
Arrest of Carveton pilots: Service Commanders in Rivers demonstrated dangerous ignorance, gross incompetence – FG The Federal Government has said the Air Force Commander in Port Harcourt, who invited Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to arrest Caverton Helicopter pilots, and passengers on…
COVID-19: Chinese medical team arrives in Nigeria A 15-man COVID-19 medical team from China has landed in Nigeria. They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Wednesday afternoon. A chartered Air Peace aircraft which arrived China on Tuesday returned with the…
Coronavirus: Nigerian Customs to distribute rice, other edible goods worth N2.3bn The Nigerian Customs Service is to share seized rice and other edible items to members of the public worth N2.3bn. The seized items were condemned and forfeited to the federal government…
COVID-19: ‘Aso Rock is vacant’ – Nnamdi Kanu mocks Nigerians Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra group, IPOB, has said the positions of the President, Vice President and Chief of Staff vacant. Kanu noted that the radio…
Coronavirus in Nigeria: Okowa provides fresh updates on Delta’s first COVID-19 case Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has provided the latest update on the State’s first Coronavirus (COVID-19) case. ND REPORTERS recalls that Okowa had confirmed Delta’s first COVID-19 case. Okowa…
Gov. Ayade personally enforces shutdown order at Cross River-Akwa Ibom boundary Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade took part in the enforcement of the shutdown order between his State and Akwa Ibom State. The Governor was at the boundary of the…
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Nigeria Accountant-General’s offices on fire Some rooms at the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation in Abuja are on fire. Popularly known as Treasure House, the building was recently renovated. The fire broke out Wednesday morning. Reason for the inferno is…
COVID-19: Edo Government responsible for rising cases – NMA alleges The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Edo State branch has called on the state Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki to immediately close all borders in the State to curb the spread of the Coronavirus….
COVID-19: Extend lockdown, provide palliatives for Deltans -Nupe monarch urges Gov. Okowa The Etsu-Nupe of Warri, Alhaji Zuberu Mohammed Tajudeen, on Wednesday, said Governor Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa should extend the lockdown in Delta State. The Nupe monarch who spoke with ND REPORTERS…
COVID-19: Ondo lawmakers draw battle line with Akeredolu over committees Members of the Ondo State House of Assembly are set for showdown with Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu over the committees constituted by the Governor to ameliorate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on…
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Coronavirus: Buhari Govt under fire as China kicks out Igbo indigenes A South East group, the Igbo Renaissance Forum has reacted to the demeaning treatment currently being meted out on Igbo people in China. Video clips emerged from different social media platforms…
COVID-19 Pandemic: Gov. Ikpeazu extends Lockdown in Abia State The Abia State Government has announced the extension of the lockdown in the State over the deadly coronavirus pandemic by seven days. This takes effect from today, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. A press…
Coronavirus: Gov. Okowa confirms Delta’s first COVID-19 case Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has confirmed the State’s first coronavirus case. Okowa, in a tweet on Tuesday night, disclosed the patient is already receiving treatment at its isolation center. Recall that the…
COVID-19: Court remands two pilots for flouting Wike’s order Two Pilots are ow cooling their heels at the Nigeria Correctional Service facility in Port Harcourt, for flouting the restriction order of Governor Nyesom Wike. The two pilots of Carveton Helicopters; Samuel Ugorji…
COVID-19: NCDC commends Enugu State government’s efforts Officials of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control who have been in Enugu State in the past one week in response to the COVID-19 outbreak on Tuesday, visited Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State at…
NDDC alerts public of impostors offering fake jobs, contracts on social media The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), on Tuesday, warned the public to disregard any social media accounts advertising jobs and contracts opportunities in the commission. Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, the NDDC…
COVID-19: Chloroquine worked in some tests, herbs claims unproven – Nigeria The Nigerian government says chloroquine had been found in some tests to work in a test-tube as a treatment for coronavirus. Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, disclosed this on Tuesday…
Abia govt to distribute lockdown palliatives through churches, mosques Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, has approved the distribution of cash and food/relief materials as palliatives to vulnerable persons in the State following the total lockdown of activities. This was contained in…
COVID-19: Akwa Ibom State Government set to roll out palliatives to all villages After days of heavy criticism, Akwa Ibom State government is set to roll out palliatives measures to cushion the effect of the current fight against COVID-19. The development was…
COVID-19: Ohanaeze demands forensic investigation into activities of Nigeria’s Humanitarian Affairs Ministry Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), the apex Igbo youth socio-cultural organization, has called for forensic investigation into the activities of the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Crisis Management, led by…
COVID-19: 62-year-old UK returnee is Rivers second case – State government The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Professor Princewill Chike, has revealed that the newly recorded COVID-19 case is a sixty-two-year-old man who returned from the United Kingdom on March 21. The…
Buhari remembers everything – Ohanaeze faults Nnamdi Kanu on clone allegation The apex Igbo socio-political organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Tuesday described Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as “senseless and useless.” Ohanaeze’s Secretary General, Barr. Uche Okwukwu said…
Buhari: Nnamdi Kanu blasts Obama, Tony Blair, questions why Osinbajo, Abba Kyari not in jail Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the frontline secessionist group in the South East, the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has blasted those that helped President Muhammadu Buhari into…
Coronavirus: Presidency replies Wike for accusing Buhari of favouring Lagos The Presidency has replied Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state for accusing the Federal Government of favouring Lagos State above other states of the federation in the fight against Coronavirus. The Senior…
FG declares Friday, Monday public holidays The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 10 and Monday, 13, as public holidays to mark the 2020 Easter Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government,…
COVID-19: Edo govt confirms two new cases of Coronavirus The Edo State Government on Monday confirmed that it recorded two new cases of coronavirus, making a total of 11 confirmed cases in the state. Recall that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control…
COVID-19: Edo govt orders relocation of markets As part of its efforts to tackle the spread of Coronavirus, the Edo State Government has ordered the relocation of major markets in Benin City, to any nearby public schools for one week, with effect…
Coronavirus: Facemask offenders to pay fine of N300,000 – Ayade Cross River State Governor, Prof Ben Ayade, has issued a fresh threat to any citizen or resident of the state who refused to wear facemask. The warning was contained in a statement…
Covid-19: Buhari approves recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved the engagement of 774, 000 Nigerians on a Special Public Works programme in the country to help reduce the effect of COVID-19 pandemic. Minister of Finance, Budget and National…
COVID-19: President Buhari orders immediate release of seized bags of Rice to Nigerians President Buhari has ordered the Nigeria Customs Service NCS to release with immediate effect bags of rice seized from smugglers for distribution to the masses. The move is not…
COVID-19: Gov. Ben Ayade extends stay at home order by one week in Cross River The Governor of Cross River State, Prof Ben Ayade has extended the stay-at-home order given to residents of the State by one week The Governor, in a…
COVID-19: Buhari govt under fire over money sharing, exclusion of South-East A South-East group, Igbo Renaissance Forum has knocked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government over its approach to the N20,000 stimulus package for the ‘poorest in the society.’ The group said it…
COVID-19: Cross River commences enforcement of no-mask-no-movement The Cross River State Government has commenced the enforcement of no-mask-movement policy. A statement signed by the Personal Assistant to the Commissioner for Health, Item Kris, said the state Garment Factory has heightened effort to…
COVID-19 Lockdown: Police demote sergeant for assaulting medical doctor in Akwa Ibom The Akwa Ibom State Police Command on Saturday, demoted one Edidiong Alexander attached to Safer Highway from the rank of Sergeant to Corporal for assaulting one Dr Daniel David Edet…
Coronavirus: Abia govt reacts to death of medical doctor in US The Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu has expressed sadness over the death of Dr. Caleb Anya who died from Coronavirus in New York, USA. Anya, who hails from Abia state…
COVID-19 delaying Anchor Borrowers Programme in Nigeria – VON DG, Okechukwu Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, on Sunday blamed the COVID 19 pandemic for the delay of the Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP), a key component of President…
Coronavirus: Okonjo-Iweala tells Nigeria, African countries next action to take Former minister of finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has called on Nigeria and other African countries to immediately mount pressure on the G7 and G20 for debt-relief to tackle Coronavirus. According to her, this…
COVID-19 Lockdown: Police arrest clergymen in Akwa Ibom for disobeying Government orders The Police in Akwa Ibom had a filled Sunday going around the State enforcing the government order of locking down the city. It could be recalled that the Governor, Udom…
COVID-19: Enugu APC chieftains condemn attack on foreign affairs minister, Onyeama A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC, in Enugu State, Princess Adaku Ogbu-Aguocha, has condemned what she called continuous attack on the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama by officials…
COVID-19: Akeredolu calls for calm in Ondo as contact tracing begins The Ondo State government has commenced the process of contact tracing following the confirmation of an index case in the state. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu disclosed this on Saturday during a state…
Enugu APC blasts Foreign Affairs Minister, Onyeama over arrest of party chieftain The All Progressives Congress, APC, Enugu State chapter, on Saturday, accused Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama of using his position to oppress members of the party in the…
COVID-19: APGA sets up committee to monitor palliative distribution in Anambra The National Working Committee(NWC) of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has constituted a 10-man committee to handle the distribution of materials received from stakeholders in Anambra State The charity materials…
Enugu Health Commissioner died of Chronic Kidney Disease – Family The family of the late Commissioner for Health, Enugu State, Prof. Anthony Ugochukwu, has formally announced his death. A statement signed on behalf of the family by Dr. Kingsley C. Ugochukwu, said…
COVID-19: Reps consider 2-month free power supply bill The House of Representatives on Saturday in Abuja said a fresh Stimulus Bill that will ensure that Nigerians get free electricity supply for two months would be considered to mitigate the effects of the…
APC lauds Oshiomhole’s role in ending Executive, Legislative face-off as he clocks 68 The All Progressives Congress, APC, has congratulated Adams Oshiomhole, its National Chairman on his 68th birthday. APC commended Oshiomhole for ensuring a smooth working relationship between the Executive and…
Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ugochukwu is dead Enugu State Commissioner for Health, Professor Anthony Ugochukwu is dead. He passed away Friday night at Memphys Hospital in Enugu. The member representing Oji River state Constituency in the Enugu House of Assembly,…
