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Hits: 34Flight Resumption: Aides of VIPs, others will not enter Nigerian airports – Minister The Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika has disclosed that aides of Very Important Persons, VIPs, and politicians who have no business traveling would not be allowed to enter the…
Hits: 42Presidency reveals why Buhari refused to deal with Wike President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, has said his principal chose to overlook the “combative and truculent, if not at times insulting” disposition of Rivers State Governor,…
Hits: 35COVID-19 Spike: Ondo NUJ demand 14 days lockdown, stringent measures Following the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ondo State, the state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ has called on Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to as a matter of…
Hits: 30Recruitment of 774,00 Nigerians: NASS, Keyamo warned to resolve employment disagreement A former Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport in Ebonyi State, Dr. Paul Okorie, has called for a dialogue between the National Assembly and the Executives in resolving the proposed…
Hits: 48FAAN releases passenger guidelines as flights resume July 8 The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has released new guidelines for air travelers and other airport users as airlines resume operations on July 8, 2020. A new guideline explained in a…
Hits: 53Police arrest 121 violators of compulsory use of facemasks in Akwa Ibom The Akwa Ibom State Police Command said it has arrested One hundred and twenty-one persons who allegedly failed to wear facemasks in public places in the State. The Command’s…
Hits: 98Edo: Why PDP Governors accepted Obaseki as candidate, supports him for second term The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors Forum, has revealed why the party is confident of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State. The PDP Governors Forum said Obaseki’s good…
Hits: 80Ondo election: Dogara makes promise to PDP aspirants after screening The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Screening Committee for the Ondo State governorship election has assured the party aspirants that none of them would be unjustly disqualified. The Chairman of the Committee…
Hits: 119Delta Assembly reacts as Okowa tests positive for coronavirus Delta State House of Assembly has assured Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and his family of prayers for their speedy recovery. The governor, his wife, Edith and daughter, tested positive to coronavirus in one…
Hits: 96FG to further research Madagascar herbal as COVID-19 death toll rises by 616 cases The Nigerian government says the Madagascar herbal remedy will be subjected to further research despite being proven to only be a cure for malaria. The government says…
Hits: 87NLC rejects increase in the price of petrol The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, says it received with great shock and consternation the news of the increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit known as ‘petrol’ from N121 to N143….
Hits: 122COVID-19: Nigeria gets $41.3m aid from America The United States’ COVID-19 emergency aid to Nigeria has risen to $41.3million (N15.5 billion). In a statement on Thursday, the Department of State said the amount was part of a $1.3billion COVID-19 aid for…
Hits: 119COVID-19: Gov Akeredolu mourns his Commissioner for Health, Wahab Adegbenro Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has described his late Commissioner for Health, Dr. Wahab Adegbenro, as a reliable colleague and compatriot. Akeredolu made this known on Thursday on his official…
Hits: 84Edo Election: INEC displays particulars of Gov Obaseki, Ize Iyamu, others Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has displayed the forms of the incumbent Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the forthcoming election in…
Hits: 169How Young Nigerians Are Spreading COVID-19 — FG The Federal Government has said that Nigerian youths between the ages of 20 and 40 are majorly responsible for the spread of the COVID-19, while the majority of those bearing the brunt are…
Hits: 96Ohanaeze Ndigbo sues CAC for N500bn over deregistration The Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide has sued the Corporate Affairs Commission for N500bn for deregistering it. The President General of the body, Basil Onyeacholam, a lawyer, disclosed this to our correspondent on…
Hits: 137Gov Akeredolu’s wife, Betty, security aides test positive for COVID-19 The first lady of Ondo State, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu has tested positive for COVID-19. The COVID-19 status of the governor’s wife was disclosed by a top government official who craved anonymity. Mrs….
Hits: 127Littered Morgues: Group flays Wike’s COVID-19 burial policy A coalition of Civil Society Organisations, the COVID-19 Situation Room, has decried the state of morgues in Rivers State which they say is littered with corpses. The group expressed concern that the new…
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Hits: 91Abia gov, Ikpeazu turns Table Tennis player in isolation Amidst reports that Governor of Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, is very ill and not responding to COVID-19 treatment, the governor was on Thursday captured playing table tennis at his isolation…
Hits: 101UniCal VC decry poor infrastructural development in Northern Cross River The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof Zana Akpagu has decried the poor infrastructural development in Northern Cross River State. The VC lamented the situation in Calabar on Thursday when…
Hits: 224COVID-19: If you’re not ready to obey guidelines, leave Akwa Ibom – Gov. Udom blast Religious leaders Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Gabriel Emmanuel had earlier today engaged in a media chat with the people of the state. The Governor…
Hits: 164COVID-19: I have told my Deputy to take over If my test returns positive- Umahi Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi says he has directed his Deputy, to take over the reins of affairs in the state and continue the fight against…
Hits: 103FG states position on reopening of schools The federal government on Thursday restated that it had not directed schools to reopen. Secretary to the Government of the federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, said this at a media briefing on Thursday. The administration…
Hits: 106‘We have no control over borders’ – Gov Ayade Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has said that he has no control over borders in the State as the federal government ordered the opening of borders in the Country. Ayade…
Hits: 116APC chieftains take action on suit against Oshiomhole The All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftains who asked an FCT High Court, Jabi, to stop Adams Oshiomhole from parading himself as the National Chairman, have withdrawn the suit. The suit was instituted by…
Hits: 104Ondo Govt declares work free day, 7 days mourning in honour of late Commissioner for Health The Ondo State government has described its late Commissioner for Health, Dr. Wahab Adegberohim as a General who died in the battlefront. According to the…
Hits: 130COVID-19 cases in Nigeria will rise – FG The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has declared that coronavirus cases in Nigeria will increase. Secretary to the Government (PTF) of the Federation and Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha, said this…
Hits: 130Imo Assembly urges NCDC to retest members with COVID-19 The speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Chiji Collins has charged the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control NCDC as well as the Imo State COVID-19 taskforce to retest the 13 members…
Hits: 117Alleged 718 fake employment letters, evidence of Dickson’s failed administration – Ex-CNPP Chairman A former Chairman, Conference of Nigeria Political Party (CNPP), Bayelsa State, Comrade Oribo Einstein, has described the recent allegation of fake employment letters in the state Civil Service…
Hits: 150COVID-19: Gov Ayade gives latest update on Cross River The Cross River State Government has insisted that it has no COVID-19 case, saying that it has nothing to gain by hiding cases of infections in the state. Governor Ben Ayade disclosed…
Hits: 145Ondo Commissioner for Health, Wahab Adegbenro dies of COVID-19 Ondo State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Wahab Adegbenr, has died of COVID-19 complications. Adegbenro was said to have died at the state Infectious Disease Hospital, IDH in Akure, Ondo State capital on…
Hits: 87Nigerian stock market may end 2020 in red – Prof Uwaleke Professor of Finance and Capital Market, Uche Uwaleke, says the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) will likely close 2020 in red due to coronavirus. He based his analysis on the negative…
Hits: 147Alleged N700m fraud: Trial of APC’s Ize-Iyamu, ex-Edo dep gov, PDP chair resumes The Federal High Court sitting in Benin will on July 7 continue the trial of Edo governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Other defendants…
Hits: 110WHO issues warning as domestic flights resume in Nigeria The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned African countries to continue to mitigate the risk of a surge in coronavirus infections as they begin to reopen airports. The Nigerian air space will…
Hits: 113COVID-19: Akeredolu needs prayers – PDP aspirant, Okunomo A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant in Ondo, Banji Okunomo, has called for prayers for Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. The governor tested positive for coronavirus early this week. In a statement on Thursday, Okunomo…
Hits: 104CUPP reacts as Falana, Oby Ezekwesili, others form new political coalition The Coalition of United Political Parties, CUPP, has kicked against the inclusion of some of its members in the new political party floated on Wednesday by some prominent Nigerians. ND…
Hits: 96Oby Ezekwesili, Falana, Utomi, Awolowo, others form new political coalition About 30 prominent Nigerians have formed a new political movement in the country. In a communiqué issued on Wednesday in Abuja, the group unveiled its name as National Consultative Front. Some…
Hits: 101Edo Guber: Ganduje, Uzodinma head 49-man APC National Campaign Council Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has been appointed to head the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Campaign Council for the upcoming governorship election in Edo State. Ganduje is to be…
Hits: 132Bayelsa records 15th COVID-19 death Bayelsa State has recorded another COVID-19 related death confirmed by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Dr. Jones Stowe, Director of Public Health and a member of State COVID-19 Task Force added that 29 infections…
Hits: 240Edo election: Supreme Court has told Obaseki, Shaibu to stop wasting their time – Godwin Erhahon A former Publicity Secretary of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Godwin Erhahon, has said that the State Governor, Godwin Obaseki…
Hits: 121COVID-19: Abia govt approves new working hours for markets, issues new guidelines for wedding, schools, others The Abia State Government has approved new working hours for markets in the State as COVID-19 continues to spread across the country. It also released…
Hits: 121Enugu confirms 66 new cases of COVID-19 The Enugu State Government has confirmed 66 new cases of the novel coronavirus disease, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 327. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ikechukwu Obi, made the announcement…
Hits: 120Atiku reacts as Governors Okowa, Akeredolu, Ikpeazu contract COVID-19 Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has sent a message to state governors undergoing COVID-19 treatments. Atiku wished Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia…
Hits: 149Interstate travels: FG reveals what will happen to transporters who flout COVID-19 rules The Federal Government says it will withdraw the operational permit of transporters who flout safety protocols. The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, announced this in…
Hits: 142Edo: Wike attacks Ize-Iyamu, reveals why he lost to Obaseki in 2016 – The political battle in Edo state is getting intense as Governor Wike attacked the governorship candidate of the APC, Ize-Iyamu – Wike said Ize-Iyamu was rejected in the…
Hits: 113Cross River workers ignore Ayade’s ‘no-work, no-pay’ directive The Chairman of the Cross River State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Benedict Ukpepi, has ordered the striking civil servants to remain at home in defiance of the ‘no work, no pay’…
Hits: 137Imo teachers begin seven-day fasting, prayers over delayed salaries Members of the Imo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has commenced seven-day fasting and prayers in the 647 autonomous communities over non-payment of their three-month salary arrears. The…
Hits: 149COVID-19: Anambra begins contact tracing at UNIZIK hospital over provost’s death Anambra State government has begun contact tracing at the College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Nnewi, following the death of its provost, Prof. Onochie Udemezue, of COVID -19 complications….
Hits: 132Jonathan’s ex-aide, Omokri blasts Buhari govt for increasing petrol price Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the decision of the President Muhammadu Buhari government to increase the pump price of premium motor spirit, also known…
Hits: 149COVID-19: PDP reacts as Delta Gov, Okowa, wife test positive The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Delta Chapter, has empathised with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, his wife, Edith and family following the news that they tested positive for the coronavirus disease. The party…
Hits: 132Abia State seeks Army’s partnership over security Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has expressed the state government’s readiness to partner the Nigeria Army in enhancing the security network of the State. Ikpeazu stated this while receiving the General Officer Commanding 82…
