Roger Federer spurned a match-point to lose in the quarter-finals of the ATP Qatar Open on…
Month: March 2021
COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine has no side effect – NAFDAC D-G
Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control…
Match Day 15 fixtures in 2020/2021 NPFL
Following are the Match Day 15 fixtures in the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), scheduled…
NCDC records 287 new COVID-19 infections, total now 159,933
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 287 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the…
God is not to blame
By Olukorede Yishau In Elif Shafak’s ‘The Forty Rules of Love’, a character, Shamz of Tabriz,…
Wars and rumours of war, by Femi Adesina
It’s often intriguing to hear eminent and well appointed Nigerians talk about disintegration, destabilization and outright…
Kidnappings: Niger shuts all public secondary schools
Niger State government has ordered the closure of all public secondary schools in the state for…
Police officer recalled after 21 years of wrongful dismissal
History was made on February 16, 2021 when a police officer from Ini Local Government Area…
EFCC arraigns three FIRS directors, six other for N4.5bn fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, March 11, 2021 arraigned Peter Hena, Former…
Makinde receives service chiefs, demands more troops in Oyo
Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, demanded the deployment of more troops in the state…
Umahi, Deputy, others receive COVID-19 vaccines
By Kenneth Onuoha Ebonyi State Governor, Engr David Umahi and his wife, Rachel Umahi on Thursday,…
EFCC bursts syndicate of 13 cybercrime suspects in Abuja
Luck ran out on a syndicate of 13 cybercrime suspects on Thursday March 11, 2021, when…
Akpabio hails Buhari over new NDDC headquarters
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio on Thursday, March 11, 2021, hailed President Muhammadu…
Anambra Guber: APC chieftains warn against imposition of ‘anointed candidate’
By Deborah Hassan As the countdown to the November 6, 2021 Anambra gubernatorial election begins,…
Prince William responds to Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview: ‘We are not a racist family’
The Royal Family of the UK has been in the headlines for accusations made against…
‘Governors negotiated with bandits, those calling for my arrest are clowns’ – Sheikh Gumi
By Ife Osemedua Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has described people calling for his arrest because…
FG has no plan to negotiate with bandits, says NSA
By Deborah Hassan Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd.), has condemned negotiation…
Pharma giants, GlaxoSmithKline, Biotechnology claim their COVID-19 drug highly effective
U.S. company, Vir Biotechnology (Vir) and UK pharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), have announced that their Coronavirus…
UI, LASU, UNILAG, ranked top 3 universities in Nigeria
The University of Ibadan, Lagos State University, and the University of Lagos have ranked among the…
#EndSARS: Umahi seeks sports, entertainment icons’ assistance to harness youths’ potentials
By Kenneth Onuoha Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Umahi, has said he would seek…
Kano confiscates expired drugs, foods worth N6m
The Kano State Ministry of Health Task Force on Counterfeit, Fake, Substandard Drugs and Unwholesome Processed…
Customs bribe bandits with bags of rice to escape kidnap in Katsina
Officials of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have handed over at least seven bags…
Opinion: When an image maker becomes image wrecker
By Ikechukwu Amaechi Last week, my friend and former colleague, Oguwike Nwachuku, responded to…
Electricity customers fault DisCos move to phase out obsolete meters
Electricity consumer groups have faulted a directive by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to…
Kwara Governor mourns Oba Adeyemi
By Ife Osemedua Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has commiserated with the people of Ekan-meje…
Congress clears hurdles on Biden’s $1.9tn covid-19 relief bill
President Joe Biden’s $1.9tn (£1.4tn) relief bill to help Americans deal with the impact of the…
Alarming: Brazil records 2,286 Covid-related deaths in single day
Brazil has exceeded 2,000 Covid-related deaths in a single day for the first time, as infection…
NCDC records 394 new COVID-19 infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 394 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing…
Lawyers’ boycott of cases cripples judicial activities in Ebonyi
The Law Officers Association of Nigeria (LOAN), Ebonyi chapter, on Wednesday decided to boycott all government…
Messi, Ronaldo to miss Champion Leagues finals in 16 years
For the first time since 2004-05, neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo will see their teams…