Russia has made available 300 million doses of its Sputnik V vaccine to African countries, the…
Year: 2021
NDDC must focus on people-oriented, sustainable projects – Okowa
By Gabriel Atumeyi Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has urged the Niger Delta…
Kaduna: Women, girls develop COVID-19 response track list
By Kenneth Onuoha Some women and girls have developed checklists for monitoring government’s COVID-19…
Why I dumped journalism for food hawking – Ugoma Johnson
By Folashade Fatunsi A young female journalist, Ugoma Johnson, recently elicited a lot of interest on…
Bandits free abducted Kagara schoolboys
By Moses Okorie The students and staff of Government Science College, Kagara in Rafi local government…
Kano Govt empowers 60 street beggars as ban on street begging takes effect
The Kano state government has empowered no fewer than 60 women and youths with different entrepreneurial…
INEC clarifies expansion of access to polling units nationwide
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers, on Thursday, provided clarification on the expansion of…
FG, States, LGAs share N640.3bn for January
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N640.310 billion to the three tiers of government…
Number of confirmed Ebola cases in DR Congo rises
The number of confirmed cases of the Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the…
Biden to announce release of $4bn for vaccines to poor countries at G7 meeting
U.S. President Joe Biden will announce at the G7 gathering on Friday that the United States…
COVID-19: NCDC reports 877 new infections, total case count now 150,246
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 877 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing…
EFCC uncovers another internet fraud training centre in Abuja
Operatives of the Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have uncovered…
Fani-Kayode and APC: An unfinished business
Following the widespread recriminations that trailed the whirlwind romance between People’s Democratic Party(PDP) quarter guard, Femi…
Nigeria and ‘The Madhouse’
Unlike the leaders of Nigeria whose crisis resolution skills are suspect, Benson resolves the crisis in…
NDLEA to introduce Drug Integrity Test initiative
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it will introduce drug integrity test initiative, expected…
Buhari mourns foremost lawyer, Ziggy Azike
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of Chief Chibuzo Nduwueze Ziggy Azike, a…
Police, Military launch search for abducted Kagara students
A joint search and rescue mission, involving the Police, the military and other law enforcement agencies…
House of Reps Minority Caucus: Our leadership challenges now over – Elumelu
By Moses Okorie The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives, headed by the Peoples Democratic…
Buhari appoints new CGs for NSCDC, Correctional Service
By Gabriel Atumeyi President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ahmed Abubakar Audi as the…
Ex-Customs boss, Dikko, dies of cancer
A former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Abdullahi Inde Dikko, is dead. Dikko died in…
Don’t use Covid-19 as pretext for failure, Wike tells politicians
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, says no government should use COVID-19 as an excuse not…
Anambra 2021: Ex-CBN governor, Soludo to contest under APGA
By Gabriel Atumeyi Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has…
Control the mind and you control reality: Veblen Effect and Julius Caesar
By Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah At 23, Julius Caesar utilised the Veblen Effect so much that it…
N714m scam: Witness narrates how N159m was traced to Turaki’s account
The trial of former Minister of Special Duties and Inter-governmental Affairs, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki continued today,…
The country burns, the leaders fiddle
By Emeka Alex Duru You may need to understand the crisis in Somalia to be able…
“My Paris Club refund story” – Ned Nwoko
Ned Nwoko, is a former member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives (Aniocha North/South and Oshimili…
ESN: Army deploys soldiers, helicopters in Orlu
There was panic in Orlu and Orsu Local Government Areas of Imo State on Thursday…
Opinion: From Kankara to Kagara, hypocrisy defines the Buhari government
By Ikechukwu Amaechi Anyone who watches the trending video of heavily armed bandits…
NAFDAC seizes fake cosmetic products worth N4.1m in Ebonyi
By Kenneth Onuoha The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)…
COVID-19: NAFDAC approves AstraZeneca Vaccine for use in Nigeria
By Ife Osemedua The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration…