Chinese police have detained around 80 people and seized 3,000 fake Covid-19 vaccines, state news…
Year: 2021
Gbajabiamila mourns Tony Momoh
…..commiserates with Hon. Abike-Dabiri over mother’s death By Ife Osemedua The Speaker of…
Reps Deputy Speaker’s aide did not resign, was sacked for alleged fraud
Ahmad Tijjani Abubakar, a former aide to the Deputy Speaker of the House of…
Court adjourns Kalu case as counsel seeks transfer
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, adjourned the arraignment of Sen. Orji…
Volunteers in AstraZeneca trial given wrong dose, documents reveal
Much is riding on the British-developed Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which is being rolled out across the…
Hisbah confiscates 260 crates of alcoholic drinks in Bauchi
Bauchi State Hisbah Board has confiscated 260 crates of alcoholic drinks from hotels and…
As UN warns Africa must begin vaccination, Nigeria to receive 41m COVID-19 vaccines from AU
By Deborah Hassan The Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres, recently warned…
FG extends NIN-SIM linkage deadline
The Federal Government has extended the ongoing National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)…
EFCC docks corps member, one other over alleged love scam
The Ilorin Zonal Office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, February 1, 2021…
Tambuwal swears-in Grand Khadi
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Monday, February 1, 2021, swore-in the newly appointed…
New Maritime Policy will boost AfCFTA, FDI says Minister
By Ade Jacobs The National Maritime Transport Policy has been developed by the federal government to…
Tambuwal urges NASS to pass PIB
Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has appealed to the National Assembly to speedily consider the…
Buhari mourns political ally, Tony Momoh
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief at the passing of his longtime ally, friend, political loyalist…
Biden’s likely policy orientation toward Africa, by Otobo & Obaze
The inauguration of the Biden administration has generated much global interest. Its implications for Africa are…
Wuse, UTC Markets shut down for failure to comply with FG’s directives on COVID – 19
By Gabriel Atumeyi The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has ordered the closure of…
Former Government Spokesman, Prince Tony Momoh, dead
A former Information and Culture Minister under the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida,…
Pandemonium at Ebonyi PDP secretariat as police, factional members clash
There was pandemonium in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi state on Monday as police and a faction…
Man docked for alleged threat on wife’s life
A 60-year-old man, Okechukwu Akunna, on Monday appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly…
FCT records 994 accidents in 2020 – FRSC
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded 994 road traffic accidents in 2020, Mr Gora Wobin, the…
Challenges For New Service Chiefs – Dakuku Peterside
The military institution is one of the most important state institutions in Nigeria and indeed anywhere…
How to avert another civil war in Nigeria
By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I know how easy it is for men and women in…
Covid-19: NCDC records 685 new infections as total rises to 131,242
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 685 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19),…
Rivers United maintain NPFL lead with 1-0 victory over Adamawa United
Hosts Rivers United Football Club on Sunday maintained their lead in the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football…
Trump hires new defence team ahead of impeachment trial
Former U.S. president Donald Trump has hired a new defence team shortly before his second impeachment…
Wearing of face mask, social distancing: Presidency frowns at non-compliance
Urges traditional rulers, governors to enforce order The Presidency is worried by reports of non-compliance with…
63 ATBU students win FG scholarship
Sixty-three students of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi, including undergraduates, master’s and PhD students…