The Global Fund, an international financing and partnership to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis (TB) and Malaria,…
Year: 2021
Court dismisses suit challenging Akeredolu’s re-election
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday dismissed another suit challenging the validity…
Opinion – Trump and Buhari: Dangers of having a divisive president
By Azuka Onwuka For the first time in my life, I heard that some Americans…
Abuja-Kaduna e-ticket platform ready for use next week – Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed that the e-ticketing platform of the Nigerian Railway…
Malnutrition: Kaduna Govt. establishes 300 nutrition corners in health facilities
Kaduna State Government has established no fewer than 300 nutrition corners in health facilities across…
Umahi, other Igbo leaders set agenda for new Ohanaeze leadership
By Kenneth Onuoha Igbo leaders have set agenda for the Professor George Obiozor-led new executive of…
Pence says will not invoke 25th amendment to remove Trump
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said he would not seek to invoke the 25th Amendment of the…
Second Wave of Covid-19: Umahi orders fumigation of Public Premises
By Kenneth Onuoha Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, ordered fumigation…
CAC generates N19bn revenue in 2020, says Registrar-General
The Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar, has said the organisation raked in more…
Senate President receives birthday rendition (Video)
Happy Birthday rendition to His Excellency pic.twitter.com/Pd2H3TlFDP — President of the Senate (@SPNigeria) January 13, 2021
Police deploy Commissioners to states, formations
By Moses Okorie As tenure of the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu inches to an end,…
Paternity scandal: Embattled FCMB MD’s wife quits husband’s house
The wife of Adam Nuru, the controversial Managing Director of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), identified…
Kogi gets Acting Chief Judge after retirement of Olusiyi
Justice Sunday Omeiza Otu is now the Acting Chief Judge of Kogi state. His appointment and…
Tambuwal constitutes Advisory C’ttee on upgrade of college of education to university
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State has constituted a 17-man advisory committee on the upgrading…
WhatsApp Controversial policy: Telegram gets 25m new users in 72hrs
Twenty million new users joined Telegram messenger in the last 72 hours alone, the messenger’s founder…
APC to triple membership ahead of 2023 poll
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will triple its membership ahead…
SMEDAN trains 100 teachers on entrepreneurship skills for students in Sokoto
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) in partnership with Sokoto State Government…
3 killed, 4 injured as container falls on commercial bus in Ibadan
No fewer than three persons lost their lives, while four others sustained injuries on Tuesday, as…
Truck crushes couple to death in Ogun
Two persons suspected to be husband and wife were on Tuesday crushed to death in an…
COVID-19 fatalities and Nigeria’s leadership failure
By Emeka Alex Duru The Corona Virus pandemic is an instance in situating the uniqueness of…
Fire incidents kill 76 people in Kaduna – Director
Seventy-six persons died in 615 fire incidents recorded in Kaduna State in 2020, the Director of…
COVID-19: Ebonyi continues deployment of 2 nurses per school ahead of resumption
The Ebonyi Government says it will deploy two nurses to each public schools ahead of January…
Pro-Trump protest at Twitter Headquarters flops
A protest by pro-Trump groups following Twitter’s ban of President Donald Trump from its platform…
Man dragged before Kaduna court for misplacing someone’s phone
A 23-year-old businessman, Sani Mika’il, was on Tuesday dragged to a Shari’a Court sitting at Rigasa,…
”Unfit for office”: Trump, Pence meet ahead of Democratic vote
US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have met for the first time since…
Gorilla tests positive for Covid-19
A gorilla has tested positive for Covid-19 at San Diego Zoo Safari Park in California,…
Osun farmers seek irrigation systems to improve low output caused by poor rainfall
By Idris Salisu The Chairman of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Osun Chapter,…
Kwara records 38 cases of COVID-19, discharges 101 patients
By Ife Osemedua The Government of Kwara State has announced 38 new COVID-19 cases and…
Hospitals won’t be able to handle serious COVID-19 cases soon — NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control says the country is now reaching a critical…