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There was a mild drama inside the business class section of Air Peace at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri on Sunday, as the former chairman of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Cletus Ilomuanya, attacked ex-Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha. Eyewitnesses said Ilomuanya, who was calmly seated before Okorocha’s arrival, suddenly […]

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike on April 1, if members owed salaries and allowances are not paid. The decision was contained in a communique issued after the association’s  extraordinary national executive council meeting, which held on Saturday at the National Hospital, Abuja. According to the […]

The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has vowed to resign his appointment should he be asked to act against his conscience or in violation of rule of law. An EFCC’s statement shared via the commission’s twitter handle on Saturday stated that Mr Bawa spoke on Friday, while featuring on a Nigerian […]

President Buhari has spent eight months in the country without embarking on a foreign trip, the longest since his regime began almost six years ago on May 29, 2015. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic plays a key role in limiting the President’s international travels as the highly infectious disease has claimed over 2.7 million lives across […]

The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has warned against the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines online. INTERPOL noted that criminals have started producing and selling fake vaccines through online platforms. The law enforcement organisation, in a statement published on its website, said members of the public that purchase such fake vaccines are at risk of serious health hazards. “With […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday offered a special prayer against another civil war in Nigeria. President Buhari spoke at an event to welcome the World leader of the Tijjaniyya Islamic Religious Movement, Sheikh Muhammadul Mahy Niass, the Grand Khalifa of Sheikh Ibrahim Niass. The President, who recalled that in the 30 months of the civil […]

Governor Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa State has described President Muhammadu Buhari as the best thing to happen to Nigeria. Speaking when he featured on Politics Today, a Channels Television programme, the governor said Buhari has recorded a lot of achievements. The presenter had asked him if he agrees with his All Progressives Congress (APC) […]

Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene on Thursday sentenced Professor Peter Ogban of the University of Uyo to three years imprisonment in a two-count of manipulation and falsification of election results. Ogban was the returning officer in the Senatorial Election held in Akwa Ibom north-west in 2019 and the case was instituted […]

The ruling party, the All Progressives Congress defeated the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2015 presidential election that ushered in President Muhammadu Buhari. Before the election, which was the first that saw the incumbent president losing to an opponent, APC leaders capitalised on many of the failures of the PDP-led government of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. […]

Director, Publicity and Advocacy, Northern Elders’ Forum, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari is too slow in tacking insecurity. Baba-Ahmed, who spoke on Arise Television yesterday, wondered why it was taking Buhari’s administration so long to tackle insecurity. He said: “If I’ve an opportunity to speak with the president, I’d say: ‘Sir, please, […]

The return of Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, to Aso Rock Villa from the United Arab Emirates last Thursday was partly due to the ailment of a top member of the cabal in President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, Mamman Daura. Daura has long been viewed as the leader of a powerful cabal or ‘powerful kitchen cabinet’ […]

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Tuesday, said he had no reason to raise a false alarm that he was attacked if such did not happen. While expressing sadness about those who doubted the incident, the governor wondered the benefit he would derive from raising a false allegation. Ortom spoke in an interview with State […]

The All Progressives Congress, APC, which has only ruled Nigeria for six years, is plotting to rule at the centre till 2051 or at least 2047. That is another 26 or 30, from now, covering eight or nine election cycles. The party has only won two general elections, in 2015 and 2019. Chairman of the […]

The presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 says Nigeria has joined the list of countries developing COVID-19 vaccines with two candidates currently awaiting clinical trials. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, disclosed this during the PTF national briefing in Abuja on Monday. On January 18, Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, announced that […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says travellers found to be in possession of fake coronavirus test results will be arrested and prosecuted. Speaking during the media briefing of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Monday, Chikwe Ihekweazu, NCDC director-general, announced that a verification platform has been launched to confirm results. TheCable […]

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State says the Federal Government will be held responsible if Samuel Ortom, his Benue counterpart, is assassinated. The convoy of Ortom was attacked along Makurdi/Gboko road in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue on Saturday. In his reaction to the incident, Wike said if the Benue governor is killed, there […]

Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has read the riot act to criminals following the recent attacks on police and naval formations in the state. In a state broadcast on Sunday in Akwa, he noted that another incident was foiled by security operatives and the security agencies have been directed to resist such attacks going forward. […]