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The Peoples Democratic Party has pleaded with Nigerians not to take a cue from President Muhammadu Buhari to violate COVID-19 protocols. This was contained in a press statement titled, “PDP Expresses Dismay By Buhari’s Violation of COVID-19 Law…Charges Nigerians Not to Follow Such Examples,” signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has violated the Health Protection Regulations order he signed last week. On Saturday, the President revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Daura, Katsina State. Daily Post observed that the President was at different times in midst of scores of people against the physical distance provision of the order. […]

At a time when many thought that the coronavirus pandemic was coming to an end, there is now a second wave of the virus in Nigeria, which appears to be more virulent. Many celebrities and notable personalities, who contracted the virus, have spoken about their ordeals, and a United Kingdom-based actress, Victoria Inyama, has lent […]

In a statement on Friday, Femi Adesina, presidential spokesperson, said the people behind the plot intend to deploy the media in publishing several allegations against the president. He also said some of the accusations in the publications will include allegations that Buhari is suppressing a particular religion or ethnic groups. “There is compelling reason to […]

The Federal Government is contemplating lockdown in part of Lagos, Abuja, Plateau and Kaduna, as COVID-19 cases shot up in those areas. National Incident Manager, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mukhtar Muhammed, in a interview on Channels TV Sunrise Daily programme lamented the sharp increase in COVID-19 in the affected states. He said even if […]

Atlanta Rapper T.I and his wife Tiny Harris have been accused by several women of sexual abuse and sexual trafficking. Former best friend of Tiny, Sabrina Peterson, who has an ongoing feud with the Harris’ has claimed that the couple have sexually abused several women. Sabrina also alleged that the three time Grammy award winner […]

Following misgivings in some parts of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday promised that the COVID-19 vaccines to be procured by government will not endanger the people’s health. He pleaded with the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) to assist in the mobilisation for vaccination. The President bared his mind during an audience […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday pledged to be just and fair to all Nigerians, irrespective of their religion or ethnicity. He said neither his personal decisions nor policies of the Federal Government under his watch are influenced by religious prejudice. The President spoke when the leadership of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), […]

The Anambra House of Assembly Complex was shut down on Wednesday after some lawmakers and workers tested positive for COVID-19. The complex would remain shut for three weeks, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported. The COVID-19 cases were confirmed after the assembly invited the state COVID-19 team on January 19 to conduct compulsory tests on members […]

After years of complaints by Nigerians about the worsening security situation amidst the overstay of Nigeria’s military chiefs in office, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday relieved the officials of their positions. Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, said in a statement, Tuesday, that Mr Buhari “accepted the immediate resignation of the Service Chiefs, and their retirement from service.” The […]

Nigeria on Tuesday added 15 more deaths to its coronavirus toll, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. In a late-night tweet, the disease control agency added that 1,303 new cases had been confirmed nationwide. To date, 124,299 cases have been confirmed, 99,276 cases discharged and 1522 deaths recorded across the 36 states and […]

Nigerians have expressed outrage over the sacking of a female corporal, Olajide Omolola, because she got pregnant out of wedlock. They slammed the Nigeria Police Force over what they described as a discriminatory law and called on rights group to fight for the woman. The police, in a wireless message with reference number CJ:4161/EKS/IY/Vol.2/236, DTO:181330/01/2021 […]

The Anambra State Government may soon arrest a prophet, who goes by the name Jesus of Nkpo, based in the Idemili Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, C-Don Adinuba, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Awka, the state capital. He accused the prophet of “criminal […]

UK easily transmissible COVID-19 variant is in Nigeria, Boss Mustapha, chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, announced on Monday. According to him, Nigeria has recorded four cases of the variant called B117 strain. “Over the last few weeks, the PTF had been closely following the rising […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has said that the Nigeria Police will outdo their foreign counterparts if the same logistics are given to them. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Newsnight which aired on Monday, Adamu said police operatives are adjudged to be the best in the world. “If you put Nigerian police officers side […]

Solomon Dalung, the immediate past minister of sports, says the All Progressives (APC) has failed Nigerians. Speaking in an interview with the Hausa section of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Dalung said the government has not fulfilled its promises to Nigerians. He said despite being a member of the APC, it is his responsibility to […]

A former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abdullahi Ibrahim, died of COVID-19, on Sunday. Mr Ibrahim, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, who served as Minister of Transport and Aviation in the military regime of Muhammadu Buhari, was said to have died in an isolation centre in Abuja on Sunday. A former top […]