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The controversy triggered by the reports that the First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has relocated out of the country took a new twist on Tuesday. This comes as Mr Aliyu Abdullahi, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity (Office of the First Lady), refused to disclose Mrs Buhari’s whereabouts. Rather than […]

The Federal Government on Tuesday expressed disappointment with states, saying despite the resources made available to them, testing for COVID – 19 had been very low. It also said with effect from January 1, 2021, the passports of the first 100 passengers that failed to take their day seven post-arrival PCR test would be published […]

The Lagos state government has threatened to deactivate the passports of travellers refusing to comply with COVID-19 testing protocols. Akin Abayomi, commissioner for health, and Gbenga Omotosho, his information and strategy counterpart, made this known in a document on the state’s COVID-19 update. According to the document, over 213,000 persons have been tested out of […]

The House of Representatives has denied that it apologised to President Muhammadu Buhari for inviting him to appear before it over security matters. The spokesperson of the House, Benjamin Kalu, (APC-Abia) said on Monday that the House was unperturbed about the failure of Mr Buhari to appear before it over security matters. He said in a statement […]

An independent Chinese journalist who reported from Wuhan at the height of the initial coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years by a Shanghai court, her lawyer said Monday. Zhang Zhan, 37, was found guilty of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” according to one of her defense lawyers Zhang Keke, who attended her hearing. […]

Bill Gates, a co-founder of Microsoft and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), has said he does not understand why coronavirus numbers have not been as high as predicted in Africa. Recall that Gates and his wife, Melinda, had in more than one occasion, warned that there will be dead bodies all over the streets […]

A former Nigerian lawmaker, Danlami Hamza, is dead. Mr Hamza died on Sunday at a COVID-19 isolation centre at Kwanar Dawaki in Kano, his relative, Abdullahi Kausi, told Premium Times. He was 70. Mr Hamza’s funeral ceremony was conducted at about 5:00 p.m at Fagge, in Kano, amidst tears from family members and supporters. He was […]

Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode has thrown his weight behind the Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Matthew Kukah for accusing President Muhammadu Buhari of nepotism. He said those who refused to accept the truth should jump into the Lagoon. In his Christmas message on Friday, the bishop said there could have been a coup if a non-northern […]

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has explained how no fewer than 20 members of the union died of COVID-19 in the last one week. NMA Chairman in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Enema Amodu, disclosed this to reporters at a briefing on Friday in Abuja. He noted that the late medical doctors contracted the […]

Popular Nigerian filmmaker, Chico Ejiro, is dead. Ejiro was popular for his blockbuster movies in the 90s. He produced movies like Silent Night, Blood Money, Deadly Affair, among several other notable movies. In a phone conversation with Punch, his colleague and close friend, Zik Zulu, said, “Yes, it is true, Chico Ejiro is dead.” Also, […]

The presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 says it will soon publish the passport numbers of 100 travellers who refused to undergo the mandatory COVID-19 test after returning to the country. Travellers are mandated to run the test seven days after their arrival. At its briefing on Thursday, Sani Aliyu, national coordinator of the PTF, […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday 23 December, arraigned two brothers, Okwuchukwu Olisaebuka Eze and Nnadozie Onyeka Eze for stealing N1.5billion from billionaire Arthur Eze. Charged with the two accused were their companies. While Olisaebuka and Berlus Resources Ltd were docked on a 14-count charge, Onyeka and DYM Integrated Service Limited were […]

More trouble for Nigeria as COVID-19 hits harder with 1,133 fresh cases reported on Wednesday. This is the second time Nigeria is recording over 1,000 cases and the second highest since February when the pandemic broke out. The highest figures of 1,148 so far was posted on 18 December, 2020. The new figures represent an […]

Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan met with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Bashir Ahmad the Personal Assistant to the President, on Digital and New Media revealed this on his Twitter page. He tweeted, “President Muhammadu Buhari receives former President, Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.” According to Jonathan, he […]