The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 829 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that since the beginning of the outbreak in February, more than 925,215 samples have...
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By BISHOP MATTHEW HASSAN KUKAH – It is difficult to understand how a Member of the revered British Parliament worth his salt, could have left himself open to ridicule by levelling the unfounded, irrational and bizarre allegations of corruption against General Yakubu Gowon, our former Head of State and...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – …Mourns Chief Ajakpo, Air Commodore Nkanga President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted the sacrifices of 20 doctors reportedly killed by COVID-19, saying their welfare is a priority for his government. The President has sent his condolence to the Nigerian Medical Association over the death of...
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has expressed shock over the death of veteran film producer, Chico Ejiro. The minister, in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, said the death was a huge blow to the nation’s Creative Industry in general and to Nollywood in particular. He expressed...
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will go to court on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, to start the process to challenge the Presidential and Parliamentary election results. This was disclosed by the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi constituency and a member of the Legal team of the NDC, Rockson-Nelson Este Kwami...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Nigerians to emulate the progressive traits of Gov. Atiku Bagudu, Chairman, Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), who turned 59. Similarly, the party felicitated with former Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara on his 53rd birthday. In a statement by Mr John Akpanudoedehe, Secretary...
Leicester City came back twice to end Manchester United’s away winning streak in the Premier League with a 2-2 draw at the King Power Stadium on Saturday. A Jamie Vardy shot which deflected off United defender Axel Tuanzebe, five minutes from the end, secured a point for Brendan Rodgers’...
The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) has condoled with the former governor of Kano State, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, over the death of his father, Alhaji Musa Saleh. The Chairman of the Forum and governor of Plateau, Simon Lalong, in a condolence message, described the demise as a great loss to...
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger has signed the state N153.4 billion 2021 budget into law.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the State House of Assembly had on Thursday passed the budget with an increased of N2.21 billion as against the N151.2 billion presented by the governor.Speaking at...
The authorities of Ikole Local Government Area (LGA) of Ekiti State on Saturday appealed to residents not to violate government’s directives on measures to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Chairman of the LGA, Mr Sola Olominu, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Redeemed Christian Church of God on Saturday disallowed worshippers without facemasks from entering crusade ground in Badagry, Lagos State, where its General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, ministered. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adeboye arrived in Badagry in a church helicopter which landed at Ajara Grammar...
The Government of Akwa Ibom has declared a seven-day period of mourning effective from Dec. 26, over the death of Otuekong Idongesit Nkanga, a former military administrator of the state, who died on Dec. 24. This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government,...
The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has felicitated with Christians and urged them to continue adhering to COVID-19 protocols to avoid spread of the disease. The National President of the association, Mr Alabi Kolade, made the appeal in his goodwill message to the people on Saturday. “My...
Mr Charles Akpuenika, Ebonyi Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, said that he had reaped bountifully from his massive investments in agriculture in the outgoing year. Akpuenika made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abakaliki, noting that 2020 remained one...
The Kano State Environmental Mobile Court, on Saturday sealed two factories, NINA Plastics and Prosper Plastics Companies for not participating in the monthly environmental sanitation exercise.Chief Magistrate Auwal Yusuf-Suleiman, gave the order during an inspection of the Chalawa Industrial Area, in the Kano Metropolis.Yusuf-Suleiman said the factories operated within...
Retired Col. Olayinka Olayanju, the Commandant of the Southwest Security Network in Oyo State, otherwise known as Amotekun, has debunked a report that its operatives killed a student of the University of Ibadan last Sunday. Olayanju said in a statement issue in Ibadan on Saturday that men of the...
Newcastle United FC manager Steve Bruce has rejected criticism from a section of the club’s fan base that they have made no progress since he took over in 2019 and said people should judge him at the end of the season. While Newcastle are off to their best start...
The Kaduna State Government plans to spend N4.6 billion on upgrading and equipping of General Hospitals across the state in 2021. This is contained in the breakdown of the N9.1 billion allocated to the Ministry of Health for capital projects in 2021, obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria...
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa on Saturday signed the state N140 billion 2021 budget into law.Speaking at the ceremony in Yola, Fintiri said that 52 per cent of the budget was for capital expenditure, while 48 per cent was for recurrent expenditure.According to him, the budget is the first...
Gunmen kidnapped a traveller on the Isan-Iludun-Ekiti highway in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Friday. Amotekun Corps Commander in the state, retired Brig.-Gen. Joe Komolafe, confirmed the mishap on Saturday and said another would-have-been victim was rescued by the corps. He said the Ekiti State Security Network...