Gov. Fayemi relaxes Ekiti State lockdown

Ekiti State residents, with effect from Monday, will have opportunities to pursue their business from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. Governor Kayode Fayemi who disclosed this in a state-wide broadcast Sunday evening also revealed that consultations are underway to reopen religious worship centres, schools and big markets in the state. Public officers … Read more

Zamfara State lawmaker, Tukur Jekada, is dead

Tukur Jekada, a lawmaker at the Zamfara House of Assembly who represents Bakura Constituency, is dead. Shamsudeen Hassan, the Chairman of the House Information Committee, announced this while talking in Gusau on Sunday. Mr Hassan said the lawmaker passed away on Sunday after a brief illness. Before his death, Mr Jekada was the Chair of … Read more

Lille confirms multiple offers for its sensational striker, Victor Osimhen

Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen is arguably one of the hottest properties in world football right now after his French club Lille confirmed that they had indeed received multiple offers from various clubs for the gangling forward. Although many had concluded that the transfer rumors linking Osimhen to various clubs across Europe were merely speculations, Lille … Read more

Despite spike in COVID-19 deaths, Bangladesh reopens offices, transport

Public and private offices reopened in Bangladesh after the authorities removed some of the restrictions implemented to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, more than nine weeks ago. “We are gradually returning to normalcy as the lockdown is lifted,’’ Health Ministry official, Nasima Sultana, told a news conference in Dhaka on Sunday. She called … Read more

Abubakar Umar accuses Buhari of lopsided appointments

Abubakar Umar, a retired colonel in the army and former military governor of the state of Kaduna, warned President Muhammadu Buhari that Nigeria risks crises if the president “continues to give undue preference to some sections of the country over others” in national appointments. Mr Umar, in his open letter to Mr Buhari on Sunday, … Read more

ASUU Strike: FG and ASUU  to resume negotiations

Labor and Employment Minister Chris Ngige says that if the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) rejects the government’s openness to return to the negotiation table, this would have repercussions. This was confirmed by Mr Ngige on Sunday in a statement signed in Enugu by his media assistant, Emmanuel Nzomiwu. The statement said Mr … Read more

Kwara government slashes RoW fee for telecom firms

The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has ordered the slashing of the right of way (RoW) charge from N5,500 per linear meter to N1 per kilometer of fiber for telecommunications firms (telcos). This was revealed in a statement released on Sunday by state communications commissioner Murtala Olanrewaju. The RoW fee is the levy paid by … Read more

COVID-19: Air Peace airlifts 312 Indians from Nigeria

Nigeria ‘s major carrier, Air Peace, evacuated 312 Indians from Nigeria on a 10-hour non-stop flight back to their home country. This was announced by Oluwatoyin Olajide, the airline’s chief operating officer, in a statement in Lagos on Sunday. Mrs Olajide said the flight that departed from Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Sunday, May … Read more

COVID-19: Chinese doctors still in Nigeria

The Chinese embassy and the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) say the controversially invited Chinese medical team is still in the country to assist Nigerian efforts against COVID-19. They spoke in response to Nigerian government’s suggestion via the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the team should’ve just returned to China. When the foreign … Read more

Policeman goes berserk, shoots at colleagues, kills sergeant

On Sunday morning a police officer in Lagos went berserk and opened fire on his colleagues, after a misunderstanding between them culminated in a sergeant’s death. Bala Elkana, the spokesperson for the Lagos police, said Sunday evening in a statement that the police inspector was arrested for his “unruly behaviour.” The inspector, identified as Monday … Read more

Another medical doctor dies from COVID-19

On Sunday the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Jigawa State confirmed the death of one of its members, Nasir Adam, from complications with coronavirus. Mr Adam who died was 36 years old. The state chairman of the NMA, Nura Basirka, told Dutse journalists that Mr Adam died of acute respiratory disease that was later reported … Read more

Expert advice to speedup Nigeria’s economic growth

As President Muhammadu Buhari marks five years in office, he has been urged by an economic report to focus more on human capital reform, economic diversification and government opening. The report, released by the Center for Democracy and Development (CDD), has looked at the Buhari-led administration’s economic policies since it flagged off in 2015. The … Read more

Fidelity Bank partners ESLF to cater for less privileged in Benue

Fidelity Bank Plc has donated the sum of N10 million to the Eunice Spring of Life Foundation (ESLF), a pet project of the Benue First Lady, in fulfillment of its pledge to continuously support communities where it currently operates. The donation would allow the organization to implement its numerous humanitarian projects specifically designed for the … Read more

FRSC approves promotion of 10 Assistant Corps Marshals, 32 Corps Commanders

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has approved 10 Corps Commanders (CC) to be promoted to the rank of Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) and 32 Deputy Corps Commanders (DCC) to the rank of Corps Commander. The approval followed the FRSC Board’s virtual meeting on the promotion of senior officers, at which the promotional exercise was … Read more

PDP records landslide victory in Benue LG elections

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won all the contested electoral positions in the polls held on May 30 in Benue by local government council. The elections were held in 23 local government councils across the state’s 276 council wards. The polls, which were adjudicated as having low turnout by a team of election observers led … Read more

India records over 180,000 Coronavirus cases

In India the total number of cases COVID-19 crossed the 180,000-mark, touching 182,143 on Sunday. The death toll had reached the 5,000-mark, touching 5,164, the Federal Ministry of Health data reported. Since Saturday in the country as many as 193 new deaths due to the COVID-19 and 8,380 new positive cases have been registered. This … Read more

UNIBEN speaks on the rape and murder of its 100 level student

University of Benin (UNIBEN) management has decried reports of one of its students, Vera Omozuwa, being raped and subsequently murdered. The victim was the institution’s 100-level Microbiology student prior to her travail. UNIBEN’s vice-chancellor, Lilian Salami, described the news as surprising in a statement by the institution’s Public Relations Officer, Benedicta Ehanire. In the statement … Read more

Nigeria resident doctors issue 14-day strike notice in the midst coronavirus battle

On Saturday, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) said its members would go on total and indefinite strike if the federal government failed to respond to their demands within 14 days. Resident doctors are medical doctors who work to become specialists in various medical fields while undergoing the training. We account for the highest … Read more