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  William Attah, Gombe Gombe State Governor, Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya, has celebrated the June 12 Democracy Day with the commissioning of projects worth millions of naira in health, education and infrastructural sectors. Commissioning the projects at the State Specialist Hospital which included a new Accident and Emergency, General Outpatient Departments, …

NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI ON DEMOCRACY DAY, JUNE 12TH 2020 Fellow Nigerians, 1. The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles. …

Turin (Italy), June 13, 2020 Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty kick as hosts Juventus were held to a 0-0 draw by 10-man AC Milan on Friday. But the Turin side still squeezed into the Coppa Italia final as the season restarted following a three-month stoppage for the novel coronavirus. Juventus …

By Deborah Coker (Benin)/ Bolaji Buhari (Lagos)/Deji Abdulwahab (Abuja) June 12, 2020 A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chieftain in Edo, Chief Dan Orbih, on Friday asked the All Progressives Congress (APC), to apologise to Edo people over its varying positions on the person of Gov. Godwin Obaseki. Orbih, the immediate …

The Federal Government has congratulated media entrepreneur and filmmaker Mo Abudu over her partnership with leading global streaming service Netflix to create two original series as well as multiple Netflix-branded films. In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the …

Some key aides attached to the First Lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, have reportedly been arrested by personnel of the Nigerian Police. The aides were said to have been taken away by unidentified security operatives. The reason behind their arrest was still shrouded in secrecy, though PRNigeria was told by a …

Football is the greatest instrument that unites Nigeria. Whenever the national team, the Super Eagles, is on song all Nigerians become united in an astonishing togetherness. There was the Nigeria-Biafra war of 1967-70 that could have divided the country forever. At the end of the war in 1970, then Head …

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, will meet with President Buhari to discuss security challenges arising from the activities of Boko Haram insurgents and bandits in parts of the country. The resolution to so do was reached after the Senate …

As the country celebrates her Democracy Day today, Friday, June 12, Vice Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has reminded Nigerians that democracy remains the bedrock on which the country is built. He urged all to hold on to every democratic ideal …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha  Abuja, June 11, 2020 The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has declared a state of emergency on sexual and Gender-Based Violence (GBV).   The forum made the declaration in a communiqué signed by its Chairman and Gov. of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Thursday in Abuja after the governors 10th …

The Ilorin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered over 1000 ghost workers in the payroll of Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board (KWSUBEB) and a cash recovery of over N138, 000, 000 (One Hundred and Thirty-eight Million Naira) from the state’s treasury looters. Head, …

The Rivers State Executive Council has approved the concessioning of eight Catering Rest Houses belonging to the State Government.The Catering Rest Houses include those at Ahoada, Elele, Okehi, Degema, Omoku, Isiokpo, Bori and Eleme Local Government Areas.The State Commissioner for Commerce, Mrs. Ifeyinwa Nwankpa announced this Thursday while briefing journalists …

Some Environmentalists in Niger Delta on Thursday expressed mixed reactions on the announcement by National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) that it would extend its regulatory mandate to the downstream sector. NOSDRA Director-General, Mr Idris Musa said on Wednesday that the agency is actively focusing on the downstream …

  Of the N21billion ($58million) pledged in kind as medical intervention by the Nigeria Oil and Gas Industry to combat COVID-19 and improve on healthcare delivery in the Country, 53 per cent of the sum pledged has been earmarked for the construction of medical infrastructure across the six geopolitical zones …

The Senate on Thursday confirmed the appointment of 42 Ambassadors-designate. This was just as the Upper Chamber confirmed the nomination of James Jiya John Kolo as Commissioner of the Federal Character Commission, FCC. The Confirmation of the nominees was sequel to the consideration of the reports of the Senate Committees …

  turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Max Romeo sang “The more you look the less you see/The less you look the more you see.” That appears to be a very apt description of COVID-19 and the shenanigans surrounding it. There have been more questions than answers and it has been controversial …

The Bayelsa chapter, Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria, (FOMWAN) has reinforced the call for stiffer penalty for rape and sexual offences. They lamented the recent upsurge in sexual violence and other violence attack on women and the girl child during a peaceful walk against rape on Wednesday in …

  The gripping electoral drama of the day fittingly climaxed weeks of a political game of wits in Nigeria. That was on Tuesday 11th June, 2019, the day the Ninth National Assembly was inaugurated and its presiding officers were elected. At the Senate chamber, the brightly clad Senators-elect were already …

By Deji Abdulwahab Abuja, June 10, 2020 The Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has begun the screening of aspirants for the June 22 Edo governorship primaries. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the seven-member screening committee, headed by Prof. Jonathan Ayuba, has so far screened …

By Harrison Arubu New York, June 10, 2020 Acclaimed Nigerian writer and feminist, Chimamanda Adichie, says there is a “global epidemic” of a sense of entitlement by men to women’s bodies. Adichie stated this in her contribution during a United Nations virtual forum on sexual and gender-based violence on Wednesday. …

By Ikechukwu Iweajunwa Owerri, June 10, 2020 The Chairman, Imo COVID-19 Task Force, Prof. Maurice Iwu says contact tracing of active cases is in full gear to ensure that  they are taken to isolation centres for proper medical examination. Iwu gave the assurance while briefing the media on the activities of …

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Wednesday travelled to Faduma Kolomdi village in Gubio local government area, scene of a deadly attack by Boko Haram took place on Tuesday. Faduma Kolomdi, a nomadic village, is located 35 kilometres in the north of Gubio, the headquarters of Gubio local Government …

From:Ruth Yarnap, Bauchi A faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bauchi state chapter has announced the suspension of the State Executive Council led by Alhaji Uba Ahmed Nana,describing it as illegal. Disclosing this to newsmen at the factional state Secretariat at Tirwun, the leader of the faction, Rabiu Danbaba …

Abuja, June 10, 2020 Nigerian authorities should immediately release journalist Saint Meinpamo Onitsha, drop all charges against him, and reform the country’s cybercrime act to ensure it is not used to prosecute the press, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday. On June 4, officers with Nigeria’s Department of State …

Munich, June 10, 2020 Robert Lewandowski netted a second-half winner as holders Bayern Munich remained on course for a domestic double after beating Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the German Cup final for the third straight year. Despite a superb first half, in which they took the lead …