Year: 2021
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Lead Story
Maiduguri Estate Attack: Wake up, Zulum tells military; Visits scene
… To set up Committee on damages Borno Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has visited the 1,000 units housing estate in…
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Local
Osoba urges Buhari to sign new Electoral Act, supports direct primary
By Adémólá Òrúnbon The former Ogun State Governor and Chieftain of All Progressive Congress (APC), Chief Olusegun Osoba has thrown…
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Still on the South-west and religious bigotry By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 A saying of the elders is that for as long as lice persist on the head,…
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Business and Economy
Joint Investigative Visit will unravel cause, volume of Aiteo’s spilled crude – NOSDRA
By Nathan Nwakamma Yenagoa, Dec. 4, 2021 The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) has dismissed as “guess…
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Lead Story
Expo 2020: Nigeria remains most viable, attractive investment destination in Africa, Buhari declares in Dubai
President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday in Dubai declared that Nigeria remains the most viable and attractive investment destination in Africa, adding…
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Health
Prepare for likely spread of Omicron, WHO urges countries
By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Dec. 4, 2021 World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday urged countries not to panic but…
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Local
Obi calls for more inclusiveness of people with disabilities on World Disability Day
The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has called for…
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Lead Story
Multiple bomb explosions: Panic as ISWAP attacks Estate, Airport Road houses in Maiduguri
Multiple bomb explosions early Saturday rocked Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, PRNigeria gathered from credible local sources. The explosions occurred…
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Local
Ember Dismemberment 2 By Martins Onyeike
As a follow-up to the first part of this piece, this “ember” season is proving to live up to its…
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44 people die of COVID-19 in Akwa Ibom – Official
By Sunday Bassey Eket (Akwa Ibom) Dec. 3, 2021 Dr Dominic Ukpong, the Special Adviser on Heath Matters to Gov.…
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Health
COVID-19: PSC revises international travel protocol amid Omicron scare
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Dec. 3, 2021 The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, has reviewed the country’s international travel…
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FG approves COVID-19 vaccines booster for Nigerians
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Dec. 3, 2021 The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19, has authorised vaccine booster against the…
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Local
Chevron’s host communities in Bayelsa suspend 3 chiefs over allege complicity in crisis
The KEFFES Rural Development Foundation (KRDF) on Friday announced disciplinary measures against three members over their alleged role in a…
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Buhari: World leaders must reinforce partnerships to address humanity’s common challenges
Amid the global surge in cases of COVID-19, President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, stressed the…
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Local
Nigerian troops lose 7, eliminate 24 ISWAP terrorists at Military Base in Rann
Nigerian military troops in the North-East yesterday eliminated no fewer than 24 terrorists of the Islamic State of West Africa…
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Arts & Entertainment
OAU honours 60 former students at 60. Glad to be in the number – Femi Adesina
On Saturday, December 4, 2021, the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile-Ife, will honour 60 graduates of the institution, to mark…
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Education
Lagos Govt. shuts Dowen College over student’s death
Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo. By Florence Onuegbu Lagos, Dec. 3, 2021 The Lagos State Government has…
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Local
Members of Rapid Response Squad, Nigeria Immigration Service, pass out; Urged to be good ambassadors
Graduates of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Command and Staff College of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Sokoto,…
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Local
2023: I will not impose my successor on Rivers -Wike
By Precious Akutamadu Port Harcourt, Dec. 2, 2021 Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Thursday said he would not impose…
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Local
Ayu mourns Wayas, says he left bold prints on Nigeria’s political landscape
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Dec. 2, 2021 National Chairman-elect of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyorchia Ayu, on Thursday, mourned…
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Local
Nembe oil spill substantially contained – Aiteo
By Emmanuella Anokam Nembe (Bayelsa), Dec. 2, 2021 Aiteo Eastern Exploration and Production Company (AEEPCO) has said that the oil spill…
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Lead Story
Nigeria’s security trauma will be over soon – Osinbajo
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Abuja, Dec. 2, 2021 “A lot of the security challenges we experience in Nigeria today will be…
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Arts & Entertainment
U.S. ambassador asks Nigerian media to fight disinformation through fact-checking
From left: Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, Mr Ray Ekpu, former President, Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, U.S Ambassador to Nigeria,…
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Local
Wike has destroyed Rivers Govt Agencies, Parastatals – Dakuku Peterside.
The 2015 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State and immediate Past Director General of NIMASA, Dr Dakuku…
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