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Senator Stella Adaeze Oduah, representing Anambra North in the National Assembly, Monday reached out to a childless woman whose story moved many to tears recently, with a shower of profuse love and palliatives to cushion to harsh effects of the lockdown. The woman, Mrs. Maria Nwabachili, had cried out, in …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, May 25, 2020 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to pilot the use of electronic voting machines at the earliest time possible towards full introduction of electronic voting in major elections in 2021. The commission disclosed this in a policy document titled “Policy on Conducting …

  A leading Online Publisher, Femi Soneye, has commended the Federal Government for the stimulus package being initiated to cushion effects of COVID-19 on Nigerian media and the creative industry. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, also received a pat on the back for the expected intervention. …

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for peace on the African continent as a prerequisite for sustainable development. In a message to African leaders to mark the ”Africa Day 2020,” commemorated by the African Union Commission in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), President Buhari, in a statement by Garba …

By Peter Okolie Onitsha (Anambra), May 25, 2020 The Anambra and Delta Governments are currently holding talks to check the influx of people, seeking to cross the Niger Bridge in defiance of the presidential order restricting inter-state movements. Mr C-Don Adinuba, Anambra Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, made the …

William Attah, Gombe The Gombe State Taskforce on Covid-19 says it hopes to start testing suspected cases of corona virus in the State as from Wednesday 27th May, 2020. The State’s Taskforce Chairman on Covid-19, Professor Idris Mohammed, told newsmen during the committee’s daily briefing, Monday afternoon, that the transporters …

The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has urged Muslims in the country to pray for God to re-engineer Nigeria and position it for true greatness. Obi said in a message he sent to the Muslim faithful in the country, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the media industry, particularly Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ and Nigeria Guild of Editors, NGE, over the passing of the Saturday Editor of New Telegraph, Waheed Bakare. The President, in a statement by Femi Adesina, his Special Adviser (Media & Publicity) also sent condolences to …

Cross River State government has warned the Movement for Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) to desist from any act of treason. MASSOB leader in Cross River and Akwa Ibom states, Mr Mike Effiong, had at the weekend inaugurated parliaments in the two states to mark the 21st anniversary …

Washington, May 25, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday participated in a wreath-laying protocol at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington to mark Memorial Day for the fallen heroes. Trump took part in a solemn ceremony to commemorate Memorial Day, a federal holiday …

About a dozen detectives of the Nigerian Police Force have invaded the Abuja residence of former Sole Administrator of the National Iron Mining Company, Itakpe, Engr Abubakar Yaro Ibrahim and extra-judicially shot one of his sons. The police officers, who are members of the Special Tactical Squad (STS) of the …

Berlin, May 25, 2020 Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara has been ruled out of Tuesday’s Bundesliga top game against Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich’s coach Hansi Flick said on Monday. This came to light after the playmaker, who had already missed Saturday’s 5-2 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt, failed to recover from …

Perturbed by recent incidents of storm water flooding on some of the roads in Nsukka metropolis as a result of heavy rains, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, has directed the State Ministry of Works and Infrastructure to immediately carry out detailed engineering survey and investigation of the affected areas. …

Mr. Kennedy Uzoka, GMD/CEO of UBA invites all   to join the Chairman of the frontline bank, Tony Elumelu, at the second edition of the UBA Africa Conversations in celebration of Africa Day, which will bring together senior political leaders and policymakers to define an African response to COVID. Uzoka says, with …

By TERHEMBA DAKA, Abuja There are indications that President Muhammadu Buhari may have directed his new Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari to cancel all appointments and approvals the late Chief of Staff Abba Kyari personally made without his permission. Though no reason was given for the President’s alleged …

As people and nations around the world grapple with the new reality of Coronavirus Disease (COVID 19), Stephanie Linus is inspiring a long-term and purposeful lifestyle change among Nigerians to stimulate personal and community hygiene as a tool for preventing person-to-person transmittable diseases. The campaign which is titled “Hygiene First …

By Victor Adeoti Osogbo, May 25, 2020 Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun has described the death of Alhaji Waheed Bakare, Saturday Editor of The New Telegraph Newspapers, as “a devastating blow and a great loss to his immediate family and journalism in Nigeria”. Oyetola, in a statement by his Chief …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is requesting, for its interrogation, the release of three officials of the Rivers State Government, who are implicated in the alleged illegal withdrawal of N118billion public funds. The action of the officials is said to be a contravention of the Money Laundering Act. …

Serial digital entrepreneur and Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has hailed Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma, for crashing the Right of Way (RoW) charges in the state by over 96 per cent. The governor had recently signed an Executive Order No. 002, 2020 which slashed the current charges from …

  All over the world very few political leaders are liked by their countrymen while in office. Most are often seen as being incompetent by what seems like a good number of their compatriots, irrespective of the credentials they brought into office. This perception is usually a product of failed …

  turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants” – Isaac Newton (1675). “We stand on the shoulders of those who came before us” – Simon Donovan. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said no one becomes president without receiving a helping …

Jerusalem, May 24, 2020 Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday became the first serving Israeli Prime Minister to go on trial, proclaiming his innocence in the corridor before walking into court to face charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes the hand of US …

The National Oil Spills Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) says the two leaks from Agip’s oilfields in Southern Ijaw and Brass Local Government Areas (LGAs) were cause by equipment failure. Mr Idris Musa, Director-General of NOSDRA confirmed the development on Saturday. According to the D-G, officials of the spill agency …

The support of Borno Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum to the Nigerian Army is immeasurable, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Tukur Buratai has said. Buratai who has been in Maiduguri for over a month now to lead the nation’s army’s war against Boko Haram, acknowledged the Borno …

  The Nigerian National Corporation (NNPC) has explained the parameters for employment as well as career progression in the corporation, using the recently concluded Graduate Trainee employment process as well as top Management promotion exercise executed by the corporation as an illustration. The National Oil company says unblemished academic competence, …