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…Commend governor’s good works amid challenges ..Frown at political jobbers sowing discord in the state Leaders of Enugu West Senatorial District of Enugu State, led by the former Deputy President of the Senate and the Senator representing the zone in the National Assembly, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, on Tuesday, pledged their …

The fallout from the Minister of Finance’s Ministerial Briefing on the 2021 Nigeria’s National budget is mainly the proposed action by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) to flip and sell some critical National Assets to assist raise necessary funds to finance the budget gap. This underscores the pressure on …

Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, said that his administration remains committed to digitalising the educational system in the state with a view to bringing about qualitative education and enhancing teaching  and learning. The governor equally stated that his administration is ready to partner with Korea International Cooperation …

Los Angeles (U.S.), Jan. 20, 2021 Golf star, Tiger Woods, has had another back operation and will skip at least two events. But the former world number one said online on Tuesday that he intends to return to the PGA Tour. The 45-year-old said he had “a microdiscectomy” which was …

…approves N92 million for tribrid system of power supply to RCDC, Awe …as govt launches Keke Seyi within state secretariat As a follow-up to the agreement reached between Oyo and Osun state governments on the ownership of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), the Oyo state government, on Tuesday, …

By Cecilia Ologunagba Abuja, Jan. 19, 2021 Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, says the organisation had secured two billion doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, with a billion more in the pipeline and deliveries expected to begin next month. He made the remarks as he addressed a meeting of the Committee …

A prosecution witness in the ongoing money laundering trial of a former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Adesola Amosu (retd) and others, Okechukwu Akubue, has Tuesday, narrated before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of a Federal High Court Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos how N3billion credited by the Nigerian Maritime Administration …

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday lauded the efforts of the armed forces in restoring security to parts of Nigeria, saying that the spate of insecurity across states is gradually being reversed. Lawan stated this when he received a delegation from Adamawa state who paid him a visit …

Over 65,000 mobile phones, 15,000 laptops/desktops/printers, 3,150 inverters and inverter batteries, 1550 TVs, loads of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), as well as Home & Kitchen items of assorted brands and configurations are up for grabs on e-Commerce giant, Konga’s first major sales campaign for 2021 tagged January Clearance Sale. …

Adeze Ojukwu The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response found critical elements to be “slow, cumbersome and indecisive” in an era when information about new disease outbreaks is being transmitted faster than countries can formally report on them. The body of experts appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO), …

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday reiterated the importance of good neighbourliness, saying the survival of your neighbour is also your own survival, and vice-versa. The President spoke at State House, Abuja, while playing host to President Patrice Talon of Republic of Benin, who was on an official visit, a statement by …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Jan. 19, 2021 The Presidency has expressed reservations over the recent Ondo State Government’s decision asking herdsmen to vacate the forests in the state within seven days or face the consequences. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu, had on Dec. 18 …

By Folasade Akpan Beneficiaries Abuja, Jan. 19, 2021 No fewer than One million Nigerians are to benefit from the Federal Government’s COVID-19 Cash Transfer Project which aims to lift the urban poor affected by the pandemic out of poverty. The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said this on Tuesday in …

•Says 24,000 Students yet to report in public schools •Demand for Oxygen jumps from 70 to 350 cylinders per day in IDH – Governor Following the increase in number of recorded cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday said that any malaria-like symptoms should …

The Deputy Commandant General (DCG) Operations, of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), DCG Hilary Kelechi Madu, has been appointed acting Commandant General of the Corps. Madu took over from the former Commandant General, Abdullahi Gana, whose extended tenure of six months expired Monday, January 18, 2021. Mr …

United Nations, Jan. 18, 2021 The United Nations on Monday marked the Martin Luther King Jr. Day with top officials urging more investments towards world peace, equality and social justice. “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of equality and social justice for all remains an inspiration,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres …

London, Jan. 18, 2021 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck twice as Arsenal defeated Newcastle United 3-0 in the English Premier League (EPL) match played at the Emirates Stadium on Monday. The victory for Arsenal condemned Steve Bruce’s side to a ninth game without a win in all competitions. Aubameyang fired the Gunners …

Marte (Borno), Jan. 18, 2021 Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has commended the troops of Operation Lafiya Dole for their success in dislodging Boko Haram terrorists in Marte Local Government Area of the state. The troops on Saturday laid ambush against the insurgents when they attempted to attack troops’ location …

The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has described as serious threat to Nigeria’s unity, the alarming rate of corruption and worsening level of insecurity in the country. Obi who made this known in a message to mark the …

New York, Jan. 18, 2021 Participants at a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration were evacuated from the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Monday after a fire broke out near the building, according to officials. With tensions still high in the wake of the Jan. 6 pro-Trump attack …

Somersaults, Almost produce same results. Some from haste; Others insatiable taste. Life’s an adventure, Each with its contour. No matter how driven Ensure nothing forbidden.   Talk about trauma; The spotlight of dilemmas; I got folded, with everything in suspense, And nothing exciting in response, It was a long haul, …

By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto. Jan. 18, 2021 Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State says the siting of the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Institute for Administration Management in the state by the Federal Government will help curb insecurity. Tambuwal, in a statement by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Malam Muhammad …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Jan. 18, 2021 Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has raised alarm over what he described as devastating effects of the second wave of Coronavirus pandemic in Imo, calling for urgent presidential intervention to check the menace. Uzodinma made the call while addressing State House correspondents at …

Washington, Jan. 18, 2021 The entire U.S. Capitol complex was on lockdown Monday morning after a fire was reported several blocks away, Capitol Police said in a letter to lawmakers. “Due to an external security threat under the bridge on I-295 at First and F Streets SE, staff and other …