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By Abujah Racheal Abuja, Dec. 21, 2021 Nigeria recorded a 500 per cent increase in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks across the country. This is contained in a statement issued and signed by the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, in Abuja. Adetifa attributed …

  By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Dec. 20, 2021 Presidency on Monday frowned at attempts by opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to trivialise President Muhammadu Buhari’s recent visit to Lagos for cheap political goals. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity also condemned the recruitment of …

Asky Airlines, which is at the center of the ill treatment of Nigerian passengers who were flying from the United States of America (US) to Lagos on Saturday, December 18, 2021, has tendered “sincere” apology for the incident that saw some of the travelers manhandled, handcuffed and dragged around the …

A female soldier who recently got engaged to a corps member at the Yikpata Orientation Camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kwara State may get a soft landing with a strong warning, PRNigeria has gathered. It would be recalled that a video of a male corps member …

By Naomi Sharang Abuja, Dec. 20, 2021 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday in Abuja, presented a budget of N305 billion for the 2023 general elections to the National Assembly. Its chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the presentation to the Senate Committee on Appropriations. The committee had invited …

By Clara Egbogota Asaba, Dec. 20, 2021 Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has said that his administration will sustain partnership with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to ensure safety on roads, especially during Christmas and New Year celebrations. Okowa gave the assurance in Asaba on Monday at a joint …

By Mohammed Tijjani Kaduna, Dec. 21, 2021 Kaduna State Government says two more bodies have been found following Saturday’s bandits attacks on Giwa Local Government Area of the state. The finding increased the death toll to 40. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the development …

By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Dec. 20, 2021 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Sen. Iyorcha Ayu, has cautioned party members not to work against the party, saying whoever does that will face the consequence. Ayu stated this at the party National Working Committee (NWC) reconciliation meeting with the party …

By Victor Nwachukwu Owerri, Dec. 20, 2021 Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has sworn in 18 commissioners and assigned portfolios to them, bringing the total number of commissioners in the state to 28. Uzodimma performed the inauguration in a brief ceremony at Government House, Owerri, on Monday. Those sworn-in included …

By Ibironke Ariyo Abuja, Dec. 20, 2021 The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has set up a special security team to strengthen security around Custodial centres across the country. This is contained in a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Mr. Francis Enobore on Sunday in Abuja. The Controller General, …

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday in Maiduguri, approved one month salary bonus for thousands of volunteers fighting Boko Haram to groups that include the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and hunters as end of the year gifts. The Governor included sanitation staff who are involved with cleaning …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), has raised the alarm concerning a fake competition trending online which claims to celebrate a so called “Anniversary Event.” A statement by Garba Deen Muhammad, Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC said that “in the purported contest, unsuspecting participants are encouraged …

Hong Kong, Dec. 20, 2021 Voter turnout in Hong Kong’s first parliamentary election since the crackdown on its pro-democracy movement sank to a record low. Only 1.35 million of the 4.5 million eligible voters cast their ballots, authorities said. The final results of the Sunday vote were expected later on …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses a press conference after the G20 Compact with Africa conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany Aug. 27, 2021. Tobias Schwarz/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo. Johannesburg, Dec. 20, 2021 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has returned to work after finishing a week of self-isolation due …

By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Ilorin, Dec. 20, 2021 A total of 18,153 candidates sat for the University of Ilorin Post-UTME examinations for the 2021/2022 academic session. The examinations held between Dec. 13 and Dec. 16, the university stated in its bulletin issued on Monday in Ilorin. “Of the 28,048 candidates that …

By Taiye Agbaje Abuja, Dec. 20, 2021 A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, nullified the participation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Andy Uba, in the Nov. 6 Anambra governorship election. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the June 26 primary of the party …

Monday, 20 December, 2021) ‘The Man who looks history in the face’ is the title Professor Wole Soyinka put on the Foreword. Of course, “the man” here is Bisi Akande, the author of ‘My Participations‘, an autobiography that is roiling calm across Nigeria. Soyinka endorses the book and the content …

As Christmas draws nearer, Prof. Remy Uche, Supreme Subordinate President, Nigeria (SSPN), Knights of St. John International (KSJI), has urged Christians in Nigeria to endure whatever human-made religion-based odds or biases currently against them and take the path of example and extend the spirit of real love, happiness and tolerance …

Globally, citizens of countries with democratic profiles are beginning to question the efficacy of democracy—especially democracy’s capacity to deliver the development agenda. A survey conducted by Pew Research shows that across 34 countries, a median of 52 per cent of those interviewed is dissatisfied with democracy. The dissatisfaction cuts across …

A group, Cultural Credibility Development Initiative (CCDI), has called on Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky E.O. Irabor and Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba, to reduce the number of checkpoints on the highway in Igboland. The group, in a letter, made available to GPNews, dated …

Abuja, Dec. 19, 2021: Another award has been conferred on Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) by a voluntary organisation, Educate Africa Institute (EAI). This comes barely three weeks after she received the ‘Integrity Icon of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Award’ and ‘Gold Medalist in …

Serial digital entrepreneur and Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh has donated the sum of N50m to an Innovation and Development Fund set up by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). Ekeh announced the donation on behalf of Zinox during the 2021 National Information Technology Merit Awards (NITMA) at the Muson …

By Ismaila Chafe, Abuja/ Mohammed Tijjani, Kaduna, Dec.19, 2021 The Kaduna State Government says the death toll in an attack by suspected bandits in Giwa Local Government Area of the state on Saturday has risen to 38 from 20. Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, confirmed …

Interim Administrator, the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Col. Milland Dixon Dikio (rtd), has urged repentant cultists in the Niger Delta region to resist the temptations of returning to their past lifestyles. He further called on people to stop stigmatising ex-cultists to enable them to integrate properly into the society. Dikio, …

  By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, Dec. 19, 2021 Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, on Sunday, celebrated 45 years of priesthood and 10 years as bishop of the diocese. Addressing the congregation at the Catholic Church in Sokoto, Kukah used the occasion to thank his parents and the Catholic …