As second wave of pandemic rages, Women Affairs Minister, Pauline Tallen, racked by COVID-19
By Boye Ajayi Following the second wave of Coronavirious in the country, Women Affairs Minister Pauline Tallen has tested positive for COVID-19,...
SERAP to Buhari, 36 governors: Be accountable, give details of your security votes for 2021
In furtherance of its quest to hold government accountable, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari and the 36...
Again, Buhari’s nepotism draws flack from reverred Christian cleric, Kukah
Months after ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo and the former Kaduna State Governor, Lt.-Col Abubakar Umar, blasted President Muhammadu Buhari over nepotism, the Catholic...
FG to religious leaders: Stop stoking embers of hatred, disunity
Religious leaders in the country should refrain from stoking the embers of hatred and disunity, the Federal Government warned on Saturday. It...
COVID-19 new strains: PTF to governors: Don’t close down treatment centres
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has urged state governors not to close down their treatment centres even as the government...
Nigerians jab Garba Shehu over comment on three-year-old abductee of Boko Haram, Leah Sharibu
Nigerians have thrown jabs and invectives at Malam Garba Shehu, President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, for describing Leah Shuaibu, abducted by Boko Haram in 2018...
Public nuisance chases worshippers from church, faces trial
For harassing and preventing worshippers from entering or going out of the church, a man, Paul Alaba, is facing trial at...
Nigeria requires N400bn for COVID-19 vaccines for 70 per cent of Nigerians, says Health Minister
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says about N400 billion will be required to procure COVID-19 vaccines...
Nigeria teetering on the brink, nearly a failed state — London Financial Times
Nigeria is on the brink of becoming a failed state, according to an international daily newspaper, Financial Times. The highly reverred newspaper, taking a...
Breaking: At last, ASUU ends nine-month long shutting down of nation’s varsities
After nine months of grounding academic and commercial activities at the nation’s universities, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it...
Nigeria attains feat in waste-to wealth as Buhari inaugurates NPDC Integrated Gas Handling Facility in Edo
The inauguration of the 200 million standard cubic feet per day capacity integrated Gas Handling Facility (IGHF) and the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)...
45-year-old mother of five commits suicide
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh A 45-year-old mother of five has reportedly committed suicide at Okposi Umuoghara, in Ezza North local government...
Just in: Nigerian Senate okays 2021 N13.5trn Appropriation Bill
After an expeditious legislative work, the Nigerian Senate on Monday passed the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N13.5 trlllion. The fiscal estimates are...
Former Commissioner slumps, dies at monarch’s palace during mediation
Dispute resolution has claimed the life of a one-time Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Chief Enoch Ajiboso as he reportedly slumped...
Stop NIN registration, threat to block SIM cards, SERAP tells Buhari
Incensed by the threat to block SIM cards without the National Identity Number (NIN), the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu...
COVID vaccine side effects: Why you can’t sue Pfizer, Moderna — lawyers
There is basically no one to blame or prosecute in a U.S. court of law if you experience severe side effects after getting...
