Nigeria

Profile of President Buhari’s new chief of staff,Prof.Ibrahim Gambari

P Ambassador Gambari, a Nigerian scholar-diplomat, was the first Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Africa (1999-2005). In that capacity, he...

Justice Mary Odili, The Legal Amazon, Is 68

  By James Ume For Mrs Mary Ukaego Odili, life has been a fairy tale in the manner of speaking. Considering the fact...

Nigeria reports 200+ new cases of COVID-19, 7 new deaths; over 902 recoveries

  The NCDC is reporting 242 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 7 deaths as of Monday night. The NCDC also confirmed 902...

Letter to Sen Ike Ekweremadu @58 : Those Who Fear And Worship Him Will Always Emerge Victorious.

  By Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia.   Your Excellency, I wish to use this medium to congratulate you as you gradually climb to meet...

Chizoba Bosah dead at 52: Living in Bondage & Tinsel actress dies after complications with diabetes

  Veteran Nollywood actress Chizoba Bosah has died at the age of 52. Chizoba Bosah was best known for her role in classic Nollywood...

Buhari orders Madagascar COVID-19 Syrup airlifted to Nigeria 

    President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed for Nigeria’s allocation of the Madagascar syrup to be airlifted to the country. “Mr President has...

COVID-19 : FG to patients: Stop threatening frontline health workers, says it is unacceptable

  …asks states to wade in, lauds 425 hospitals, clinics donated by Catholic Church as isolation centres …spikes in cases due to expanded...

Demolition: Falana repremands Gov. Wike, action primitive, embarrassing to lawyers 

  Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, a senior lawyer, has been slated and censured by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi...

Nigeria reports 15 more coronavirus deaths

  Fifteen more Nigerians have died from COVID-19, the NCDC health OFFICIALS announced Sunday, bringing Nigeria’s death toll to 143.     The...

CBN Gov. Emefiele assures foreign investors of “orderly’’ forex repatriation

      Notwithstanding the drop in crude oil revenue, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured investors of the security of...

Catholic Archbishop backs Oyedepo, Oyakhilome, wants gradual reopening Of churches, mosques

  The Federal Government should set out guidelines for the gradual reopening of churches and mosques in some states in the country after...

SERAP to FG : Publish details of home feeding programme suppliers, sites, budget 

  …wants response in seven days as it  invokes FoI Act Demanding accountability and transparency, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has...

COVID-19 : Keyamo cautions against another lockdown in Lagos, Ogun, FCT

   …says to defeat the “landmine” requires some skills …another lockdown ‘ll be counter-productive Worried by the lockdown of some part of the...

COVID-19: Presidency not shut down, Buhari, Osinbajo at their desks, says Akande

    The Senior Special Assistant to the Nigeria’s Vice-President, Mr Laolu Akande, has urged journalists and the public to treat with utter...

COVID-19 treatment : Lagos’ clinical trial of Hydroxychloroquine begins soon

  Taking the lead among the 36 states, the Lagos State Government says it will soon begin its own clinical trial of Chloroquine...