Buhari Celebrates Alhaja Erogbogbo, The ‘Kind Teacher’ At 90
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with Alhaja Sadiat Abeke Erogbogbo, a retired teacher and businesswoman who turns 90 on June 7, 2020. President Buhari in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina felicitated with…
Unidentified Elements Invasion: Our Lives, Security Under Threat, Igbo Group Cries Out
…Dubs Invasion Clear and Present Existential Danger …..Wants South East Governors to Take Immediate Action The Igbo Patriotic Forum (IPF), a prominent socio-political organization, led by Chief Dr. Simon Okeke, OFR condemns in no uncertain terms, what it considers the…
Okowa Congratulates Benjamin Elue at 80
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Saturday, congratulated former Deputy Governor of the state, Chief Benjamin Elue, as he clocks 80. He eulogised the renowned teacher, entrepreneur and politician for his humility, dedication and loyalty, which he had continued to…
Lagos lawyer Picks Holes on Bayelsa Election Tribunal’s Validity
A Lagos-based lawyer, Mr. David Babalola, has described the sitting of the Bayelsa State Election Petition Tribunal as an affront on the ruling of the Supreme Court on the Bayelsa State governorship election. The apex court on February 13 disqualified…
COVID-19 Update: Enugu Confirms 3 New Cases
By Chris Ugwuja, Nsukka The Enugu State Ministry of Health has confirmed 3 new cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the state. They all have travel history. Two of the new cases are male patients admitted for other severe underlying…
Edo APC Crisis: Obaseki Signs Gazette Banning Political Gatherings in State, Approves Only One Venue
…Edo Gazette Bans Gathering of Over 20 Persons The embattled Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has hurriedly signed a new gazette aimed at stopping the proposed direct primary election by All Progressives Congress in the state. Besides, the Governor…
Lebanese Embassy Suspends Issuance of Working Visa to Nigerians
Sequel to influx of some Nigerians to Lebanon to work, and complaints of maltreatment from some Nigerian domestic workers in the country, Amb. Houssam Diab, the Lebanese Ambassador to Nigeria said on Thursday that the Embassy has suspended issuing working…
Muhammadu Buhari: The Grave And It’s Saving Ghosts (Part Two)
By Dr Bolaji O. Akinyemi The President has been helped by the grave and ghosts of persons who had worked closely with him and unsurprisingly their unfortunate death excuses him but does not exonerate him from the questions he should…
Post-COVID-19: Singer and Activist Youssou N’Dour, Zambia’s Minister of Health, AfDB VP Headline Call to Build African Solidarity
How can Africa build on the solidarity shown during the coronavirus pandemic to achieve the continent’s development goals in the post-COVID world? That was the question posed at a webinar hosted by the African Union’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council…
Nigeria Confirms 350 New Cases of COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on the 4th of June 2020, said 350 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria and no new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours. The Street…
Edo APC Direct Primaries: Why Oshiomhole Must Be Called to Order, Jumu’ah Tells Buhari, Mustapha, Tinubu
A Social Commentator and Political Analyst, Jumu’ah Abiodun has called on President Muhammadu Buhari, Secretary to the Federal Government of Nigeria (SGF) and Chairman, Coronavirus pandemic Task Force, Boss Mustapha and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju…
