China Rejects WHO Plan For Further COVID-19 Origins Probe
China on Friday rejected the World Health Organization’s calls for a renewed probe into the origins of Covid-19, saying it supported “scientific” over “political” efforts to find out how the virus started. Pressure is once more mounting on Beijing to…
Oladipo Dada: Group Urges Gov. Sanwo-Olu to Caution Lagos CP on Fundamental Rights Violations
…. Reinstates Call for Removal of Lagos CP, Odumosu A human rights organization, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has urged the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to caution the State Commissioner of Police, Mr….
Insecurity: Your Comments Unpresidential – CNG to Buhari
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG has dismissed the latest response by President Muhammadu Buhari to the deteriorating security situation as empty and thoroughly unpresidential. Reacting to a tweet by Buhari in response to the widespread breakdown of law and…
Katsina Governor, Masari, Other Dignitaries Condole Deputy Governor Mannir Yakubu on Sister’s Death
The Katsina State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari and other dignitaries have condoled the state Deputy Governor over the death of his elder sister. This is even as hundreds of others attended the funeral prayer of Hajiya Hadiza Yakubu, an…
BOOM: Yahaya Bello Sees Self As the Hub of Youths, Ready for 2023 Presidential Race
….Says I Believe Younger Generation Has Antidote to Fix Nigeria Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has finally hinted on his preparedness to contest for President of Nigeria when the politicking for the race ahead of 2023 general elections is…
$3bn in Loans: AfDB to Introduce First Women Beneficiaries of AFAWA Guarantee for Growth
In celebration of International Women’s Day, and to mark the rollout of the Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Africa (AFAWA) Guarantee for Growth programme, the African Development Bank and the African Guarantee Fund are showcasing the first beneficiaries of…
DHL Industrial Projects Supports Historic Inter-continent Move of 676 Passenger Coaches
DHL Industrial Projects, a unit of DHL Global Forwarding that manages complex project logistics, deep sea chartering activity and heavy-lift cargo, is supporting Dunakeszi Járműjavító Kft with the transportation of the largest order of rolling stock in the history of…
Minister Reveals Number of States Yet to Domesticate Child Rights Act Since 2003
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, on Tuesday, said that out of the 36 states in the country, 11 states had yet to domesticate the Child Rights Act which was passed into law in 2003. She made this…
Gombe Molecular Lab Begins Testing for Covid-19
Gombe state Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, located at the public health laboratory complex, Specialist Hospital, Gombe has commenced operations, testing about 50 samples per day for now. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Ahmed Mohammed Gana said in due course the testing…
Presidency Sends EFCC Zonal Heads, Others Back To Police
The Presidency has ordered some zonal heads and sectional heads in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) who are police officers to return to the police headquarters. The latest development, Nigerian Tribune learnt, is part of ongoing clean-up at…
How Gunmen Killed 18 Wedding Guests in Nigeria
Gunmen have killed 18 guests at a wedding in northern Nigeria ‘s Kaduna state, local officials said Monday, in the latest violence in the region. The gunmen on motorcycles stormed Kukum-Daji village in Kaura district late Sunday and opened fire…