Merchants of Nation? (Part One)
By Bolaji O. Akinyemi In our search for a Saviour for our nation, persons must be shown and supported. A group whose activities must be unravelled and resisted must also be identified. Such persons who must be shown are those…
Ibrahim Agboola Gambari: A Presidential Babysitter Who Won’t be as Powerful as Abba Kyari
By Farooq Kperogi On paper, Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari’s choice as Buhari’s Chief of Staff is so far the regime’s most luminous appointment. Gambari is undoubtedly one of Nigeria’s most credentialed and globally visible citizens for whom the position of…
Full Text of Governor Wike’s Statewide Broadcast on Review of Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas Lockdown
A STATE-WIDE BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY, NYESOM EZENWO WIKE, GOVERNOR OF RIVERS STATE ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020. My Dear Good People of Rivers State, 2. As we all know, the restoration of the total lockdown order in Obio/Akpor and…
Rivers Govt Converts Demolished Hotel Site to School
The Rivers State Government Wednesday announced the death of a member of its Taskforce on COVID-19 attacked by hoodlums at the demolished Prodest Hotel in Port Harcourt, the state capital. The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim, who…
Presidency Confirms Appointment of Prof Gambari as Abba Kyari’s Replacement
Nigeria’s seat of power has confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed renowned diplomat and former Minister of External Affairs, Professor Ibrahim Gambari as his new Chief of Staff. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation Mr. Boss Mustapha…
Why Garba Shehu Cannot Confirm Appointment of Prof Gambari as Chief of Staff – Omokri
Former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan and a social media personality, Reno Omokri has lashed out at a presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu for his reported reaction to publication on appointment of Prof. Agboola Gambari. He said in a tweet:…
Nigeria’s Confirmed Cases of COVID19 Nearing 5000 with 146 New Cases
Nigeria’s total confirmed cases of #COVID19 fast nearing 5000 with number of discharged patient at 959 cases. This followed the confirmation of 146 new cases across the country. The details as released by the Nigera Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…
COVID19: WHO to Begin Drug Trial in Nigeria, States Listed
Global health body, the World Health Organization (WHO) is currently concluding plans for its “Solidarity Trial Treatment” for COVID19 in over 100 countries of the world. The trial treatment is part of its efforts to develop effective treatment regimen and…
HAPPENING NOW: Enugu Gov Defies Rain To Enforce President Buhari’s LockdownDirective
In his bid to maintain law and order, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has defied the rain to enforce President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive on 8pm – 6am nationwide curfew in the states. The Governor, who have continued to tow…
EFCC Arrests Two Chinese Amid N50bn Contract Probe
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has nabbed two Chinese for attempting to bribe its top officer. The Sokoto Zonal Office of the EFCC arrested the two Chinese identified as Mr. Meng Wei Kun and Mr. Xu Koi for…
Tanzania’s Handling of COVID19 And President Magufuli’s Relationship With TB Joshua
The respected Pan-African magazine ‘The Africa Report’ has written a detailed report on Tanzania’s unique approach to the coronavirus pandemic, citing the faith of its President John Magufuli and his relationship with Nigerian Pastor, Prophet TB Joshua as a mitigating…
