We must build a nation against all odds — Prof Ejike
By Clifford Ndujihe DEPUTY Leader of the Igbo Leaders of Thought, ILOT, Professor Chiweyite Ejike, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government to take good counsel, no matter…
Nigeria toying with disintegration without restructuring — Senator Okon
Elder statesman, Senator Anietie Okon, served in the Senate between 1999 and 2003. In this interview, the pioneer national publicity secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, spoke on the…
FG apologises for begging for ventilators
Nuka Chiejina (Assistant Editor) The Federal Government has apologised for openly begging billionaire businessman Elon Musk for ventilators. The government came under severe criticism for the undignified manner it publicly…
COVID-19: Putin orders Russians to stay off work in April
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered Russians not go to work for the rest of April to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Putin gave the order in a nationally televised address…
COVID-19: Foreign medical Professionals commend Gov Udom Emmanuel
Akwa Ibom State Government has been commended for taking the bold and courageous step to have their citizens tested for the Coronavirus disease – the result of which yielded five…
Nigeria records 12 new COVID-19 cases, total now 151
Kayode Oyero Twelve new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria, says the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. Nine were recorded in Osun State, two in Edo State and…
COVID-19: 2,000 tests in one month, not enough- Hon Tobe Okechukwu
…calls for upgrade of 34 Polymerase Chain Reaction for mass testing By Levinus Nwabughiogu, Abuja Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Toby Okechukwu has decried the insufficiency…
Fayose tests negative for coronavirus
Fayose A former governor of Ekiti, Ayo Fayose, said on Thursday that he had undergone voluntary testing for coronavirus and turned out negative. The ex-governor said in a statement issued…
COVID-19: I have found a cure, says Nigerian professor
Agency Reporter The Provost of Luminar International College of Alternative Medicine, Enugu, Prof. Joseph Akpa, says he has found a cure for coronavirus pandemic. Prof. Akpa, made the claim to…
How lockdown should run, by Task Force
Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja TWO days after President Muhammadu Buhari issues the sit-at-home order to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun states, the Presidential Task Force PTF on the…
My COVID-19 story, by Makinde
Bisi Oladele, Ibadan Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has explained that a total lockdown of the state has no benefit for now despite the rising cases of confirmed Coronavirus. He…
I didn’t know there’re explosives in my truck –Ondo driver
Peter Dada, Akure Four days after the explosion which occurred in Ondo State, the driver of the truck that conveyed the explosives, Mr Isiaka Yinusa, said he did not know…
Minister denies knowledge of Abba Kyari’s whereabouts in Lagos
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has refused to disclose the location of the President’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, who has been infected by COVID-19.…
Olowu, ex-AGF, oppose siting of isolation centre in Obasanjo Hilltop
Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta The Olowu of Owu Abeokuta, Oba Adegboyega Dosunmu; and a former world court judge, Bola Ajibola, among other prominent people on Wednesday kicked against locating a COVID-19…
Mother of three jumps into Osun river, cites hard times
Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo A mother of three, Kafayat Alake, on Wednesday, attempted suicide by jumping into the Osun River in Osogbo, citing hard times as the reason for her action.…
No God is punishing us with COVID-19
Thursday with Abimbola Adelaku Among the many different Nigerian interpretations of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, I have extracted three. First is the Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo,…
COVID-19: Stay at home, says LASEMA after truck kills six
Lasema boss The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, has urged Lagos residents to obey the lockdown order to curb coronavirus transmission. He said this while…
FG reviews lockdown as COVID-19 cases rise by 35
Security agents at Fagba Bus Stop along the Iju Road, Lagos during the enforcement of the lockdown. Photo: Stanley Ogidi • Food markets to open 10am to 2pm every…
Babatunde Irukera distributes Food Items round Kogi State
Babatunde Irukera distributes Food Items round Kogi State In times like this, where the world is battling with the pandemic, Economic meltdown, Hunger etc the reality for us as a…
Brazil reports first indigenous coronavirus case
coronavirus A woman from the Kokama ethnic group in the Amazon rainforest is the first indigenous person in Brazil to test positive for the new coronavirus, authorities said on Wednesday.…