Month: April 2020

Despite repeated assurances by the federal government, which has appealed to medical professionals in the country to see the coming of the Chinese medical team as a positive addition to…

A magistrate Court sitting in Ogba, Lagos State, has approved withdrawal of charges filed against Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley; former Lagos governorship candidate under the platform of…

Tension is rising between the Federal Government and Rivers State, following the arraignment of two Carveton Helicopters pilots and 10 passengers for violating the executive order of Covid-19 containment signed…

Social media platform, Facebook is expanding its Coronavirus Information Centre to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria. The others include Benin Republic; Burkina Faso; Cameroun; Cape Verde; Chad;…

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic could push over 500 million people into poverty, says a new report by charity organization, Oxfam. In the report titled, “Dignity Not Destitution”, Oxfam urged world…

Thirty-Seven years after he overthrew the elected governor of the defunct Bendel State, Prof. Ambrose Mofolorunsho Alli, in a coup and ordered his trial over alleged corruption, President Muhammadu Buhari…

The Ebonyi State government yesterday disclosed that it arrested seven pastors for disobeying its restriction on ban on religious gatherings and other forms of assembly in the state. Confirming the…

Allegations of monumental fraud perpetrated at the Social Investment Programmes (SIPs) yesterday drew the ire of the leadership of the National Assembly who queried the N12 billion monthly bill for…

The twin effect of boredom and idleness yesterday forced Lagos residents to the streets on Day Seven of the lockdown. Barely seven days into the 14-day stay-at-home order issued by…