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Prof. Wole Soyinka, the Nobel laureate, has condemned those who have called for the head of Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah, over the cleric’s Christmas Day speech in which he spoke about the ills of the society.   Expressing his backing for Kukah, Soyinka said in a statement on Monday that […]

Some gory details of sleaze, which make good storylines for Nigeria’s Nollywood industry, have exposed how just two former senior civil servants returned close to N8billion to the Government from what they stole while in office. At the current official exchange rate of about 394 naira to a dollar, this amount is roughly equivalent to […]

Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor of Ondo State, on Monday ordered herdsmen to vacate the forest reserves in the state. within seven days. The order comes as part of actions to stem the tide of kidnapping, of which Ondo is fast becoming the epicenter in the southwest. “Today we have taken major steps at addressing the root […]

   Dr. Uzoma Emenike, Nigeria’s current Ambassador to Ireland, has been posted as the country’s new envoy to the United States, according to new postings approved by President Muhammadu Buhari. M.I. Bashir  will serve as deputy ambassador.   The president also approved the posting of a former Minister of State for Defence, Demola Seriki, to […]

  It was voting time again in Kano State this weekend, and it has become the norm in this northern State, under-aged children queued up and voted without anyone raising eyebrows.   As residents of the state voted for council officials in the 44 Local Government Areas of the State, officials of the State Independent […]

  The Nigerian government has said that  the National Identity Number is mandatory for foreign diplomats reside in Nigeria for a continuous period of two years or more. This was disclosed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami through a statement by signed by his Technical Assistant, Dr Femi Adeluyi, on […]

Nigeria’s House of Representatives has faulted the decision by the  federal government to reopen schools with the increasing number of of infections from the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools in the country are scheduled to reopen from Monday, January 18, but Professor Julius Ihonvbere, Chairman of  the House Committee on Basic Education and Services, says the decision […]

  Nigeria’s Covid-19 infections jumped to an all-time high, with a total of 1,867 new cases reported within 24 hours.   The new numbers brought the country’s total to 107,345 infections, according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.   NCDC said in  Tweet late Friday that eight people also died from the infect ion, which […]

… insists on strict enforcement of regulation … ‘No mask, no entry’ rule extended to transport, hospitality, banking, other sectors   The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has reviewed the curfew earlier imposed in the state to now span from 10 pm to 5 am to check rising cases of COVID-19 in the wake […]

Nigeria’s Armed forces and other security agencies should collaborate with the State Security Network known as Amotekun Corps, governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has said.   Akeredolu hinged his call on the fact that, according to him, members of the Amotekun Corps have local knowledge and are familiar with terrains in the state. He […]

Nigeria’s inflation rate in December rose to its highest in more than three years, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday. Annual inflation rate jumped to 15.75 percent last month, its highest since November 2017 when it rose to 15.90 percent, NBS said in its monthly inflation report. Inflation in November last year was […]

Nigeria is yet to approve any vaccines for the COVID-19 virus, the  National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said Friday. Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of NAFDAC,  made these known in Abuja during a virtual media briefing.  “The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has not received […]