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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 leaders to agree an economic rescue package to keep poor countries afloat, ahead of key meetings of the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and […]

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 yesterday rewrote his history as he granted the deceased a posthumous state pardon. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbeshola, who announced the amnesty in Abuja, […]

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 arrests, Commissioner for Border Peace and Internal Security, Stanley Okoro Emegha said the arrest would serve as deterrent to other pastors who may decide to […]

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 school feeding project. Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and House Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, made their reservations at a meeting with the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster […]

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 the federal government and enforced by the Lagos State government, traffic snarls resurfaced in some parts of the state as angry Lagosians have begun to […]

Resident doctors in the South-South geopolitical zone yesterday issued a savage indictment of the federal and state governments over the poor handling of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as the  Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Tuesday evening confirmed 16 new cases of coronavirus. The number of confirmed cases of the virus in the country now […]

The Katsina State Government has lifted suspension on Friday congregational prayer with immediate effect.   The lifting of the suspension was announced by the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Mustapha Inuwa, in a statement made on Tuesday in Katsina.   “Following a meeting held today between the Katsina state government, religious leaders, traditional rulers […]

For the first time in history, Nigerian Christians marked this year’s Palm Sunday in their homes and neighborhoods to which they have been confined by the government because of the coronavirus. Because churches and mosques are currently closed, Christians could not hold the usual ceremonies and processions that depict the triumphant entry of Biblical Jesus […]

The Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) has in five years paid N240 billion to five power-generating companies (Gencos) for electricity not allegedly used by consumers, meaning the colossal amount was paid in exchange for darkness. Documents obtained by www.www.aso.rocks search engine showed that the Gencos’ monthly bill was between N50 billion and N55 billion. […]

Although the Ogun State police command has come out to strongly deny that the sudden death of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Ibara Division was not as a result of the arrest of a juju masquerade, which flouted the government’s stay at home directive at the weekend; tongues have been wagging and […]

From the National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO) has come clarification that only one million vulnerable Nigerian households on the National Social Register (NSR) would get the N20,000 palliative from the Federal Government to cushion the impact of the lockdown necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic.   The National Coordinator, National Social Safety-Nets Coordinating Office (NASSCO), Lonwa […]

Telecommunications operators globally have denied any link between the COVID-19 pandemic and the evolving 5G technology. The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) yesterday advised the citizenry to disregard the news making the rounds that the pandemic had a relationship with technology.   In the last two weeks, there have been unsubstantiated reports […]