CONDUCTING the September 19 and October 10 governorship polls in Edo and Ondo states will not be tea parties, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) admitted last night. Speaking against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the commission noted that very few jurisdictions have experienced conducting elections under the prevailing health situation. In a statement […]

THE Federal Government has declared Monday, May 25 and Tuesday, May 26, 2020 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the announcement yesterday in Abuja on behalf of the Federal Government. Aregbesola congratulated all Muslim faithful for the successful completion of the Ramadan fast. A […]

The Member Representing Ajaokuta Federal Constituency, Idirissu Lawal has called on the Federal Government to take urgent step towards the conduct of a credible census in the country, within the next one year. Hon. Lawal who is the House Chairman, National Population Commission, NPC, who disclosed this Guardian in Lokoja on Thursday, said it is […]

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved the augmentation of the contract sum of N896.9 million for the construction of Oseakwa Bridge in Anambra State. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the disclosure while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome the council meeting attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to Government […]

Cross River State governor Senator Ben Ayade has lifted ban on public worship in the state. Ayade said the lifting of the about two months old public worship ban Became necessary being conscious of the spiritual economy, and in response to appeals by religious leaders in the state. A statement from the Special Adviser to […]

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Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa on Thursday lifted the ban on funerals with stringent COVID-19 protocols as a measure to decongest mortuaries in the state. Diri had in an Executive Order aimed at containing the spread of the Coronavirus, outlawed social activities like marriages, burials and social gatherings. Diri who announced the approval on Thursday […]

The United Nations (UN) yesterday warned that the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic might be jeopardized unless governments retained “the trust and participation of citizens throughout.” The admonition came as doubts about the virus grew among many Nigerians. Viral videos have since emerged purporting to show COVID-19 patients partying in isolation wards, even as #EndCovidScamNow […]

The Defence Headquarters says the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) on Monday, destroyed the logistics base of the Boko Haram/Islamic States of West Africa Province (ISWAP) at Njimia on the fringes of Sambisa Forest in Borno. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said […]

The allegation of over N48 billion fraud in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has exposed “monstrous corruption in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration,” the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) declared yesterday. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, the opposition party said “the confession by the queried former permanent secretary of […]

The Corps Marshal Federal Road Safety Corps(FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has ordered officers across the country to gear up and align completely with the ongoing enforcement on restrictions and physical distancing amongst vehicle occupants. The Corp also enjoined its personnel to carry out the Presidential directives with all vigour to contribute immensely in flattening the […]

Former Chief of General Staff and de-factor Military Vice President, Lt. Gen. Oladipo Diya, has lost his beloved junior wife, Chief (Mrs) Rebecca Folashade Diya, to Coronavirus. A press statement released by Olawale Adekoya, Special Adviser (Media & Strategy) to Gen Diya, said the late Mrs Diya died late Monday night at 66. “With grief […]