Former Governor Peter Odili has approached the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt for a restraining order as the Economic and Financial begins investigating him for alleged diversion of over N100 billion belonging to Rivers State. In the suit numbered FH/PHC/C3/26/2020 and dated February 20, 2020, the applicant is seeking an order of interlocutory injunction restraining […]

A wave of worry has enveloped Enugu state since last weekend when news filtered out that a 70-year-old woman was suspected to have acquired the deadly coronavirus. The worries were not because the deadly disease was reported in the state but because of the way and manner; medical experts reacted and handled to the case […]

Corps members who have been deployed to their Places of Primary Assignment (PPAs) have expressed dissatisfaction over the suspension of camp activities, insisting that they will be safer in camp. This followed the outbreak of coronavirus, which led to the suspension of orientation course for the 2020 Batch ‘A’ Stream One corps members nationwide. The […]

Bauchi State Surveillance Support has disclosed that Lassa fever has killed two medical doctors and 14 other people in the state. Surveillance officer, Dr. Suleiman Lawal, told journalists yesterday at the Lassa Fever Camp, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), that 43 cases had been confirmed in the state since January 2020. Lawal said […]

Hours after announcing the suspension of all religious gatherings above 50 persons in the state for the next four weeks over the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced the closure of all public and private schools in the state effective Monday, March 23, 2020. A statement endorsed by Commissioner for […]

Segun is joined by Chris Nwandu; President, Nigeria Guild of Professional Bloggers as they discuss the Anti-Social Media bill on Nigerian Polity.

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has distanced itself from rumours in some quarters that results of its 2020 UTME taken on Saturday March 14 and Monday March 16 had been cancelled. Dr Fabian Benjamin, Head, Media and Information, made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday […]

The Nigerian government on Wednesday suspended its visa on arrival policy for 13 countries over fears of further spread of coronavirus. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation Boss Mustapha made the announcement at a media briefing on Wednesday. Nigeria also placed a travel ban on 13 countries with a high prevalence of the […]

AN eyewitness of the Abule Ado explosions, Linda Adanma Onuoha, on Tuesday said she was washing her clothes when she suddenly heard siren-like noise. She said she saw a thick whitish powder oozing from a gas pipeline. Onuoha said: “Shortly after, another thick whitish powder oozed again and I heard a deafening noise. I didn’t […]

THE Federal Government on Tuesday revved up its response to the spreading Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic with new measures including an immediate ban on foreign trips by public servants. Government advised Nigerians with non-essential international travel plans, especially to countries with prevalent cases, to shelve such plans forthwith. On Tuesday, the health authorities announced Nigeria’s […]

THE ship of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was heading for the rock. It took the timely intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari to return it to the right route. Buhari, who acted like a true party leader, reined in elements bent on ousting National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole through the backdoors. Steering the ship towards […]

Find out the latest song releases from your favorite music artistes on this edition. Also catch highlights from the Film & Media Entertainment Conference 2020 & An evening of Worship with Loveworld Twin Nation.