Eid-el-Kabir: FG Declares Tuesday, Wednesday Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, July 20, and Wednesday, July 21, 2021, as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulates all Muslim faithful and Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora on this occasion. “I […]
Air Peace: Passenger protests flight delay, asks for compensation
An airline passenger, Adeyinka Moyosore Kotoye, has protested the delay of his flight from Lagos to Abuja by the Air Peace Airlines. In a letter of protest to the Managing Director of the airline, he said he was unhappy about the rough treatment he received from the airline and its crew. According to Kotoye, his […]
Kizz Daniel Gifts Twin Babies Houses
Nigerian singer, Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has gifted his twin babies a house each. The singer took to his Instagram page on Thursday to break the news to his followers, where he was seen carrying the twins in his hands with the documents of the new 2-bedroom luxury apartments located at Woodland […]
Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 In Cross River
A senior registrar in the department of anaesthesiology, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Odii Stanley has died of COVID-19 His death was announced in a statement by the UCTH’s association of resident doctors. “On behalf of the entire membership of ARD UCTH, I regret to bring to your notice the untimely demise of Dr […]
COVID-19: UNILAG Asks Students To Vacate Hostels
The management of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has ordered students to vacate hostels on campus over fears of COVID-19. There were fears in the university community on Tuesday when it was discovered that some students contracted the virus,. This development led the school management to convey an emergency Senate meeting on Wednesday. In a […]
We Must End Insecurity, President Buhari Tells NASS
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is ready to use everything within its powers to end insecurity in the country and bring perpetrators of criminal activities to book. President Buhari who spoke on Tuesday at a dinner with members of the National Assembly, held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, said ‘‘insecurity, manifesting as […]
Nigeria Records 154 New Cases of COVID-19, One Death On Tuesday
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) has announced 154 new cases of coronavirus in the country on Tuesday, further raising concerns about the presence of the third wave of the pandemic in Nigeria. The agency in its daily update said the number of confirmed infections was recorded in nine states with, Lagos State topping the […]
THE WAR IN THE CAMEROONS
A CONVERSATION WITH PROF. CARLSON ANYANGWE, PART 1 By Toyin Falola There is no such thing as an authentic narrative in war and conflict situations. All “facts” in war are contested. Anger, hate, and resentment produce their messy narratives. Even the initial colors used in the advert poster for this Interview sparked a mini […]
Buhari To Flag off Kaduna-Kano Rail Project Thursday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday perform a groundbreaking of the Kaduna-Rail standard gauge project. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Magdalene Ajani disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The statement said the event would be at Zawacki, Dawaki Local Government Area, Kano at 10.00am The statement added that the project […]
Senate Rejects Onochie As INEC Commissioner
The Senate has rejected the nomination of Lauretta Onochie, presidential aide, as commissioner, Independent Electoral Commission(INEC). Her nomination has sparked off outrage from the member of the opposition party and civil society organizations saying that she is a card-carrying member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The upper legislative chamber rejected her appointment after […]
