Sulaimon Olalekan: A Man Of Uncommon Humility
By Olatunji Buhari It has taken me time to write this tribute for two reasons – One, I am still trying to process the loss slowly, two – I have been struggling within myself not to refer to Sulaimon in past tense. Death is a debt we all must pay at one point or the other […]
Abba Kyari Dies of Coronavirus
The Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Abba Kyari is dead. Kyari died two weeks after tested positive to COVID-19 The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, announced Mr Kyari’s death on Twitter. Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest […]
Wike Must Not Destroy Legacies Of Our Forefathers, Says Rivers Group
The Rivers Leadership Advancement Foundation (RIVLEAF) has advised Governor Nyesom Wike to watch his utterances and desist from actions capable of destroying the vision of the founding fathers of the state. In a statement on Friday in Port Harcourt, signed by its Director of Communications, Nnatah Peters Onyeche, RIVLEAF said Wike’s recent conducts were unbecoming […]
Time For The Nigerian Left To Take Power- Ike Okonta
The June 12 1993 crisis presented the Nigerian left and its progressive allies the opportunity to end military dictatorship and restore democratic government in the country. But having played a key role in the return of democracy, the left declined to participate in government, naively believing that the politicians had learnt their lesson and would […]
I Am Not An Ambassador To NCDC- Toyin Abraham
Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham has denied the reports making the round that she has been made the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) ambassador on coronavirus(COVID -19) pandemic. There were reports that the ‘Alakada’ producer is replacing a colleague, Funke Akindele, who the agency had earlier said she was never engaged as an ambassador. Abraham […]
COVID-19: Nigeria Records 51 New Cases, Bringing Total Cases To 493
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 51 new cases of coronavirus disease in the country bringing the total infected cases to 493. In the new confirmed cases released, 32 are in Lagos, six in Kano, five in Kwara, two each in FCT and Oyo , and one each in Ogun and Ekit […]
EU Gives Nigeria €50m Grant To Fight COVID-19
The European Union has given Nigeria a grant of €50 million euros to fight coronavirus. The Head of EU delegation in Nigeria, Ambassador Ketil Karlsen, announced the grant in a meeting with President Buhari in Abuja Presidential adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina confirmed it in a tweet on Tuesday “EU gives Nigeria a […]
Between Religion and Corona Virus by Reuben Abati
Whenever man is confronted with a terrifying aspect of the world in which he lives, his natural instinct is to seek to understand the new phenomenon and bend it to his will. Pre-historic man opted for ritual as a means of mollifying and dominating his environment, but man soon moved from the age of rituals […]
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE EXTENSION OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA MONDAY, 13TH APRIL, 2020
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE EXTENSION OF COVID- 19 PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA MONDAY, 13TH APRIL, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians 2. In my address on Sunday, 29th March, 2020, I asked the residents of Lagos and Ogun States as well as the Federal […]
Buhari Extends Lockdown By Two Weeks In Lagos, Ogun and FCT.
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the lockdown and cessation of all movements in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory by 14days. Buhari declared this while speaking in a nationwide broadcast to Nigerians on Monday More to follow
