BREAKING: Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama Contracts Coronavirus
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has tested positive for coronavirus. Onyema made this known in a tweet on Sunday, saying he is on his way to islation in a health facility. According to him, he tested positive after his fourth test on Saturday at the first sign of throat irritation. “Did my fourth […]
Buhari names railway complex after Jonathan
President Muhammadu Buhari has named the railway complex in Agbor, Delta state, after his predecessor President Goodluck Jonathan. Tolu Ogunlesi, a presidential aide, quoted Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, as the source on Saturday. The railway complex in Agbor is the centre of operation which connects the Itakpe-Warri rail line. It is joined by Benin […]
Bomb explosion kills children in Katsina
At least five persons, including children, were killed when a bomb exploded at Yammama village in Malumfashi local government area of Katsina State on Saturday. It was gathered that the bomb was planted inside a farm in the village. Many people who were injured in the attack have been treated at General Hospital in Malumfashi. […]
2023: I’ve no presidential ambition, says Lawan
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has declared that he has no plan to run for president in 2023. In a statement by his media office, the senate president said the report was untrue as it “has its source in beer parlour gossips and should be treated with the contempt which it and those who concocted […]
Late Edo Speaker’s wife, driver kidnapped
The wife and driver of the late former Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Mr. Zakawanu Garuba have been kidnapped along the Lokoja-Abuja highway. Reports said the victims were on their way to Auchi in Edo State, in connection with the death of Garuba who died on on Saturday morning from complications arising from […]
Suspected Killer Of Gokada Founder Arrested
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has arrested a suspect in the murder of Gokada‘s founder, Fahim Saleh. The victim was found decapitated and dismembered in his Manhattan apartment on Tuesday. The personal assistant of the young tech entrepreneur was arrested on Friday. He is to face charges in the gruesome murder of the tech […]
Arotile First Female Combat Pilot for Burial July 23
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said the remains of the late Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile, the Service’s first female combat helicopter pilot, who died on Tuesday, will be buried on July 23. Air Commando Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, in a statement in Abuja, said the late Arotile would be […]
Fans Could Return To EPL Games, Other Sports In October, Says British PM Johnson
Fans could return to sports stadiums in October after a series of test events that will start later this month, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. Mass gatherings have been banned since March as part of social-distancing measures brought in to combat the coronavirus pandemic. But as Johnson set out the next stage […]
I Didn’t Spend Any Funds Meant For Niger Delta People
Former acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC), Joy Nunieh said she didn’t spend any money belonging to Niger Delta people during her tenure. Ms. Nuhieh said this when she appeared before the House of Reps Committee on NDDC on Friday. The ex-acting managing director who joined via ZOOM told the lawmakers that […]
School reopening: Govt sets deadline
The federal government has given school proprietors across the country up to July 29 to meet specific guidelines set towards the reopening of schools. The date for the reopening is to be announced soon. The minister of state for education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said in Abuja that Nigeria has settled with four countries on a new […]
