Why NNPC Is Constructing A ₦21bn Hospital In Katsina – GMD
The Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, yesterday laid the foundation for the construction of a 200-bed Emergency and Infectious Disease Hospital in Kaita, Katsina State. The hospital, being built at the cost of ₦21 billion, would provide services to patients in Katsina. The Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian […]
FG’s School Feeding Programme, A Monumental Scam — PDP
In this interview with John Alechenu, the National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, speaks about the modified school feeding programme of the Federal Government which the party described as a scam The All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government has insisted on going ahead with its modified school feeding programme despite the fact […]
Buhari Asked To Sack NECO Registrar, Replace With A Northerner
The Niger State chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to as a matter of urgency fire the newly-appointed Registrar/Chief Executive of National Examinations Council, NECO, Professor Godswill Obioma. The Council urged Buhari to remove Obioma and replace with a candidate from the host community (Niger state) […]
Nnamdi Kanu Announces Fresh Broadcast
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has via his official Facebook page stated that he will be issuing a radio broadcast by 7 pm tonight where he will be revealing more secrets about the failed country, Nigeria. The broadcast will be aired on his Radio Biafra channel and his official Facebook page. […]
Oshiomhole Frustrated Plans To Remove Subsidy By Obasanjo – Atiku
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 general elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has accused the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, of resisting the removal of fuel subsidy during the administration of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo. Read More: Atiku: Sell Presidential Jets, Cancel […]
29 Fulani Herdsmen Killed By Gunmen In Military Fatigues
No fewer than 29 Fulani herdsmen were massacred by men dressed in military fatigues, in a village in central Mali, a local government official and a Fulani association said on Saturday. The attackers on Friday targeted the village of Binedama in the Mopti region, which has seen dozens of tit-for-tat ethnic massacres over the past […]
Gov. Ganduje Launches 1st Ruga Settlement In Kano
Governor Umar Ganduje, on Saturday, launched the first Ruga settlement in Kano. The ruga settlement is situated at the Yanshoshi forest in Kiru Local Government Area of the state. The settlement will be a total of 200 units of houses, schools, hospital, police station, earth dam for cattle rearing among others. However, during the commissioning […]
U.S. Hits New Fatality Record As World Virus Death Toll Surpasses 400,000
The United States logged a new coronavirus record death toll on Saturday as it reached 111,961. The worst-hit country reached the new level, as global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 400,000. Part of the surge came from Latin America, especially Brazil. According to worldometers.info, one of the data agencies tracking the pandemic, global fatalities […]
AfDB Injects $288.5m Loan Into Nigeria’s Treasury
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $288.5 million loan to help Nigeria tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate its impact on people and businesses. The loan will bolster the government’s plans to improve surveillance and response to COVID-19 emergencies, ease the impact on workers and businesses and strengthen […]
Merkel Allies React As Trump Withdraws 9,500 Troops From Germany
Senior lawmakers, from German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling conservative bloc, on Saturday, criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to order the U.S. military to remove 9,500 troops from Germany. The move would reduce U.S. troop’s numbers in Germany to 25,000, from 34,500. “The plans once again show that the Trump administration is neglecting an elementary leadership […]
11 Out Of 33 Almajiris From Kaduna Test Positive For COVID-19 In Sokoto
The Sokoto State government has confirmed that eleven out of the 33 almajiris deported from Kaduna State have tested positive for COVID-19. The announcement was made in a statement by the states Ministry of Health and posted on its Twitter handle on Saturday. “Sokoto State task force on COVID-19 received 33 repatriated almajiris on 4th […]
FIFA President Infantino Speaks On Return Of Fans To Stadiums
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is not expecting a quick return to stadiums for football fans even as the coronavirus crisis eases. “Let’s not forget that there needs always to be a place for fans,” the head of the sport’s world governing body said in a video message to FIFA’s 211 member-nations. “Football without spectators is […]