Mali Opposition Rebuffs Buhari, ECOWAS Over GNU Proposal
Mali’s opposition has rejected a proposal by President Muhammadu Buhari and ECOWAS leaders for a Government of National Unity to end the country’s political crisis. It also signalled it would restart protests on August 3 if President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita refused to resign. Tens of thousands of people answered opposition calls for protests in early […]
COVID-19 Fraud: Facebook Takes Down Dr Stella Emmanuel’s Page
Dr Stella Immanuel has been exposed as a fraud after claiming that the discredited hydroxychloroquine drug is a tested cure for COVID-19. Immanuel and a group of Trump frontline doctors went to Washington D.C. where Immanuel gave an impassioned speech testifying that the drug is efficacious. She claimed she had treated 350 patients in her […]
NDDC Probe: Ijaw Youths Make Fresh Demands From FG
The leadership of the pan Ijaw youth groups, the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) worldwide, on Tuesday made fresh demands over the recent crisis between the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the National Assembly Committee on NDDC. The group, which described as embarrassing and disgraceful the squabble between the two, […]
Hydroxychloroquine Is Cure For Coronavirus – Nigerian Doctor
A Nigerian-born and trained physician, Dr. Stella Emmanuel, is trending on social media after delivering an impassioned COVID-19 speech in the U.S. on Monday. Speaking at a news conference in Washington, Emmanuel claimed that antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and antibacterial drug, Zithromax, were effective cures for the virus. The Nigerian spoke during a news conference […]
Mamman Daura: I Don’t Dictate To President Buhari
Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has described as shameful revelations by the daughter of Mamman Daura, Fatimah, that they have been living in the Presidential Villa for over three years. For the first time, the person considered as the most prominent figure in the Buhari administration, Malam Mamman Daura, has broken his silence, saying he had […]
Akpabio Blackmailing Us Over NDDC Contracts – Senator Ayo Akinyelure
The war of words between the National Assembly members and the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, over Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) contract awards, yesterday, worsened, with the Senate describing Akpabio’s allegation as a cheap blackmail and fallacy of the highest order. The position of the Senate was expressed by the Chairman, Senate […]
Eid-El-Kabir: FG Declares 30th And 31st July, 2020 Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Thursday, July 30, and Friday, July 31, 2020 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah. The statement was titled, ‘Federal Government Declares 30 and 31 July, 2020 Public Holidays […]
PDP Chieftain Asks Reps Leadership To Declare Dogara’s Seat Vacant
A chieftain of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State, Mallam Bibi Dogo, has asked the leadership of the House of Representatives to declare the Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency seat vacant following the defection of former Speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara, from PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Dogara, who defected […]
AfDB Probe: Panel Clears Adesina Of All Allegations
An independent panel of experts, headed by former Irish President Mary Robinson, has cleared Akinwumi Adesina, leader of the African Bank of Development, of corruption allegations. The 60-year-old who became the first Nigerian to lead the AfDB in 2015, was alleged to run the back into the grounds. A 15-page report earlier this year claimed […]
Tinubu Brought Dogara Back To APC, Atiku Is Next – Bamgbose
Olusegun Bamgbose, National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, has claimed that the sudden return to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, by a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, was masterminded by Bola Tinubu. Bamgbose also insisted that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, […]
FG Spends ₦15.8b On Hazard Allowances – Ngige
The Federal Government says it has so far spent ₦15.8 billion on hazard allowances in its teaching hospitals and medical centres across the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, stated this in Abuja while addressing journalists at a meeting with the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) leadership on Monday. Read […]
Zimbabwe Calls U.S. Ambassador ‘Thug’ As Anti-Govt Protests Loom
Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party on Monday called the United States ambassador a “thug” and accused him of funding the opposition ahead of this week’s planned anti-government protests that authorities say are meant to overthrow the government. Without providing evidence, ZANU-PF spokesman Patrick Chinamasa told reporters that U.S. ambassador to Harare, Brian Nichols, was involved […]