Comply With Mandatory Mask-Wearing Or Face lockdown — Presidency
The Presidency on Sunday evening threatened to impose another lockdown on the nation if Nigerians fail to comply with the compulsory wearing of face masks while in public. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a release entitled ‘Nigerians should comply with mandatory mask-wearing to avert another lockdown’, […]
Chelsea Register First Win Of Tuchel Era Against Burnley
German boss Thomas Tuchel who was brought in to replace Frank Lampard last week finally got his first win as a Chelsea manager on Sunday. Tuchel’s team dominated the encounter, limiting Burnley to a single attempt on goal but struggled to break them down. But two moments of magic from Azpilicueta and Alonso mean the […]
Nigeria Badly Damaged, Broken, Needs Urgent Rescue – Atiku
Former Vice President and 2019 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has said the country has been badly damaged and broken, adding that there is a need for urgent rescue. Atiku specifically lamented over what he described as hunger in Northern Nigeria and indeed the entire country which he said […]
I Was Aware That Yar’Adua Was Sick Before I Picked Him – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said he knew the health status of the late president before supporting his presidential bid, however, he denied the allegation that he deliberately supported a ‘sick’ Musa Yar’Adua for selfish interests. Obasanjo, who spoke on Sunday in a virtual interview with academic and historian, Toyin Falola, admitted that he knew […]
Orlu Crisis: SA Diaspora Invited To TVC Talk Show
The Special Adviser to the Imo State Governor on Diaspora Affairs, Honourable Cllr Osakwe-Hibbert has been invited to feature on a TVC Special Edition Talk Show where she would be granting an interview on some happenings in Imo State and how it has affected Imo State indigenes. The Special Adviser who has granted previous interviews […]
Stop Harassing My Govt, Buhari Appeals To Nigerian Elites
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Nigerian elite to stop harassing his government with their unfounded criticisms, noting that their ratings have never been competence-based or based on verifiable facts on ground. The president spoke yesterday in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State, while hosting the APC governors after revalidating his party membership in the ongoing […]
Ganduje Wants Movement Of Herdsmen From North To South Banned
The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje has said the only way to prevent the constant herders-farmers clash in Nigeria is to abolish the movement of herdsmen from the North to the South. He disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Daura, Katsina State on Saturday. He said his advocacy was that Nigeria should […]
Tigray Rebel Leader Vows Long Resistance To Ethiopian Forces
Debretsion Gebremichael, the former regional president in Tigray region has said his group is committed to ‘extended resistance’ against Ethiopian federal forces. Debretsion made the vow in an audio recording posted on Facebook by a media outlet affiliated with the former ruling party the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF). TPLF has battled Prime Minister Abiy […]
We Don’t Have Money To Share – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said his administration doesn’t have money to share. He spoke to leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Daura, Katsina State. Buhari called for more participation and ownership of the party at grassroots by adopting bottom-up processes of registration and revalidation at ward, local government, state and federal levels, […]
Schools Will Remain Shut – NUT Tells Edo Govt
Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has advised parents and guardians to forget about taking their children and wards to school on Monday, February 1, 2021, insisting that its indefinite strike continues. This follows ranging war’ between the union and the state government over the indefinite strike declared by the former. […]
Trump’s Impeachment: Five Lawyers Dump Former US President
At least, five of former US President, Donald Trump’s lawyers defending his impeachment have left his team. The trial is set to begin on February 9, 2021. The five lawyers, including two who were thought to be leading the team, have dumped Trump after they disagreed over his legal strategy. Trump had wanted them to […]
SA Diaspora Pushes For More ICT Centers For Imo Girls
It is time to think more towards a sustainable future reckons the Special Adviser on Diaspora Affairs to the Governor of Imo State. Chief, Cllr. Celia Osakwe-Hibbert has seized the opportunity from this year’s ‘International Education Day’ celebration to urge Imo Diasporan Investors to build more ICT facilities for Imo girls rather than building even […]