COVID-19: British PM Tells Public To Stay Home As Deaths Soar
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, on Friday, urged the public to obey the national lockdown as coronavirus deaths continued to rise steeply but new case numbers fell this week. Speaking in a video posted on popular social media platform – Twitter Johnson said, ‘Please really think twice before leaving the house this weekend and only […]
Sack Service Chiefs – Wike To Buhari
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack all Service Chiefs to better tackle insecurity. He made the call Friday while speaking at the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Port Harcourt. Wike said new strategies need to be deployed in tackling internal security threats. The governor said that […]
NDDC: Akpabio Didn’t Bribe Me — Malami
Abubakar Malami, The Attorney General of the Federation as well as the Minister of Justice (AGF), has debunked allegations that he was bribed by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godswill Akpabio to facilitate the appointment of a Sole Administrator of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). While describing the allegations as a malicious […]
Nigeria Holds Armed Forces Remembrance Day Celebration
Nigeria has held a ceremony to commemorate the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day. The event which held at the Arcade in Abuja seeks to honour Nigeria’s fallen heroes and the men who give their all to defend the nation’s peace and sovereignty. As expected, President Muhammadu Buhari and the Service Chiefs were present to pay […]
US: President Trump’s Ban On Twitter Angers Germany
German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has sharply criticised Twitter’s decision to ban the outgoing President of the United States, Donald Trump, according to Financial Times. She described the action as a ‘problematic’ breach of the ‘fundamental right to free speech’. Merkel said this through her spokesman, Steffen Seibert, adding that the US government should instead follow […]
President Buhari Makes New Appointments, Renews Others
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of two Managing Directors for two River Basin Development Authorities. He also extended the tenure of seven other Managing Directors of the River Basin Development Authorities. This was contained in a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Water Resources, Mrs Kenechukwu Offie. […]
Fake COVID-19 Vaccine In Nigeria – NAFDAC Warns
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday revealed that it had received reports of the importation of fake COVID-19 vaccine into Nigeria. NAFDAC Director-General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, said this while addressing a virtual press conference on Friday. Read Also: Nigeria Will Produce Her Own Vaccine Soon, Says NAFDAC The […]
Uganda Election: Bobi Wine Alleges Widespread Fraud, Violence
Uganda Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine, has claimed that there were ‘widespread fraud and violence’ as counting gets underway after polls closed in a hotly contested election. However, the 38-year-old singer remains hopeful of victory over 76-year-old Yoweri Museveni. In a statement released on his social media handles on Thursday night, […]
Nigeria Records Highest COVID-19 Deaths In Single Day
Going by results posted by The national center for disease control (NCDC), Nigeria on Thursday posted its highest COVID-19 deaths in a single day since the pandemic broke out in February 2020. Reports by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, showed that COVID-19 killed 23 Nigerians in the last 24 hours. The nation has […]
FG Not Considering Lockdown – PTF
The Federal Government has dismissed reports that it was planning to, again, lock down the country in the wake of the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Presidential Task Force, PTF, on COVID-19 disclosed this on Thursday, in a statement by Mr. Willie Bassey, the Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of […]
We Have Made Nigeria Better Than We Met It In 2015 – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday assessed his five-year-old administration with a submission that Nigeria now fared better than when he assumed office in May 2015. He also tasked the Nigerian elite to be fair in their critique of his administration. Buhari, who spoke while receiving in audience the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrims […]
Buhari Is A Threat To Nigeria’s Security ― Junaid Muhammad
Second Republic lawmaker, Dr. Muhammad Junaid, has said that the administration under President Muhammadu Buhari has failed woefully while describing him (Buhari) as a ‘threat to the security of the country’. According to Junaid, ‘As regards the statement made by the President concerning security in the country generally and northeast, I think President Muhammadu Buhari is […]