The National Working Committee of the All Progressive Congress, APC, yesterday, swore into office, the former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Rivers state, Mr. Worgu Boms, to replace the suspended Deputy National Secretary of the party, Victor Giadom. The party picked Worgu to replace Victor Giadom, on the grounds that […]
Nigeria
Nigeria records 675 new cases of Coronavirus
675 new cases of #COVID19 were recorded on the 22nd of June 2020. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, this is the breakdown….. Lagos-288 Oyo-76 Rivers-56 Delta-31 Ebonyi-30 Gombe-28 Ondo-20 Kaduna-20 Kwara-20 Ogun-17 FCT-16 Edo-13 Abia-10 Nasarawa-9 Imo-9 Bayelsa-8 Borno-8 Katsina-8 Sokoto-3 Bauchi-3 Plateau-2 This brings number […]
Obi Celebrates Bishop Nwokolo at 53, Mbazulike at 91
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 election, and former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has eulogized the Bishop on the Niger, Anglican Communion, Right Reverend Owen Chidozie Nwokolo, and an elder statesman, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, both of whom recently celebrated their […]
Army Captain Injured in Herdsmen Attack Appeals for Financial Assistance…..
Reports have it that a Captain in the Nigerian Army, Mr. Zakari Sani, who was fatally injured after a ‘deadly’ attack by herdsmen in Benue State, has appealed to the Nigerian military to come to his aid financially. Captain Sani told journalists that his health condition is fast deteriorating few […]
Update on Coronavirus disease shows that Nigeria recorded 436 new cases yesterday.
On the 21st of June 2020, 436 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria bringing the total confirmed cases recorded in the country to 20,242. The spread of novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria touched a new milestone as the latest statistics provided by the Nigeria […]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ghana apologises to Nigeria after Ghanaian businessman demolished buildings housing Nigeria’s High Commission staff in that country.
The Federal Government has condemned the two attacks on a residential building in the premises of the Nigerian High Commission in Accra, Ghana, demanding urgent action from the Ghanaian authorities. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, in a statement on Sunday, described the attacks as criminal and outrageous. The Minister […]
Nigeria records the highest number of Covid-19 confirmed cases.
Nigeria yesterday recorded 745 new cases of COVID-19. This is the single highest one day record in the country since the pandemic Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said the breakdown is as follows:- Lagos-280 Oyo-103 Ebonyi-72 FCT-60 Imo-46 Edo-34 Delta-33 Rivers-25 Kaduna-23 Ondo-16 Katsina-12 Kano-10 Bauchi-8 Borno-7 Kwara-5 Gombe-4 […]
Info Commissioner Assures No Corona Virus in Cross River State
By Ekama Ferdinand Cross River State Commissioner for Information & Orientation, Comrade Asu Okang, has assured Cross Riverians that the Coronavirus pandemic has not spread to the State. Comrade Okang stated this recently in Calabar during the sensitization on proper hand washing organized by United Purpose International in collaboration with […]
100m Nigerians have no identity – NIMC
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says over 100 million Nigerians have no identity. The Director-General of the NIMC, Mr Aliyu Aziz, made the disclosure on Wednesday during a zoom meeting with editors. Mr Aziz who spoke on the topic: “Strategic Roadmap for ID Development”, said these include the poorest […]
The Senate is considering a bill to address the problem of erosion in the country, with special focus on the South-East.
The bill which scaled second reading during Tuesday’s sitting seeks to establish the Erosion Control and Prevention Commission. Sponsor of the bill, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah in his lead debate on the bill, said the establishment of a commission for the purpose of erosion control and prevention had become imperative in […]