Nigeria

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 […]

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 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 […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced that 409 new cases of #COVID19 were recorded yesterday in Nigeria. The breakdown is as follows-: Lagos-201 FCT- 85 Delta- 22 Edo- 16 Nasarawa- 14 Borno- 14 Kaduna- 14 Bauchi-10 Rivers-9 Enugu- 5 Kano- 5 Ogun- 4 Ondo- 4 Bayelsa- 2 Kebbi- […]

Member of the Delta State Community Policing Committee and President of the Urhobo Progress Union, (Youth Wing), Comrade Umukoro Efemena, says they are planning a 500-man march to protest police extortion and assault in Abraka. Comrade Efemena disclosed that  mobilizing youths for what he described as the mother of all […]

The Federal Government has been encouraged to try locally produced drugs from renowned Orthodox and unorthodox medical experts to check the effect of COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to newsmen, former President of the defunct Onitsha Markets Amalgamated Traders Association, OMATA, High Chief Gilbert Obi, said the cure for COVID-19 can be found […]

Nigeria has recorded  663 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases now to 13,464. Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria have increased to 13464 after 663 new infections were recorded on Tuesday. According to  NCDC, The breakdown is as follows-: Lagos-170 Ogun-108 Bauchi-69 Ebonyi-49 Edo-33 Rivers-30 FCT-26 […]

President Muhammadu Buhari had endorsed Okonjo-Iweala for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) top job last week. Nigeria, on 9 June 2020, nominated Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the post of WTO Director-General to succeed the current Director-General, Mr Roberto Azevêdo, who has announced he will step down on 31 August 2020. […]

By Emergency Digest – June 9, 2020 6 Soldiers killed, 45 others missing as Terrorists attack Military base At least,  six solders have been killed and forty five others missing following an attack by terrorists on a military base in Auno, near Maiduguri in Borno State. It was learnt that […]

Yesterday being 8th June, 2020 at about 1:33 pm, Police operatives attached to Department of Operations, Awka, and stationed at Regina Ceali junction by Zenith Bank PLC along Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Awka, responded to a distress call of armed robbery where a hoodlum armed with automatic Pump action rifle and firing […]