Thursday, 09 January, 2025

Month: June 2020


44.5 per cent of Nigerians are not confident that their children will be protected from being exposed to coronavirus when schools reopen. Meanwhile, 97.3 per cent of Nigerians agree that the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need for greater investment Read more…


The wife of the Oyo State Governor, Mrs Tamunominini Makinde, has reassured residents of the state of government’s resolve to get justice for victims of sexual violence.  Mrs Makinde spoke at the commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination Read more…


The Abia State Government has taken delivery of the GeneXpert diagnostic equipment ordered from the United States of America by the Governor Okezie Ikpeazu administration in April 2020. It was learnt that the state COVID-19 rapid response team had, in Read more…


Anambra state has recorded another milestone in Rice farming by harvesting ten tone of Rice per hectare.The feat was recorded by the state Federal Government/IFAD Value Chain Development Programme, VCDP, during the 2020 dry season yield measurement tour at its Read more…


By our reporter In the era of Coronavirus, otherwise known as Covid-19, being alert to safety measures is the beginning of wisdom. The Covid-19 has infected virtually all countries of the world, and there seems to be any end in Read more…


By Prince Orji Nwafor-Orizu The opinion expressed by me in respect of the above matter is not political but purely legal. I can say straight away for the guidance of any political party willing to sponsor Governor Obaseki that he Read more…


The detention of the BoT chairman of CNG, to us, is condemnable. It is unwarranted and highly provocative. In the first place, the group conducted the Katsina protest peacefully. There was no breach of peace and the protest was within Read more…


You lost three children this month, how were they killed? I really don’t want to talk about the death of my children because it reminds me of that tragic moment. It happened on a Saturday – June 13, 2020. My children Read more…


Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, and Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, over their failure to account for public funds and other resources so far Read more…


Five persons are feared dead after cholera outbreak hit about 10 communities in Delta and Bayelsa states. Community leaders believe the deaths resulted from drinking polluted water and eating fishes, which died from pollution. They urged the Federal Government to Read more…


Anambra State government has commenced the third phase of desilting ofdrainages in the twenty-one local government areas to avertenvironmental threats associated with flooding. The exercise, powered by the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs and the Ministry of Read more…


On a day the world is celebrating father’s day, residents of Azu Ogbunike in Oyi LGA of Anambra State woke up to the horrifying news of the atrocious acts of a certain Mr. Ifeanyi Apusiobi, aged 34 years old who Read more…