The Governor of Anambra state, Chief Willie Obiano has expressed shock and profound grief over the news of the death of Mr Egbuna Amuta, his Senior Special Assistant on Grassroots Mobilization. Mr Amuta’s death on Tuesday, 7th July, 2020 had Read more…
… All festivals to be marked in low-key ONITSHA Traditional Council has announced that it will scale down on celebration of its traditional festivals this year, in line with outlined measures by the state government to contain the spread of Read more…
TWENTY two out of the 27 members of the Imo Assembly have signed to commence impeachment process against Speaker, Dr. Chiji Collins. The proceedings would commence immediately the House reconvenes after the Assembly complex was shut last two weeks Read more…
On February 27, the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Nigeria. In no small way, the country was shaken, as many had prior to that time expressed confidence that the virus could not come into Nigeria. All of a Read more…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 460 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 30,249. The centre disclosed this on Wednesday night via its verified Twitter handle. “On the Read more…
Jeanine Anez, who has been Bolivia’s acting president since the 2019 coup that ousted Evo Morales, confirmed that she has tested positive for the coronavirus. The revelation comes two days after Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro announced he had been infected Read more…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says there has been 30 per cent increase in the number of confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the African Region in the past week. WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, disclosed this Read more…
A mining company, Crushed Rock Industries Ltd., on Thursday, dragged Ebonyi Government before the Federal High Court, Abuja, demanding for a N500 million damages over alleged unlawful shutdown of its quarry site.In an originating summon with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/451/2020 filed Read more…
Some stakeholders in the education sector have expressed support for the Federal Government’s decision not to allow students to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the country. They spoke in Read more…
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday sign into law the revised 2020 budget passed by the National Assembly in June. The Personal Assistant on New Media to the President, Bashr Ahmad, confirmed this on his tweeter handle in Abuja on Read more…
The chairperson of the Plateau Chapter of the Nigerian Association of Women Journalist (NAWOJ), Jennifer Yarima, has observed that women and girls living in houses without toilet facilities are more at risk of being raped. In an interview with the Read more…
Philanthropy involves charitable giving to worthy causes. It is beyond a gift of cash, goods or services made to help accomplish goals of individuals and organizations. Philanthropy is an effort an individual or organization undertakes based on an altruistic desire Read more…