Saturday, 23 November, 2024

Month: August 2020


The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed, to immediately stop the invasion of the Edo State House of Assembly. In a statement on Thursday, the party described the incident as an attempt to Read more…


Nigerian Army says it has concluded plans to boost healthcare delivery in South-East by building a state-of-the-art Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. Col. Aliyu Yusuf, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations in 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Read more…


The Religious Sisters of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious institute founded by Mary Aikenhead, has called on the Federal Government to institute strong punishment for those “who buy sex and encourage child trafficking,” as a way of discouraging  child trafficking and Read more…


A traditional ruler in Ogun State, Rasheed Sholabi, has been arrested by police for allegedly defiling his 15-year-old daughter. Sholabi, the Baale of Oose Agbedu Ajibawo in Owode-Yewa, was arrested following a complaint by his daughter who reported the alleged assault at Read more…


President Muhammadu Buhari has directed state governments and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to enforce the use of face masks in public places across the country. The Chairman, Presidential Task force on COVID-19, Mr Boss Mustapha, made this known at Read more…


The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has denied suggestions that it was frustrating the evacuation process of Nigerian students in Saudi Arabia. Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, spokesperson for the ministry, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said that claims to that Read more…


Rivers Commissioner for Education Prof. Kaniye Ebeku has directed immediate removal of principals of Community Secondary school, Elibrada  S.I. Amadi and  community Secondary school, Rumuji,  C.O. Ekwueme in Emohua Local Government Area. The principals were accused of flagrant disobedience of Read more…


THE National Public Security Communication System project for which Nigeria took a $399.5million from China and has paid $76.83million as part of the principal as well as $84.92million interest has been abandoned, Nigerian Tribune can authoritatively report. Although President Muhammadu Read more…


Edo State House of Assembly has accused the Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma and other APC Leaders of plotting to forcefully take over the Assembly with the importation of mace to perfect the act. It also alleged that the plan Read more…


THE Presidential Investigation Committee on the activities of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday rejected the request for video recording of the panel’s proceedings made by the suspended Acting Chairman, Ibrahim Magu. The chairman of the panel, Read more…


Obinna Odogwu, Awka Elder statesman and former governor of Anambra State, Chief Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has said that rotational presidency between the Northern and Southern Nigeria is one of the ways forward for the country. Chief Ezeife was replying President Muhammadu Buhari’s cousin, Read more…


Never has the trite cliche about a picture painting a thousand words been more true than stunning before-and-after satellite images, snapped by Roscosmos, which capture the utter devastation caused by the Beirut port blast. The first photograph, which was taken Read more…