Hundreds of youths from Oyo town on Thursday stormed the Oyo State Government Secretariat in protest of the alleged killing of a student of The University of Ibadan by an officer of the Oyo State Amotekun Corps. The protesters, mostly Read more…
Month: December 2020
A former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has denied appointing an ex-governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Muhammad Sanusi II as Emir of Kano to spite former President Goodluck Jonathan. Kwankwaso was replying to comments attributed to Abdullahi Read more…
• Taking PDP from Rivers difficult, says Makinde Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on All Progressives Congress (APC) governors to own up to the reality of the Federal Government’s failure. Governor Wike said the APC-led Federal Government promised to Read more…
The Christian Association of Nigeria has asked churches to be security conscious as they celebrate Christmas. CAN President, Dr Samson Ayokunle, gave the advice in a press statement on Thursday titled, ‘The Power of His Presence, Our Hope of Tomorrow’. Read more…
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday that a new strain of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, but further investigation is needed. “It’s a separate lineage from the UK and the South Read more…
The EU has announced that a post-Brexit trade deal between the 27-nation bloc and the world’s sixth-largest economy has been struck just days before the deadline. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier announced Read more…
1. The Anambra State Government wishes to inform the general public that activities at night clubs throughout the state have been banned for one month, with effect from Wednesday, December 23, 2020. The ban is in response to reports of Read more…
A federal high court in Abuja has declined attempts by the Nigerian government to prevent the hearing in a case filed by Mohammed Abacha over the controversial Malabu Oil Prospecting Licence (OPL 245). The suit was filed by Mr Abacha Read more…
Nigeria and the Republic of Jamaica, Monday deepened relationships between the two countries in areas of tourism, education and economic activities with the launch of an inaugural flight by Air Peace into Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay. The direct, Read more…
Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has voided the suspension of transportation minister, Rotimi Amaechi, and other party chieftains by a faction of the party in Rivers State. In a letter issued to Igo Aguma, a leader of the state’s faction on Read more…
Almost a month after the case against Ministry of Transport and Bureau of Public Procurement was of at a Federal High Court in Abuja, the ministry finally appeared before the court after series of denial. Before their appearance in court Read more…
Three groups have applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to be joined in a $1bn suit by Adamu Garba against the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Twitter International Company, Jack Dorsey. Garba had filed the suit Read more…