Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State on Friday said anyone who refused to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) might continue to fast until God answered the prayers. Governor Uzodinma said this while fielding questions from State House reporters after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari again at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, over the erosion crisis…
A Nigerian man, Ridwan Oyewunmi, has called on Nigerians on social media to help him get justice after a school teacher who is currently on the run, allegedly beat his younger brother, Boluwatife Omelaja, to death at a school in Ikorodu, Lagos state on Thursday, November 26. In a Twitter thread, the distraught brother said…
246 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Friday, November 27, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Lagos-81, FCT-73, Plateau-39, Kaduna-25, Ogun-13, Bauchi-5, Rivers-4, Ekiti-2, Taraba-2, Kano-2. There are now 67,220 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria and 1,171 deaths have been recorded….
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has agreed to call off its eight-month strike which has grounded academic activities in the public universities since March. The union leadership reached the consensus during a meeting with the government team led by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, in Abuja, on Friday. The government…
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that Nigerian women are stabilizers of peace in all parts of the country. He made the declaration yesterday when he hosted the representatives of women at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The Nigerian leader therefore urged women to engage the youths in the aftermath of the EndSARS protests, on the need…
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on Friday, said the violence that resulted from the hijack of the End SARS protest in Nigeria was caused by fake news and disinformation. Mohammed said this during a stakeholders’ meeting with members of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON) in Abuja. He explained that fake news and…
The Hisbah police in Kano has banned Cool FM radio station from mentioning Black Friday in their programmes, saying Friday is holy in the state. Black Friday is the day after the US holiday of Thanksgiving, regarded as the first day of the Christmas shopping season, on which retailers make many special offers. But in…
Wife of the President, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari , Thursday, charged government at various levels to invest more in women development especially in the areas of sports, swimming, as well as rural empowerment . Mrs Buhari , who made the remarks in Abuja at the official unveiling and trophy presentation for the international women swimming championship…
Nigeria’s Afro-beat legend, Femi Anikulapo-Kuti has said that not being nominated for the Grammys award does not mean a musician is not great. Kuti said this while making reference to his father, Fela and Bob Marley who never got nominated or won Grammys award in his time. The Afro-beat legend said Music is not about…
Venezuela has dared the United States by slamming jail terms on Americans arrested on November 21, 2017. On Thursday, a Supreme Court judge convicted six former oil executives of corruption. They were sentenced to confinement ranging from 8 to over 13 years, Dpa reports. Former interim president of Citgo, Jose Pereira, was sentenced to 13…