*Why I Gifted My Mother A House -Comedienne, Emmanuella Opens Up* The popular Nigerian comedienne, Emanuella Samuel, has opened up on reasons she gifted her mother a house for Christmas. GIO TV recalls that the teenage comedienne gifted her mother a house for christmas on 13th November, 2020. The kid comedian in an interview with…
Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny has tested positive for coronavirus while on Egypt duty, according to his agent. Elneny has been away with his country and has contracted the disease, meaning he will need to enter a period of self-isolation. The 28-year-old played against Togo in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier on Saturday. His agent…
Babatunde Fowler, former Chairman of the Federal Internal Revenue Service, FIRS, on Monday returned to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for further questioning. Fowler was said to have reported at the Lagos State office of the EFCC over FIRS’s involvement in alleged financial misappropriation during his tenure. The sum of N9.2bn from…
A member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Congress and a strong ally of President Buhari, Buba Galadima, has condemned the recent action of the Central Bank of Nigeria, freezing the bank account of #EndSARS promoters. Speaking on Arise TV this morning, Galadima said the action is unconstitutional as Nigeria is not…
Donald Trump, President of the United States, US, on Monday confirmed another COVID-19 vaccine. Trump disclosed that the Moderna vaccine was 95 percent effective. In a tweet, the US President said the discovery was made during his tenure. According to Trump: “Another Vaccine just announced. This time by Moderna, 95% effective. For those great “historians,”…
Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), has warned residents of the state to desist from assaulting law enforcement agents or face the wrath of the law. Onigbanjo gave the warning on Monday in a statement signed by Mr Kayode Oyekanmi, Director, Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Justice, NAN reports….
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday launched the Rebuilding Lagos Trust Fund. It was established after the violence and destruction that trailed the End SARS protest. Citibank Nigeria Chairman, Yemi Cardoso heads the eight-member Board. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu constituted the team early this month. He also signed an Executive Order to restore lost assets. The…
A man among those who survived the shooting at Lekki toll gate by soldiers has cried out for help. Recall that onTuesday, October 20, many people were shot by security operatives at Lekki toll gate Punch’s ADEBAYO FOLORUNSHO-FRANCIS who visited hospitals to see how those on admission are faring revealed that one of the victims…
A lecturer with the University Calabar, Samuel Odey, on Monday said many lecturers have now resorted to begging due to the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Odey also claimed that some lecturers have started driving taxis to survive. The lecturer with the Department of Curriculum and Teaching in UNICAL made…
No fewer than 20 new cases of leprosy have been recorded in Kogi State. Briefing Journalists in Lokoja on Monday at the COVID-19 palliatives distribution for communities of persons affected by leprosy and disabilities in Kogi State, the State Program officer, Leprosy Mission Nigeria, (LMN) Mrs. Hannah Fashona explained that the new cases were recorded…