The leadership of the house of representatives, during a solidarity visit to Senate Chief Whip Orji Uzor Kalu, has described going to prison as an honor for politicians. Orji Uzor Kalu was recently released from the Nigeria Correctional Centre in Kuje, Abuja, and the House of Reps has sympathized with him. During the visit, the…
Vanessa Bryant is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages from a California helicopter company after the deaths of her husband, 41-year-old Kobe Bryant, and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna. Back in February, Vanessa filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Island Express Helicopters Inc. and the estate of pilot Ara Zobayan. The lawsuit accuses the…
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu, on Tuesday returned to take his seat at the upper legislative chamber after his release from six months incarceration at the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Kuje over alleged misappropriation of Abia State funds when he was the governor between 1999 and 2007. The President of the Senate,…
One of the richest oil magnates in the country, Chief Anthony Enukeme, is dead. He was 75. The Chief Executive of Tonimas Oil and gas group, died Monday night, after a brief illness. A family source said he died because of the travel ban occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic. He said the deceased, who clocked…
The fire broke out Monday at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria’s Unity FM, Abakiliki in Ebonyi. The fire started while the staff was in the studio. It destroyed the production studio but no life was lost. NAN reported that the General Manager of the station, Mr. Rex Eze, said the fire started at the…
Six staff of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) have been confirmed positive for COVID-19. The commission disclosed this on its Twitter handle yesterday. The six staff were said to be attached to the office of the Executive Director (Projects), Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, But Ojougboh was said to have tested negative for the disease. “As…
The Kano State government has announced that one coronavirus death has been recorded in the State. The State’s Ministry of Health disclosed this in a tweet via its Twitter account on Monday. The Ministry also announced that 27 additional patients have been discharged following full recovery from the virus. According to the Ministry, five new…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has admitted that the country might just be starting to experience COVID-19. NCDC Director-General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, stated this while speaking at the House of Representatives on Monday when members of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) appeared before a joint committee of the House. “We are still in…
Policemen attached to Warri Area Command have apprehended the Founder and General Overseer of Victory Revival Fasting and Prayer Ministry, Bishop Elijah Orhonigbe, for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl inside his church hall in Warri, Delta State. It was gathered that the horrid incident happened on Wednesday, May 20, , 2020, during a deliverance session…
315 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria on Monday, June 8. According to data released by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, Lagos recorded 128 new cases, FCT 34, Rivers 32, Edo 28, Oyo 22, Kaduna 20, Gombe 13, Ogun 8, Plateau 5, Delta 7, Kwara 7, Kano 5, Bauchi 4 and…