Mallam Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, is dead. Kyari, who fell to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, was said to have died on Friday, according to a brief statement early Saturday morning by the Presidential Spokesperson, Femi Adesina. He twitted @FemAdesina: “Chief of Staff to the […]
The United States (U.S.) Mission in Nigeria has repatriated home a total of 997 Americans over the challenge posed by the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, the Public Affairs Section (PAS) said. The airlift from April 6 to 8, organised by the U.S. Consulate in three chartered flights operated by Delta Air […]
Ofodile The Anambra State Government has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing an indigene, Mr. Chudi Ofodile, into the management board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), assuring that it was a wise move. Ofodile, a former Chairman of House of Representatives Special Committee on Joint Venture […]
By Chidubem Anthony Following the relative return of peace to the insurgency-ravaged North-Eastern Nigeria and consequently the departure of some inmates from the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) dedicated camps to their ancestral homelands, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it has now started distributing seized smuggled items to orphanages across […]
By Anthony Chidubem The police invasion and ongoing siege on the Abuja home of Sen. Dino Melaye is another instance of the Executive using the police to suppress the rights of the citizenry and silencing people with opposing views to the incumbent administration, Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola, has said. […]
By Chidubem Anthony Impressed by his huge investments both in infrastructure and human capacity towards the growth of the Nigerian economy, stakeholders in the maritime and allied industries are galvanising support for former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The stakeholders, under the […]
By Chidubem Anthony The United States Consulate General in Lagos has awarded support grant totaling $453,568 for a variety of worthwhile projects in human rights, transparency in government, media freedom, women and youth empowerment, health, education, entrepreneurship, and the promotion of mutual understanding. The grant, from January 2018 till date, […]
Azeez Adesiji, Deputy Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, has led eight members of the State Working Committee and 6,200 members of the party at local government and ward levels to the Action Democratic Party (ADP). Toye Akinola, Chairman of ADP, received the former APC […]
Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, is currently locked in a closed-door meeting with Ahmed Lawan, Majority leader of the Senate. Lawan, who represents Yobe North Constituency at the National Assembly, arrived the villa shortly after 2pm and proceeded straight to the Acting President’s office. Also attending the meeting is Ita Enang, […]
There is a plot to forcibly reconvene the Senate and impeach its president, Bukola Saraki, the Reformed All Progressives Congress (R-APC) alleged yesterday. National publicity secretary, Prince Kassim Afegbua, in a statement, claimed the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, Justice Minister Abubakar Malami and […]
