House of Reps has retooled to serve Nigerians Better – Gbajabiamila
Nigeria’s House of Representatives has strengthened its legislative tool kit to serve the citizens better against the background of the new realities created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Speaker has…
Covid-19: Lai Mohammed Orders BBNaija Halted
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has ordered the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission to shut down the current episode of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality show. The Minister hinged the…
Nigerian Presidency Denies Dissolving NDDC Interim Management Committee
The Nigerian government on Friday denied the dissolution of the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission. “NDDC: A fabricated statement on the dissolution of the Interim Management…
Editorial: As Nigeria’s “Legislathief” Contractors force Akpabio to blink
The controversial decision by the House of Representatives to sue the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, for criminal perjury and civil defamation, was bizarre and laughable to say…
Madagascar herb not cure for COVID-19 – FG
The Federal Government has declared that the Madagascar COVID-19 herb syrup did not show any evidence that it had real curative properties against COVID-19. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie…
GEJ meets PMB; Lessons for bitter-enders, by Femi Adesina
In the build-up to the 2015 general elections, the country was divided right down the middle. On one side were the Jonathanians, who supported the then incumbent President, Goodluck Jonathan,…
Over 10 000 health workers in Africa infected with COVID-19 – WHO
Inadequate access to personal protective equipment or weak infection prevention and control measures raise the risk of health worker infection The World Health Organization (WHO)(https://www.afro.who.int/) Thursday warned of the threat…
Akpabio denies claiming lawmakers get 60% of NDDC contracts
The Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio on Thursday denied claiming that members of the National Assembly get 60 percent of contracts awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission…
Reps to Sue Akpabio for perjury, as Senate Wants NDDC’s Management Scrapped
Nigeria’s House of Representatives on Thursday resolved to sue Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, for perjury and defamation. On its part, the Senate proposed scrapping of the Interim…
Jegede wins Ondo PDP primary, to face Akeredolu at polls
Eyitayo Jegede, a former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State, on Wednesday, won the governorship primary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Jegede scored 888 votes to…